Season guide · Antwerp · Belgium
Antwerp in summer
June–August: weather, crowds, prices and the best things to do this time of year.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
Photo: Rolf Kranz, CC BY-SA 4.0
Quick answer
Warm days, festivals and outdoor events; Tomorrowland weekends push up hotel prices. Expect highs up to 24°C (75°F) and lows around 12°C (54°F), with about 28 rainy days across June–August. June–August are among the best months of the year to visit.
Key facts
- Months
- June–August
- Temperatures
- 12°C (54°F) to 24°C (75°F)
- Rainy days in the season
- About 28
- Crowds
- Busy
- Hotel prices
- High
Weather in summer
| Month | High | Low | Rainy days | Daylight | Crowds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June | 22°C (72°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 9 | 16.6 h | 4/5 |
| July | 24°C (75°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 9 | 16.1 h | 4/5 |
| August | 23°C (73°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 10 | 14.6 h | 4/5 |
Compared with the rest of the year: average highs of 23°C (73°F) against a yearly 15°C (59°F), and 28 of the year's roughly 126 rainy days fall in these 3 months. Crowds rate 4/5 and hotel prices 4/5 on average.
What's on in summer
Recurring events; dates move from year to year, so confirm with the organiser.
- July: Tomorrowland electronic music festival in nearby Boom (usually late July)
- August: Antwerp Pride (usually August)
- August: Jazz Middelheim festival (usually August)
Good choices for summer
Museum · Eilandje
MAS (Museum aan de Stroom)
Even if you skip the galleries, ride the free escalators to the rooftop at sunset.
- Time needed
- 1–2.5 hours
- Cost
- Low cost
- Views
- Free
- Kids
- Rainy day
- Architecture
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Museum · Het Zuid
KMSKA (Royal Museum of Fine Arts)
Reopened in 2022 after an 11-year renovation, the KMSKA displays Flemish masters including Jan van Eyck, Rubens and Jordaens in its 19th-century galleries, and the world's largest James Ensor collection, along with Magritte and other modern artists in new white galleries inside the old building.
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Art
- Iconic
- Rainy day
- Architecture
Museum · Eilandje
Red Star Line Museum
Climb the museum's tower for a view over the Eilandje and the river.
- Time needed
- 1.5–2 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- History
- Rainy day
- Views
Museum · Sint-Andries
MoMu Fashion Museum
Antwerp's fashion museum on Nationalestraat shares a building with the Royal Academy of Fine Arts' fashion department, which produced the 'Antwerp Six' designers in the 1980s.
- Time needed
- 1.5 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Art
- Shopping
- Rainy day
Museum · Oude Stad
Vleeshuis
Look at the building's banded façade from Vleeshouwersstraat for the best angle.
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Low cost
- History
- Architecture
- Rainy day
Day trips in summer
- Ghent (About 50 minutes by train) — Ghent has the Van Eyck brothers' Ghent Altarpiece in St Bavo's Cathedral, the Gravensteen castle and the medieval Graslei and Korenlei quays along the Leie.
- Bruges (About 1 hour 20 minutes by train) — Bruges's UNESCO-listed medieval centre has canals, the Markt with its belfry, the Groeninge Museum's Flemish Primitives and the Begijnhof.
What to pack
- Light layers for the day and a light jacket for the evening
- A packable rain jacket for showers
- Comfortable walking shoes
Other times of year
Questions travellers ask
+Is summer a good time to visit Antwerp?
Yes: June–August are among the best months. Warm days, festivals and outdoor events; Tomorrowland weekends push up hotel prices.
+What is the weather like in Antwerp in summer?
Highs of up to 24°C (75°F) and lows around 12°C (54°F), with about 28 rainy days over the season.