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Belgium in August

Great month. Brussels Flower Carpet on the Grand-Place in even years (next 2028); Brussels hotels cheap without EU business.

Key facts

Verdict
Great
Crowds
High
Belgium
Prices
Medium
Belgium

Verdict

GreatVoykit month rating for Belgium

Brussels Flower Carpet on the Grand-Place in even years (next 2028); Brussels hotels cheap without EU business.

Is another month better than August?

No other month rates higher than August for Belgium in this guide.

Weather in August

  • Flanders, Brussels and the coast · Bruges, Ghent, Antwerp, Brussels, Ostendbest weather

    Mild, cloudy and damp; summers around 22–25 °C (72–77 °F) with occasional heatwaves. December Christmas markets offset dark afternoons.

  • Wallonia and the Ardennes · Namur, Dinant, Durbuy, Liège, Bouillonbest weather

    Colder upland winters with some snow; autumn colours in October; hunts close some forest trails from October to December.

  • Flanders: Coastal Flanders · Bruges, Ostend, Knokkebest weather

    Sea wind keeps it cooler in summer and milder in winter; rain any month.

  • Flanders: Inland Flanders · Ghent, Antwerp, Leuven, Limburgbest weather

    April–June and September are the driest and least crowded; July–August is peak.

  • Wallonia: Meuse valley (Namur, Dinant, Liège) · River towns and the Sambrefine

    Mild and damp; summer days around 22–25 °C (72–77 °F), winter around 3–6 °C (37–43 °F). Rain is possible in any month.

  • Wallonia: Ardennes (Durbuy, La Roche, Spa) · Hills above about 400 mbest weather

    Cooler and wetter than the valleys; snow is common in January and February and can close minor roads.

  • Brussels23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 13 rain days
  • Aalst24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 14 rain days
  • Aarschot24 °C (75 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 11 rain days
  • Antwerp23.6 °C (74 °F) / 13.7 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Arlon22 °C (72 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 10 rain days
  • Ath24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Avelgem22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 6 rain days
  • Bastogne22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 5 rain days
  • Berlare24 °C (75 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 6 rain days
  • Beveren24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Binche25 °C (77 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 6 rain days
  • Bouillon25 °C (77 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 6 rain days
  • Bruges22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days
  • Cambron-Casteau24 °C (75 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 9 rain days
  • Charleroi24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Chimay23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 9 rain days
  • Damme22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 13 rain days
  • De Haan22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Deinze24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Dendermonde22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 5 rain days
  • Diest23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 8 rain days
  • Diksmuide23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 6 rain days
  • Dinant23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days
  • Eeklo22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 7 rain days
  • Eupen22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 7 rain days
  • Gembloux24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 6 rain days
  • Genk22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 6 rain days
  • Geraardsbergen22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 8 rain days
  • Ghent24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Grimbergen24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 15 rain days
  • Halen24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 15 rain days
  • Hasselt24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Herentals23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 5 rain days
  • Hermalle-sous-Huy22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 8 rain days
  • Herve24 °C (75 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 6 rain days
  • Heuvelland24 °C (75 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 12 rain days
  • Huy24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Keerbergen22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 6 rain days
  • Kelmis24 °C (75 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 7 rain days
  • Knokke-Heist22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 6 rain days
  • Koksijde22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Kortrijk24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Kraainem23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 14 rain days
  • La Louvière24 °C (75 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 5 rain days
  • La Roche-en-Ardenne25 °C (77 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 12 rain days
  • Leuven24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Liège23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Lier24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Lochristi24 °C (75 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 9 rain days
  • Lokeren24 °C (75 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 13 rain days
  • Louvain-la-Neuve24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 14 rain days
  • Maasmechelen24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 12 rain days
  • Mechelen24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Mons24 °C (75 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 11 rain days
  • Namur23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 10 rain days
  • Neerijse24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days
  • Neupré22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 7 rain days
  • Nieuwpoort22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days
  • Ostend22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days
  • Oudenaarde22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 6 rain days
  • Poperinge23 °C (73 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 9 rain days
  • Pottes22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 12 rain days
  • Roeselare24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days
  • Sint-Martens-Latem22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 6 rain days
  • Sint-Niklaas24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 10 rain days
  • Sint-Pieters-Leeuw24 °C (75 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 12 rain days
  • Sint-Truiden24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days
  • Spa22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 7 rain days
  • Spiennes25 °C (77 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 12 rain days
  • St. Vith25 °C (77 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 6 rain days
  • Tervuren24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 15 rain days
  • Thuin24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 15 rain days
  • Tielt22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 7 rain days
  • Tongeren23 °C (73 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 15 rain days
  • Tournai24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 12 rain days
  • Turnhout24 °C (75 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 9 rain days
  • Verviers22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 6 rain days
  • Villers-la-Ville23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 6 rain days
  • Vilvoorde22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 5 rain days
  • Waasmunster24 °C (75 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days
  • Waterloo24 °C (75 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 8 rain days
  • Welkenraedt22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 12 rain days
  • Ypres23 °C (73 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 9 rain days
  • Zaventem22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 6 rain days
  • Zottegem24 °C (75 °F) / 15 °C (59 °F), 7 rain days
  • Zoutleeuw22 °C (72 °F) / 14 °C (57 °F), 7 rain days

Festivals and holidays

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

  • Assumption

    15 Aug

    Public holiday; Liège's Outremeuse folk festival.

  • Meyboom check

    9 August · Brussels

    A centuries-old tradition of planting a tree; small local celebration, minor street closures.

  • Flower Carpet on the Grand-Place

    Mid-August, every even-numbered year · Brussels

    The square is covered in begonias and closed to crossing traffic for a weekend; hotels sell out.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Belgium
High
Prices · Belgium
Medium

Compare two months

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

  • Verdict

    Aug: Great

    May: Great

  • Crowds

    Aug: High

    May: Medium

  • Prices

    Aug: Medium

    May: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Aug: 3

    May: 4

August: Brussels Flower Carpet on the Grand-Place in even years (next 2028); Brussels hotels cheap without EU business.

May: Mild; Brussels Jazz Weekend and outdoor terraces; long weekends fill Bruges.

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

What to pack

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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Where to go in August

Rated best or good this month

  • Flanders, Brussels and the coast

    Best weather of the year (Bruges, Ghent, Antwerp, Brussels, Ostend)

  • Wallonia and the Ardennes

    Best weather of the year (Namur, Dinant, Durbuy, Liège, Bouillon)

  • Aarschot

    Best months: Apr–Oct

  • Arlon

    Best months: May–Sep

  • Ath

    Best months: May–Sep; late Aug for the Ducasse

  • Avelgem

    Best months: May–September (warm, good for cycling)

  • Bastogne

    Best months: May–Oct

  • Berlare

    Best months: May–September

  • Beveren

    Best months: May–Sep

  • Binche

    Best months: Feb (Carnival), Apr–Oct for mild weather

  • Bouillon

    Best months: May–Oct

  • Cambron-Casteau

    Best months: May–Sep (warm, park open longer)