Belgium in November

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

November is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

• MayGreatMild; Brussels Jazz Weekend and outdoor terraces; long weekends fill Bruges.
• JuneGreatLong days; Brussels Ommegang pageant prep; Bruges busy at weekends.
• JulyGreatGhent Festivities, Tomorrowland, the Ommegang and National Day on the 21st.
• AugustGreatBrussels Flower Carpet on the Grand-Place in even years (next 2028); Brussels hotels cheap without EU business.

• Flanders, Brussels and the coast · 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.

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

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

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

• Brussels9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 17 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 17 rain days
• Aalst10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 18 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 18 rain days
• Aarschot9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 9 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 9 rain days
• Antwerp10.5 °C (51 °F) / 4.4 °C (40 °F), 12 rain days51 °F (10.5 °C) / 40 °F (4.4 °C), 12 rain days
• Arlon8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 13 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 13 rain days
• Ath10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 13 rain days
• Avelgem9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 10 rain days
• Bastogne8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 11 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 11 rain days
• Berlare9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 10 rain days
• Beveren10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 12 rain days
• Binche9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 10 rain days
• Bouillon9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 11 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 11 rain days
• Bruges10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 13 rain days
• Cambron-Casteau9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 13 rain days
• Charleroi10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 13 rain days
• Chimay9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 13 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 13 rain days
• Damme9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 9 rain days
• De Haan10 °C (50 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 13 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 41 °F (5 °C), 13 rain days
• Deinze10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 13 rain days
• Dendermonde9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 11 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 11 rain days
• Diest9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 9 rain days
• Diksmuide10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 12 rain days
• Dinant9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 13 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 13 rain days
• Eeklo9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 11 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 11 rain days
• Eupen9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 11 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 11 rain days
• Gembloux9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 10 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 10 rain days
• Genk9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 11 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 11 rain days
• Geraardsbergen9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 9 rain days
• Ghent10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 13 rain days
• Grimbergen10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 18 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 18 rain days
• Halen10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 18 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 18 rain days
• Hasselt10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 13 rain days
• Herentals10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 10 rain days
• Hermalle-sous-Huy9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 10 rain days
• Herve9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 11 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 11 rain days
• Heuvelland9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 9 rain days
• Huy10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 13 rain days
• Keerbergen9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 10 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 10 rain days
• Kelmis9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 10 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 10 rain days
• Knokke-Heist9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 10 rain days
• Koksijde10 °C (50 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 13 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 41 °F (5 °C), 13 rain days
• Kortrijk10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 13 rain days
• Kraainem10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 18 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 18 rain days
• La Louvière9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 9 rain days
• La Roche-en-Ardenne9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 9 rain days
• Leuven10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 12 rain days
• Liège9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 13 rain days
• Lier10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 12 rain days
• Lochristi11 °C (52 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 12 rain days52 °F (11 °C) / 41 °F (5 °C), 12 rain days
• Lokeren9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 13 rain days
• Louvain-la-Neuve10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 18 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 18 rain days
• Maasmechelen9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 9 rain days
• Mechelen10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 12 rain days
• Mons9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 9 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 9 rain days
• Namur9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 13 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 13 rain days
• Neerijse10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 12 rain days
• Neupré9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 10 rain days
• Nieuwpoort10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 12 rain days
• Ostend11 °C (52 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 13 rain days52 °F (11 °C) / 43 °F (6 °C), 13 rain days
• Oudenaarde9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 11 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 11 rain days
• Poperinge10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 12 rain days
• Pottes8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 8 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 8 rain days
• Roeselare10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 12 rain days
• Sint-Martens-Latem9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 9 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 9 rain days
• Sint-Niklaas10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 12 rain days
• Sint-Pieters-Leeuw10 °C (50 °F) / 5 °C (41 °F), 9 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 41 °F (5 °C), 9 rain days
• Sint-Truiden10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 12 rain days
• Spa9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 12 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 12 rain days
• Spiennes10 °C (50 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 9 rain days
• St. Vith9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 12 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 12 rain days
• Tervuren10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 18 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 18 rain days
• Thuin10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 18 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 18 rain days
• Tielt9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 12 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 12 rain days
• Tongeren10 °C (50 °F) / 6 °C (43 °F), 18 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 43 °F (6 °C), 18 rain days
• Tournai9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 13 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 13 rain days
• Turnhout9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 9 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 9 rain days
• Verviers8 °C (46 °F) / 2 °C (36 °F), 11 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 36 °F (2 °C), 11 rain days
• Villers-la-Ville9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 10 rain days
• Vilvoorde9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 9 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 9 rain days
• Waasmunster10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 13 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 13 rain days
• Waterloo9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 11 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 11 rain days
• Welkenraedt8 °C (46 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 13 rain days46 °F (8 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 13 rain days
• Ypres10 °C (50 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 12 rain days50 °F (10 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 12 rain days
• Zaventem9 °C (48 °F) / 3 °C (37 °F), 11 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 37 °F (3 °C), 11 rain days
• Zottegem9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 11 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 11 rain days
• Zoutleeuw9 °C (48 °F) / 4 °C (39 °F), 10 rain days48 °F (9 °C) / 39 °F (4 °C), 10 rain days

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.

• All Saints' Day

  1 Nov

  Families visit cemeteries; autumn school holidays around it.

• Armistice Day

  11 Nov

  Ceremonies at the Menin Gate in Ypres; banks and offices closed.

• Winter Wonders Christmas market

  Late November to early January · Brussels

  Market stalls, a light show on the Grand-Place and an ice rink; centre streets fill in the evenings. Book beds early.

Crowds · Belgium

Low

Prices · Belgium

Low

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

• Layers: a fleece or light jacket
• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast

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• Ypres

  Best months: Apr–Nov