When to go · Bruges
Bruges in May
Great month. Inside Bruges's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 17°C (63°F)63°F (17°C) / 8°C (46°F)46°F (8°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 11
- Crowds
- Medium
- Belgium overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Belgium overall
Verdict
Inside Bruges's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Bruges in this guide.
Weather in May
- BrugesHighs around 17 °C (63 °F), lows around 8 °C (46 °F), rain on about 11 daysHighs around 63 °F (17 °C), lows around 46 °F (8 °C), rain on about 11 days
- Flanders, Brussels and the coast, Belgium · 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.Mild, cloudy and damp; summers around 72–77 °F (22–25 °C) with occasional heatwaves. December Christmas markets offset dark afternoons.
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.
Spring holidays
Ascension and Whit Monday (6 and 17 May 2027) · Belgium
Long weekends; coast and Bruges busy.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Belgium overall
- Medium
- Prices · Belgium overall
- Medium
Belgium overall: Mild; Brussels Jazz Weekend and outdoor terraces; long weekends fill Bruges.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Bruges, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Apr: Great
Daytime high
May: 17 °C (63 °F)63 °F (17 °C)
Apr: 13 °C (55 °F)55 °F (13 °C)
Night low
May: 8 °C (46 °F)46 °F (8 °C)
Apr: 5 °C (41 °F)41 °F (5 °C)
Rain days
May: 11
Apr: 11
Crowds
May: Medium
Apr: Medium
Prices
May: Medium
Apr: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Apr: 0
May: Inside Bruges's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.
April: Inside Bruges's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.
Bruges: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast