April to June and September. Month by month below, with the weather, what's on and what it costs to fly there from your city.
Spring (April to June) and September are named most often: mild weather, blooming parks, lighter crowds than July and August.
5 of the 8 travel guides we read name these months.
Average high and low in Brussels, and days with rain
JanuaryChecking fares…Lowest of the low season: overcast days and long nights.Hotels cut prices, crowds are at their lowest, and some museums are free on the first Wednesday of the month.Average temperature is about 2 C with cloud and plenty of rain.
FebruaryChecking fares…Carnival and the Brussels Light Festival fall in February.Mardi Gras sometimes falls at the end of February.
MarchChecking fares…Wet conditions are expected; room rates tend to be low before Easter season.Beer gardens and terraces start coming back to life.
Best timeAprilChecking fares…Driest month on average in Brussels.Few foreign tourists; Belgian families on Easter holidays are the main crowd.Floralia flower show at Groot-Bijgaarden castle runs in spring, and the Royal Greenhouses of Laeken open for a few weeks.
Best timeMayChecking fares…Pride, the Zinneke Parade and long weekends around Ascension and Pentecost.Iris Festival fills the city in May.
Best timeJuneChecking fares…A number of music and art festivals arrive in June, bringing a party atmosphere.Longest daylight of the year, average high about 21 C.Ommegang Brussels
JulyChecking fares…Peak summer-holiday crowds; Belgian National Day is July 21.July is the rainiest month along with December.
AugustChecking fares…One of the warmest and wettest months, peak tourist season, with the Brussels Summer Festival.The biennial Flower Carpet at Grand-Place is listed for 13-16 August 2026.
Best timeSeptemberChecking fares…Best chance of good weather in autumn.Brussels Beer Weekend is in September and Heritage Days open buildings free.Noticeably fewer crowds than summer, with Heritage Days usually the third weekend.
OctoberChecking fares…Cooling to about 15 C average high with rain picking up.Autumn colour at Parc du Cinquantenaire.
NovemberChecking fares…Hotel prices and crowds are low.Christmas markets start to stir at the very end of autumn.Winter Wonders
DecemberChecking fares…Winter Wonders Christmas market runs from late November to the first week of January.December is worth braving the cold for the Christmas market atmosphere around Grand Place.Weather: Brussels averages (1991 to 2020 averages), as listed in its climate table on Wikipedia.
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Festivals and seasons through the year
Cancún
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Disneyland
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Capitol Reef National Park