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Belgium in May

Great month. Mild; Brussels Jazz Weekend and outdoor terraces; long weekends fill Bruges.

Key facts

Verdict
Great
Crowds
Medium
Belgium
Prices
Medium
Belgium

Verdict

GreatVoykit month rating for Belgium

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

Is another month better than May?

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

Weather in May

  • 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 Sambrebest weather

    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.

  • Brussels18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 13 rain days
  • Aalst19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 15 rain days
  • Aarschot18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days
  • Antwerp18.9 °C (66 °F) / 9.1 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Arlon17 °C (63 °F) / 7 °C (45 °F), 11 rain days
  • Ath19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Avelgem17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 7 rain days
  • Bastogne17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 7 rain days
  • Berlare18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 8 rain days
  • Beveren19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Binche19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 6 rain days
  • Bouillon18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 7 rain days
  • Bruges17 °C (63 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Cambron-Casteau19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 10 rain days
  • Charleroi19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Chimay18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Damme17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 12 rain days
  • De Haan17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Deinze19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Dendermonde17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 7 rain days
  • Diest18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Diksmuide18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 7 rain days
  • Dinant18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Eeklo17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 7 rain days
  • Eupen17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 7 rain days
  • Gembloux18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 6 rain days
  • Genk17 °C (63 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 6 rain days
  • Geraardsbergen17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Ghent19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Grimbergen19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 16 rain days
  • Halen19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 15 rain days
  • Hasselt19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Herentals18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 7 rain days
  • Hermalle-sous-Huy17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Herve19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 9 rain days
  • Heuvelland18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days
  • Huy19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Keerbergen17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 6 rain days
  • Kelmis18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 9 rain days
  • Knokke-Heist17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 6 rain days
  • Koksijde17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Kortrijk19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Kraainem18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 16 rain days
  • La Louvière18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 7 rain days
  • La Roche-en-Ardenne18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Leuven19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Liège18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Lier19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Lochristi19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 10 rain days
  • Lokeren18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 13 rain days
  • Louvain-la-Neuve19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 15 rain days
  • Maasmechelen18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Mechelen19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 11 rain days
  • Mons18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 10 rain days
  • Namur18 °C (64 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Neerijse19 °C (66 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 10 rain days
  • Neupré17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 7 rain days
  • Nieuwpoort17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Ostend16 °C (61 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Oudenaarde17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 8 rain days
  • Poperinge18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Pottes17 °C (63 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 11 rain days
  • Roeselare19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Sint-Martens-Latem17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 9 rain days
  • Sint-Niklaas19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Sint-Pieters-Leeuw19 °C (66 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 11 rain days
  • Sint-Truiden19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Spa17 °C (63 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 8 rain days
  • Spiennes20 °C (68 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 11 rain days
  • St. Vith18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 7 rain days
  • Tervuren19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 16 rain days
  • Thuin19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 16 rain days
  • Tielt16 °C (61 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 8 rain days
  • Tongeren17 °C (63 °F) / 11 °C (52 °F), 16 rain days
  • Tournai18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 13 rain days
  • Turnhout18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 10 rain days
  • Verviers17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 7 rain days
  • Villers-la-Ville18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 8 rain days
  • Vilvoorde17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 6 rain days
  • Waasmunster19 °C (66 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Waterloo18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 9 rain days
  • Welkenraedt17 °C (63 °F) / 8 °C (46 °F), 12 rain days
  • Ypres18 °C (64 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 10 rain days
  • Zaventem17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °F), 7 rain days
  • Zottegem18 °C (64 °F) / 10 °C (50 °F), 9 rain days
  • Zoutleeuw17 °C (63 °F) / 9 °C (48 °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.

  • Labour Day

    1 May

    Offices closed; union rallies.

  • Spring holidays

    Ascension and Whit Monday (6 and 17 May 2027)

    Long weekends; coast and Bruges busy.

  • Iris Festival check

    Around 8 May · Brussels

    Regional holiday marking the Brussels-Capital Region; some closures and events.

  • Zinneke Parade check

    Every second year, spring · Brussels

    A large community parade with costumes and music; road closures on the route.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Belgium
Medium
Prices · Belgium
Medium

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.

What to pack

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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Where to go in May

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)

  • Brussels

    Mild and green; good month.

  • Aalst

    Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct

  • Aarschot

    Best months: Apr–Oct

  • Antwerp

    Best months: Apr–Jun, Sep–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