When to go · Mechelen
Mechelen, month by month
The best months for Mechelen: Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (grey and wet), though December markets are busy.6 °C / 1 °C, 12 rain days43 °F / 34 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (grey and wet), though December markets are busy.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 Mechelen's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.15 °C / 5 °C, 10 rain days59 °F / 41 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Mechelen's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.19 °C / 9 °C, 11 rain days66 °F / 48 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGreatInside Mechelen's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.22 °C / 12 °C, 10 rain days72 °F / 54 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyGoodOutside the best window (Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across Belgium: Ghent Festivities, Tomorrowland, the Ommegang and National Day on the 21st.24 °C / 14 °C, 10 rain days75 °F / 57 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustGoodOutside the best window (Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct). Across Belgium: Brussels Flower Carpet on the Grand-Place in even years (next 2028); Brussels hotels cheap without EU business.24 °C / 14 °C, 10 rain days75 °F / 57 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Mechelen's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.20 °C / 11 °C, 10 rain days68 °F / 52 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Mechelen's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.15 °C / 8 °C, 11 rain days59 °F / 46 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (grey and wet), though December markets are busy.10 °C / 4 °C, 12 rain days50 °F / 39 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (grey and wet), though December markets are busy.7 °C / 2 °C, 12 rain days45 °F / 36 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium