When to go · Belgium
Belgium, month by month
The best months for Belgium: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedCold and grey; cheap hotels and quiet museums.Flanders, Brussels and the coast: cool · Wallonia and the Ardennes: cool · Flanders: Coastal Flanders: coldCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryMixedCarnival: Binche (Shrove Tuesday, UNESCO) and Aalst draw crowds.Flanders, Brussels and the coast: cool · Wallonia and the Ardennes: cool · Flanders: Coastal Flanders: coldCrowds: Medium
- MarchMixedChangeable; spring flowers start at the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken in April.Flanders, Brussels and the coast: cool · Wallonia and the Ardennes: cool · Flanders: Coastal Flanders: fineCrowds: Low · 1 festival or holiday
- AprilGoodRoyal Greenhouses of Laeken open for three weeks (late April – May); Hallerbos bluebells mid-April.Flanders, Brussels and the coast: fine · Wallonia and the Ardennes: fine · Flanders: Coastal Flanders: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
- MayGreatMild; Brussels Jazz Weekend and outdoor terraces; long weekends fill Bruges.Flanders, Brussels and the coast: best weather · Wallonia and the Ardennes: best weather · Flanders: Coastal Flanders: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 4 festivals or holidays
- JuneGreatLong days; Brussels Ommegang pageant prep; Bruges busy at weekends.Flanders, Brussels and the coast: best weather · Wallonia and the Ardennes: best weather · Flanders: Coastal Flanders: best weatherCrowds: High
- JulyGreatGhent Festivities, Tomorrowland, the Ommegang and National Day on the 21st.Flanders, Brussels and the coast: best weather · Wallonia and the Ardennes: best weather · Flanders: Coastal Flanders: best weatherCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays
- AugustGreatBrussels Flower Carpet on the Grand-Place in even years (next 2028); Brussels hotels cheap without EU business.Flanders, Brussels and the coast: best weather · Wallonia and the Ardennes: best weather · Flanders: Coastal Flanders: best weatherCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays
- SeptemberGreatMild, calmer; Heritage Days open private buildings in Brussels and Flanders.Flanders, Brussels and the coast: fine · Wallonia and the Ardennes: best weather · Flanders: Coastal Flanders: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- OctoberMixedAutumn in the Ardennes; rain increases.Flanders, Brussels and the coast: rainy · Wallonia and the Ardennes: fine · Flanders: Coastal Flanders: fineCrowds: Low
- NovemberMixedDark and wet; Armistice Day on the 11th at Ypres' Menin Gate.Flanders, Brussels and the coast: rainy · Wallonia and the Ardennes: cool · Flanders: Coastal Flanders: coldCrowds: Low · 3 festivals or holidays
- DecemberGoodChristmas markets in Brussels (Winter Wonders), Bruges, Ghent and Liège.Flanders, Brussels and the coast: cool · Wallonia and the Ardennes: cool · Flanders: Coastal Flanders: coldCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Belgium, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Jun: Great
Crowds
May: Medium
Jun: High
Prices
May: Medium
Jun: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 4
Jun: 0
May: Mild; Brussels Jazz Weekend and outdoor terraces; long weekends fill Bruges.
June: Long days; Brussels Ommegang pageant prep; Bruges busy at weekends.
Belgium: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
Weather by region
How each climate zone rates each month.