Do a pub crawl in Antwerp
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Hofstade in East-Flanders, Belgium sees significant seasonal temperature differences, with daytime highs between 8°C (46°F) in January and 24°C (75°F) in July, averaging 16°C (61°F) annually. Explore the full monthly breakdown below.
Depending on the time of the year, temperatures range from warm to cold in Hofstade. Nighttime lows follow the same pattern, ranging from 14°C (57°F) to 2°C (36°F).
The chart below illustrates the average maximum day and minimum night temperatures in Hofstade by month:
The coldest point of the day usually falls between 4 AM and 6 AM, with temperatures peaking around 3 PM. July, the city's warmest month, gets 210 hours of sunshine.
The chart below shows the average temperature throughout the year:
The map below shows the annual temperature across Belgium. You can also select individual months if you want to compare a specific time of year.
Hofstade's average annual maximum temperature is 16°C (61°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.
On the cooler end, Oslo, Norway averages just 10°C (50°F) annually, with pleasant summers but long, cold winters.
San Francisco, USA averages 19°C (66°F) annually, but with little seasonal variation, summers are often cool and foggy, winters mild.
Brisbane, Australia averages 26°C (79°F) a year, with warm winters and hot, humid summers.
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.
For cities and regions with significant elevation, altitude is one of the biggest factors shaping local temperatures. As a rule of thumb, temperatures fall by around 6°C for every 1,000 metres gained, so a city at 2,000 metres will typically be around 12°C cooler than a city at sea level in the same region. Higher ground also tends to see more dramatic day-to-night temperature swings, since thinner air loses heat faster after sunset.
For more on Hofstade's weather, including monthly rainfall, sunshine hours, and humidity, visit our Hofstade climate page.
Pick a month to see the average temperature, rainfall and sunshine in Hofstade - and find the best time to visit.
See the full Hofstade climate overview or explore weather in Belgium.
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