When to go · Ghent
Ghent, month by month
The best months for Ghent: Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct. Months to avoid: Jul, Aug, Dec.
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, 12 rain days43 °F / 34 °F, 12 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, 10 rain days45 °F / 34 °F, 10 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.11 °C / 3 °C, 11 rain days52 °F / 37 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- AprilGreatInside Ghent's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.15 °C / 5 °C, 10 rain days59 °F / 41 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Ghent's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.19 °C / 9 °C, 11 rain days66 °F / 48 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGreatInside Ghent's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.22 °C / 12 °C, 10 rain days72 °F / 54 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (crowds), late Dec.24 °C / 14 °C, 10 rain days75 °F / 57 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (crowds), late Dec.24 °C / 14 °C, 10 rain days75 °F / 57 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Ghent's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.20 °C / 11 °C, 11 rain days68 °F / 52 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Ghent'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
- DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (crowds), late Dec.7 °C / 2 °C, 13 rain days45 °F / 36 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium