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Ghent in August

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (crowds), late Dec.

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 24°C (75°F)75°F (24°C) / 14°C (57°F)57°F (14°C); average high / low
Rain days: 10
Crowds: High; Belgium overall
Prices: Medium; Belgium overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Ghent

Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (crowds), late Dec.

August is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

GhentHighs around 24 °C (75 °F), lows around 14 °C (57 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 75 °F (24 °C), lows around 57 °F (14 °C), rain on about 10 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.

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

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

First month

Second month

August: Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug (crowds), late Dec.

April: Inside Ghent's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.

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