Bruges Temperature by Month

Bruges in West-Flanders, Belgium sees significant seasonal temperature differences, with daytime highs between 8°C (46°F) in January and 23°C (73°F) in August, averaging 15°C (59°F) annually. Explore the full monthly breakdown below.

Visitors to Bruges will encounter a climate influenced by big temperature differences across the year. Nighttime temperatures range from 15°C (59°F) in August to 3°C (37°F) in January.

The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Bruges by month:

From around 4 AM to 6 AM temperatures are at their lowest; by 3 PM they've climbed to their daily peak. August, the warmest month, averages 209 hours of sunshine.

The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:

Bruges's average annual maximum temperature is 15°C (59°F). To put that in context, here's how it compares to a few well-known destinations:

Seville, Spain averages 23°C (73°F) a year, one of the warmer cities in Western Europe, with long hot summers.

Zermatt, Switzerland averages just 4°C (39°F) annually due to its altitude, with very cold winters and cool summers even at its warmest.

Beijing, China averages 20°C (68°F) annually, but with big seasonal swings, very cold winters and hot summers.

Tokyo, Japan averages 21°C (70°F) a year, with hot summers, cool winters, and a well-defined cherry blossom spring.

Climate temperature data is typically calculated as a 30-year average. This smooths out year-to-year variability and gives a more reliable picture of what a place is actually like, rather than what happened in any single unusual year.

The readings come from a range of sources, land-based weather stations, ocean buoys, ships, and satellites. That data is collected by weather services around the world, then pooled, quality-checked, and averaged to produce the climate records you see here.

Whether a city sits on the coast or deep inland makes a significant difference to its climate. Coastal areas tend to have more stable temperatures year-round, large bodies of water absorb heat slowly in summer and release it gradually in winter, keeping extremes in check. Cities far from the sea don't benefit from that buffer, which is why continental climates tend to have hotter summers and colder winters than their coastal counterparts at the same latitude.

For more on Bruges's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Bruges climate page.