When to go · Ghent
Ghent in July
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (crowds), late Dec.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 24°C75°F / 14°C57°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- High
- Belgium overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Belgium overall
Verdict
AvoidBest and avoid months for Ghent
Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (crowds), late Dec.
Weather in July
- GhentHighs around 24 °C, lows around 14 °C, rain on about 10 daysHighs around 75 °F, lows around 57 °F, rain on about 10 days
- Flanders, Brussels and the coast, Belgium · Bruges, Ghent, Antwerp, Brussels, Ostendbest weather
Mild, cloudy and damp; summers around 22–25 °C with occasional heatwaves. December Christmas markets offset dark afternoons.Mild, cloudy and damp; summers around 72–77 °F with occasional heatwaves. December Christmas markets offset dark afternoons.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
National Day big impact
21 Jul · Belgium
Military parade and fireworks in Brussels; road closures.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Belgium overall
- High
- Prices · Belgium overall
- Medium
Belgium overall: Ghent Festivities, Tomorrowland, the Ommegang and National Day on the 21st.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast