When to go · Ypres
Ypres, month by month
The best months for Ypres: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov. Months to avoid: Jan, Feb, Dec.
Month by month
- JanuaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (short days, museum closed Mondays), mid-July (Kattenstoet crowds in festival years).6 °C / 1 °C, 12 rain days43 °F / 34 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low
- FebruaryAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (short days, museum closed Mondays), mid-July (Kattenstoet crowds in festival years).7 °C / 1 °C, 10 rain days45 °F / 34 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MarchMixedOutside the best window (Apr–Nov). 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 Ypres's best window: Apr–Nov.15 °C / 5 °C, 9 rain days59 °F / 41 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Ypres's best window: Apr–Nov.18 °C / 9 °C, 10 rain days64 °F / 48 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneGreatInside Ypres's best window: Apr–Nov.21 °C / 12 °C, 9 rain days70 °F / 54 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High
- JulyGreatInside Ypres's best window: Apr–Nov.23 °C / 14 °C, 9 rain days73 °F / 57 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- AugustGreatInside Ypres's best window: Apr–Nov.23 °C / 14 °C, 9 rain days73 °F / 57 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberGreatInside Ypres's best window: Apr–Nov.20 °C / 11 °C, 10 rain days68 °F / 52 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Ypres's best window: Apr–Nov.15 °C / 8 °C, 11 rain days59 °F / 46 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: Low
- NovemberGreatInside Ypres's best window: Apr–Nov.10 °C / 4 °C, 12 rain days50 °F / 39 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- DecemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Dec–Feb (short days, museum closed Mondays), mid-July (Kattenstoet crowds in festival years).7 °C / 2 °C, 12 rain days45 °F / 36 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium