January in Antwerp: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 5/10January averages 4°C (40°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 77 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 10 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 8.5 hours of daylight.
It scores 5/10 here, 11th of 12 months, against 9.1/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
Flexible dates? August scores 4.1 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
February in Antwerp: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 5.8/10February averages 7°C (44°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 71 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 11 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10 hours of daylight.
It scores 5.8/10 here, 9th of 12 months, against 9.1/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
Flexible dates? August scores 3.3 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
March in Antwerp — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 6.9/10Expect 8°C (46°F) in March. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 79 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 20 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11.9 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 6.9/10 on the same scale — 8th of 12 months, versus 9.1/10 for the best month here.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
If your dates are flexible, August is materially better in Antwerp — 2.2 points higher on the same scale.
April holds up well in Antwerp — 4th best month
Good · 8/10April averages 10°C (50°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 64 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 23 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.9 hours of daylight.
It scores 8/10 here, 4th of 12 months, against 9.1/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
May in Antwerp — reliably good (5th best month)
Good · 8/10Temperatures hover around 15°C (58°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
101 mm of rain makes this a wet month here, though with about 28 days with 6+ hours of sunshine there is still bright weather between the fronts.
That is 8/10 on the same scale — 5th of 12 months, versus 9.1/10 for the best month here.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
June is one of the strongest months in Antwerp (2nd)
Best window · 8.8/10June averages 18°C (64°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 76 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 27 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 16.5 hours of daylight.
A 8.8/10 puts this among the year's best months in Antwerp (2nd of 12); only August scores higher, at 9.1/10.
Figure on mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
July ranks 3rd of 12 for Antwerp — one of the best windows
Best window · 8.8/10July averages 19°C (66°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 71 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 27 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 16 hours of daylight.
A 8.8/10 puts this among the year's best months in Antwerp (3rd of 12); only August scores higher, at 9.1/10.
Plan for peak pricing, with this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
August: the best month of the year in Antwerp
Best window · 9.1/10At 20°C (67°F) this is comfortable city weather in August, with sightseeing easiest before lunch and after the afternoon peak.
Budget for roughly 57 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 27 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.5 hours of daylight to work around it.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Antwerp at 9.1/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Expect peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, a packable rain layer.
September in Antwerp: strong conditions, 6th of 12
Good · 8/10Temperatures hover around 17°C (62°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 98 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 24 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.6 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 8/10 on the same scale — 6th of 12 months, versus 9.1/10 for the best month here.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
October in Antwerp — reliably good (7th best month)
Good · 7.4/10October averages 13°C (56°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 81 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 19 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.7 hours of daylight.
It scores 7.4/10 here, 7th of 12 months, against 9.1/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
Flexible dates? August scores 1.7 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
November in Antwerp — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 5.2/10November averages 8°C (47°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 100 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 10 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 8.9 hours of daylight.
It scores 5.2/10 here, 10th of 12 months, against 9.1/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
Flexible dates? August scores 3.9 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
December in Antwerp: expect compromises
Hardest · 4.4/10Expect 5°C (42°F) in December. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 84 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 3 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 8 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 4.4/10 on the same scale — 12th of 12 months, versus 9.1/10 for the best month here.
Budget for low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
If your dates are flexible, August is materially better in Antwerp — 4.7 points higher on the same scale.
