When to go · Bruges
Bruges, month by month
The best months for Bruges: Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct. Months to avoid: Jul, Aug.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across Belgium: Cold and grey; cheap hotels and quiet museums.6 °C / 1 °C, 13 rain days43 °F / 34 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryMixedOutside the best window (Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across Belgium: Carnival: Binche (Shrove Tuesday, UNESCO) and Aalst draw crowds.7 °C / 1 °C, 11 rain days45 °F / 34 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchMixedOutside the best window (Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across Belgium: Changeable; spring flowers start at the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken in April.10 °C / 3 °C, 12 rain days50 °F / 37 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- AprilGreatInside Bruges's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.13 °C / 5 °C, 11 rain days55 °F / 41 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Bruges's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.17 °C / 8 °C, 11 rain days63 °F / 46 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneGreatInside Bruges's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.20 °C / 11 °C, 10 rain days68 °F / 52 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (crowds and rain), Christmas–New Year.22 °C / 13 °C, 10 rain days72 °F / 55 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (crowds and rain), Christmas–New Year.22 °C / 13 °C, 10 rain days72 °F / 55 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Bruges's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.19 °C / 11 °C, 11 rain days66 °F / 52 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Bruges's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.15 °C / 8 °C, 12 rain days59 °F / 46 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberMixedOutside the best window (Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across Belgium: Dark and wet; Armistice Day on the 11th at Ypres' Menin Gate.10 °C / 4 °C, 13 rain days50 °F / 39 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across Belgium: Christmas markets in Brussels (Winter Wonders), Bruges, Ghent and Liège.7 °C / 2 °C, 13 rain days45 °F / 36 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium