Is Brussels hot in May?
Days are typically mild at 18.6°C, while nights average 9.3°C.
Belgium · 1991–2020 normal
Brussels in
May.
Typical May weather in Brussels: 18.6°C by day, 9.3°C at night, 62 mm of rain over 10 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high18.6°C
Typical low9.3°C
Rain62 mm
Wet days10
In the year-round weather comparison, May scores 62 out of 100 (July leads the year at 84). Daylight is calculated as 15 h 29 from latitude 50.85°.
May at a glance
What is Brussels like in May?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 62 mm across about 10 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 15 h 29 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is May a good time to visit?
May ranks 5 of 12 in our weather comparison; July ranks first.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 2800866
- NOAA station
- BE000006447 · UCCLE
- Station distance
- 5.6 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 21 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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