When to go · Ostend
Ostend, month by month
The best months for Ostend: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (wind, rain, many seafront places closed).7 °C / 2 °C, 13 rain days45 °F / 36 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (wind, rain, many seafront places closed).7 °C / 2 °C, 11 rain days45 °F / 36 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchMixedOutside the best window (May–Sep for the beach; Apr and Oct for museums without crowds). Across Belgium: Changeable; spring flowers start at the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken in April.10 °C / 4 °C, 11 rain days50 °F / 39 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- AprilGreatInside Ostend's best window: May–Sep for the beach; Apr and Oct for museums without crowds.13 °C / 5 °C, 10 rain days55 °F / 41 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Ostend's best window: May–Sep for the beach; Apr and Oct for museums without crowds.16 °C / 9 °C, 10 rain days61 °F / 48 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGreatInside Ostend's best window: May–Sep for the beach; Apr and Oct for museums without crowds.19 °C / 12 °C, 9 rain days66 °F / 54 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyGreatInside Ostend's best window: May–Sep for the beach; Apr and Oct for museums without crowds.21 °C / 14 °C, 9 rain days70 °F / 57 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustGreatInside Ostend's best window: May–Sep for the beach; Apr and Oct for museums without crowds.22 °C / 14 °C, 9 rain days72 °F / 57 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Ostend's best window: May–Sep for the beach; Apr and Oct for museums without crowds.19 °C / 12 °C, 11 rain days66 °F / 54 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Ostend's best window: May–Sep for the beach; Apr and Oct for museums without crowds.15 °C / 9 °C, 12 rain days59 °F / 48 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (wind, rain, many seafront places closed).11 °C / 6 °C, 13 rain days52 °F / 43 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (wind, rain, many seafront places closed).8 °C / 3 °C, 13 rain days46 °F / 37 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium