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Antwerp in November

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (grey and wet); check the Christmas-market weeks if you dislike crowds.

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 11°C (51°F)51°F (11°C) / 4°C (40°F)40°F (4°C); average high / low
Rain days: 12
Crowds: Low; Belgium overall
Prices: Low; Belgium overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Antwerp

Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (grey and wet); check the Christmas-market weeks if you dislike crowds.

November is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

AntwerpHighs around 10.5 °C (51 °F), lows around 4.4 °C (40 °F), rain on about 12 daysHighs around 51 °F (10.5 °C), lows around 40 °F (4.4 °C), rain on about 12 days
Flanders, Brussels and the coast, Belgium · Bruges, Ghent, Antwerp, Brussels, Ostendrainy
Mild, cloudy and damp; summers around 22–25 °C (72–77 °F) with occasional heatwaves. December Christmas markets offset dark afternoons.Mild, cloudy and damp; summers around 72–77 °F (22–25 °C) with occasional heatwaves. December Christmas markets offset dark afternoons.

Belgium overall: Dark and wet; Armistice Day on the 11th at Ypres' Menin Gate.

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Antwerp, side by side.

First month

Second month

Verdict
Nov: Avoid
Apr: Great (better)
Daytime high
Nov: 10.5 °C (51 °F)51 °F (10.5 °C)
Apr: 15.3 °C (60 °F)60 °F (15.3 °C)
Night low
Nov: 4.4 °C (40 °F)40 °F (4.4 °C)
Apr: 5.2 °C (41 °F)41 °F (5.2 °C)
Rain days
Nov: 12
Apr: 10 (better)
Crowds
Nov: Low
Apr: Medium
Prices
Nov: Low
Apr: Medium
Festivals listed
Nov: 0
Apr: 0

November: Listed as a month to avoid: Nov–Feb (grey and wet); check the Christmas-market weeks if you dislike crowds.

April: Inside Antwerp's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.

Antwerp: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.