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Belgium in February

Mixed month. Carnival: Binche (Shrove Tuesday, UNESCO) and Aalst draw crowds.

Key facts

Verdict
Mixed
Crowds
Medium
Belgium
Prices
Low
Belgium

Verdict

MixedVoykit month rating for Belgium

Carnival: Binche (Shrove Tuesday, UNESCO) and Aalst draw crowds.

Is another month better than February?

February is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

Weather in February

  • Flanders, Brussels and the coast · Bruges, Ghent, Antwerp, Brussels, Ostendcool

    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, Bouilloncool

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

  • Flanders: Coastal Flanders · Bruges, Ostend, Knokkecold

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

  • Flanders: Inland Flanders · Ghent, Antwerp, Leuven, Limburgcold

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

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

    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 mcold

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

  • Brussels7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 15 rain days
  • Aalst7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 16 rain days
  • Aarschot6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • Antwerp7.7 °C (46 °F) / 1.2 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days
  • Arlon5 °C (41 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 11 rain days
  • Ath7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 11 rain days
  • Avelgem7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days
  • Bastogne5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 10 rain days
  • Berlare6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • Beveren7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days
  • Binche7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 9 rain days
  • Bouillon5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 10 rain days
  • Bruges7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 11 rain days
  • Cambron-Casteau6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days
  • Charleroi7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 11 rain days
  • Chimay6 °C (43 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 11 rain days
  • Damme6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • De Haan7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 11 rain days
  • Deinze7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days
  • Dendermonde6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days
  • Diest6 °C (43 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 6 rain days
  • Diksmuide7 °C (45 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 10 rain days
  • Dinant6 °C (43 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 11 rain days
  • Eeklo6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days
  • Eupen6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days
  • Gembloux6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 9 rain days
  • Genk6 °C (43 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 9 rain days
  • Geraardsbergen6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • Ghent7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days
  • Grimbergen7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 16 rain days
  • Halen7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 16 rain days
  • Hasselt7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 11 rain days
  • Herentals7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 8 rain days
  • Hermalle-sous-Huy6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 6 rain days
  • Herve6 °C (43 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days
  • Heuvelland6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • Huy7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 11 rain days
  • Keerbergen6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 9 rain days
  • Kelmis6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 6 rain days
  • Knokke-Heist7 °C (45 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 9 rain days
  • Koksijde7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 11 rain days
  • Kortrijk7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days
  • Kraainem7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 16 rain days
  • La Louvière6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • La Roche-en-Ardenne6 °C (43 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days
  • Leuven7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days
  • Liège6 °C (43 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 11 rain days
  • Lier7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days
  • Lochristi8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 10 rain days
  • Lokeren6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days
  • Louvain-la-Neuve7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 16 rain days
  • Maasmechelen6 °C (43 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days
  • Mechelen7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days
  • Mons6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • Namur6 °C (43 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 11 rain days
  • Neerijse7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days
  • Neupré6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 9 rain days
  • Nieuwpoort7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days
  • Ostend7 °C (45 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 11 rain days
  • Oudenaarde6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 9 rain days
  • Poperinge7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days
  • Pottes6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • Roeselare7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days
  • Sint-Martens-Latem6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 6 rain days
  • Sint-Niklaas7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days
  • Sint-Pieters-Leeuw7 °C (45 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 7 rain days
  • Sint-Truiden7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days
  • Spa5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 11 rain days
  • Spiennes7 °C (45 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days
  • St. Vith6 °C (43 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 10 rain days
  • Tervuren7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 16 rain days
  • Thuin7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 16 rain days
  • Tielt6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 11 rain days
  • Tongeren6 °C (43 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 17 rain days
  • Tournai6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days
  • Turnhout6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • Verviers5 °C (41 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 10 rain days
  • Villers-la-Ville6 °C (43 °F) / 0 °C (32 °F), 7 rain days
  • Vilvoorde6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 9 rain days
  • Waasmunster7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days
  • Waterloo6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • Welkenraedt5 °C (41 °F) / -1 °C (30 °F), 11 rain days
  • Ypres7 °C (45 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 10 rain days
  • Zaventem6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 11 rain days
  • Zottegem6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 7 rain days
  • Zoutleeuw6 °C (43 °F) / 1 °C (34 °F), 9 rain days

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Belgium
Medium
Prices · Belgium
Low

Compare two months

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

  • Verdict

    Feb: Mixed

    May: Great (better)

  • Crowds

    Feb: Medium

    May: Medium

  • Prices

    Feb: Low

    May: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Feb: 0

    May: 4

February: Carnival: Binche (Shrove Tuesday, UNESCO) and Aalst draw crowds.

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

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Where to go in February

Rated best or good this month

  • Binche

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