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Belgium · Countryside

Liège
in August.

Illustration of Montagne de Bueren staircase from the foot of the climb
Montagne de Bueren, LiègeDestination view, not month-specific.

Is August a good time?

Temperature unit

Warm days.
Similar overnight stays to July.

August averages 75°F afternoons, with about 10 rain days.

Afternoons
75°F
Rain days
10
Visitor demand
100%of August peak

Historical Prov. Liège regional averages, not a forecast or a measure of queues. Overnight demand compares average stays per day. Covers Liège and Spa; conditions vary within the region.

Overall match

6.2/10 · scores & priorities

What matters most?

Weather 50% · Crowds 30% · Cost 20%

#8 of 12 months here · Balanced mix

Weather8.8/10Very good
CrowdsPeak seasonvs its own year; overnight stays do not measure queuesFor its size, quieter than most of Europe this month
CostExpensivefor Europe; Belgium-wide price level

Overall combines weather, overnight demand and cost. It does not include sea temperature.

Plan your August

What to expect.

What should I pack?

Afternoons around 75°F (24°C): T-shirt weather; nights around 55°F (13°C): a sweater and a light jacket. Bring rain gear: about 10 days with at least 1 mm of rain. About 15 hours of daylight.

A typical day: temperatures & daylightAfternoons, nights & daylight Show detailsHide details

About 15 hours of daylight.

Sunrise 06:24Sunset 20:0055°F75°F00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00

The sun rises about 06:24 and sets about 20:00 (local time, mid-month). Mornings start around 55°F (13°C); afternoons reach about 75°F (24°C). Expect rain on about 10 days in a typical August.

Typical afternoon
75°F (24°C)
average daily high, 15 recent Augusts
Night low
55°F (13°C)
average daily minimum
Daylight
14h 36m
on the 15th, computed from latitude

Early, middle or late?

Early or late August?

Early and late August have similar afternoon averages. The afternoon high averages 76°F on the 1st, versus 73°F on the 31st. Historical wet-day frequency falls from 39% to 29% between those dates.

Early August 1 August

76°F

Typical afternoon high

39% historical wet-day frequency

Mid August 15 August

76°F

Typical afternoon high

33% historical wet-day frequency

Late August 31 August

73°F

Typical afternoon high

29% historical wet-day frequency

Historical daily averages from 2011–2025, smoothed over two weeks. A seasonal pattern, not a forecast. This does not establish which week has the lowest prices or fewest visitors.

Public holidays · 2027: 15 Aug Assumption Day.

Daily calendar & holiday datesAugust 2027 · historical weather & dated holidays Show calendarHide calendar

August 2027 calendar

Weather shows historical patterns, not a forecast. Holidays and events use the dates shown for 2027.

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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276°375°475°576°676°776°876°
976°1076°1176°1276°1376°1476°1576°
1676°1776°1876°1976°2075°2175°2275°
2374°2474°2574°2674°2774°2874°2974°
3073°3173°

Afternoon high rain likely (25%+) local school holidays public holiday event

Afternoons cool from about 76°F (24°C) in the first week to 74°F (23°C) in the last. The chance of a wet day runs 28–40%.

School-holiday dates for August 2027 aren't available in our data yet. A day without a school marker doesn't mean schools are open. Public holidays: 15 Aug Assumption Day. Elsewhere in August 2027, the share of people living where schools are out on a typical day: Germany 73%, Italy 100%, Spain 100%, Netherlands 90%. (School holidays: OpenHolidays, ODbL.)

Crowds and cost

Visitor season

Will it be busy?

Peak season. August averages 100% of August's overnight stays per day. Similar overnight stays to July.

Overnight stays across Prov. Liège do not measure queues, day visitors or congestion at individual sights. For its size, quieter than most of Europe this month.

Hotel price season

Will it be cheaper?

Well above usual. Estimated from national hotel prices and local visitor demand; no measured regional room rate is available.

Fewer overnight stays do not automatically mean cheaper rooms. Check actual quotes for your trip.

Belgium as a whole
Above EU average
2024 restaurants and hotels price level: 124 where the EU average is 100. A relative index, not a room rate.

Year-to-year variation

How much does August vary?

Across the recorded years

In the 15 years from 2011 to 2025, the month's afternoons averaged between 69°F (20°C) and 80°F (27°C); in 9 of them they were within 3°F (1.5°C) of the typical 75°F (24°C). Rain days ranged from 6 to 19; half the years had 7–14.

Rain days in each August

Historical rain days; exact figures in the table below. 2011: 16 rain days1620112012: 7 rain days72013: 6 rain days62014: 18 rain days182015: 11 rain days112016: 8 rain days82017: 13 rain days132018: 7 rain days72019: 9 rain days92020: 11 rain days112021: 19 rain days192022: 8 rain days82023: 14 rain days142024: 10 rain days102025: 6 rain days62025
Rain days
10
at least 1 mm, typical year; about 17 in a wet year
Mostly sunny days
5 of 31
cloud cover under 30%
Years with a 95°F+ day
1 of 15
of the last 15 Augusts had at least one day at or above 95°F (35°C)
Good weather days
25 of 31
rated very good or better
See every recorded AugustHistorical monthly averages, year by year Show detailsHide details
Historical monthly averages, not daily extremes.
YearAfternoon highRain days
201172°F16
201276°F7
201374°F6
201469°F18
201577°F11
201674°F8
201774°F13
201878°F7
201977°F9
202080°F11
202170°F19
202280°F8
202373°F14
202477°F10
202577°F6

Checked against official climate averages for Liege-Bierset. How we check

Compare dates

July, August
or September?

Historical regional averages. Overnight demand vs August peak, measured as average stays per day.
Typical conditionsJulAugSep
Afternoons75°F75°F69°F
Rain days12108
Overnight demand98%100%59.5%

July: More rain days than August. July guide →

September: Cooler afternoons and fewer rain days than August. Less overnight demand. September guide →

Overnight demand measures accommodation stays, not queues.

Compare any of the 12 monthsChoose another month and compare it with August Show comparisonHide comparison

Yellow marks the top three months on the Balanced mix. August stays as your reference.

May to June and September have fewer overnight stays than August, with a similar or higher Weather score.

Your comparison

August or July?

Overnight stays are 98% of the busiest month.

National hotel prices and local visitor demand suggest well above usual. No measured regional room rate is available.

Read the July guide →
August compared with another month
Typical conditionsAugustJuly
Afternoons75°F75°F
Nights55°F55°F
Rain days1012
Visitor seasonPeak seasonPeak season
Overall / 106.26.3
Month rank#8#7
Every month, in detail Show detailsHide details
All 12 months. Scores and ranks follow your priorities. Explore the whole year.
MonthOverallRankHighLowRain daysWeatherVisitor season
January5.7#1143°F32°F163.7Low season
February6.1#1046°F32°F104.5Moderate season
March6.6#553°F35°F105.7Moderate season
April6.6#460°F40°F77.1Busy season
May6.7#366°F46°F107.9Busy season
June7.2#273°F52°F108.5Busy season
July6.3#775°F55°F128.8Peak season
August6.2#875°F55°F108.8Peak season
September7.3#169°F50°F88.4Moderate season
October6.5#660°F45°F126.6Busy season
November6.1#951°F39°F125.1Moderate season
December5.5#1246°F36°F173.9Moderate season

Near here

Nearby places in August

Nearby regions, nearest first. Distances are centre to centre, as the crow flies; they are not road distances or journey times.

Elsewhere in Europe

Same dates, elsewhere in Europe

Liège's weather ranks 40 of 117 countryside regions this month. We found no countryside regions outside Belgium with a weather score at least 1.0 point higher on these dates.

All of Belgium in August · Everywhere in August

How we knowSources, regional scope & scoring method Show detailsHide details

It's peak season, 100% of the busiest month and 65% above its average month. That means about 13,000 overnight visitors on a typical August night across the region, 44% of them from Belgium itself. Rentals booked through Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor add up to 6,100 more: 49 for every 100 counted above. Some are the same properties counted twice.

Climate suitability (HCI:Urban, 0–100)79
How our weather was checkedOfficial climate averages for Liege-Bierset from the national weather service, every month: afternoon highs typically within 1°F (0.5°C), night lows within 1°F (0.8°C).
Tourist nights per 1,000 residents per day11
Busiest month hereAugust · 11
Visitors as share of people present1.1%
Rank among Europe's regions this month22nd percentile
Domestic share of nights44%
Platform rental nights per 100 counted nights49
Visitor share if every platform night were extra1.6%
National hotel-price seasonBelgium historical 2024–2025 index: Well above usual (+14% vs its average month). Not a local room quote.
Population used1.1 million
Statistical regionBE33 · Prov. Liège

Crowds: Eurostat nights spent at tourist accommodation, by month and NUTS 2 region, 2024–2025 average. Overnight visitors per night is the month's nights divided by its days; the per-1,000 figure is Eurostat's, against each year's population. Platform rentals: Eurostat nights booked via Airbnb, Booking, Expedia and Tripadvisor, 2024–2025 average, shown separately because some properties are in both counts. Weather: Holiday Climate Index computed from ERA5 reanalysis with daily highs, night lows and rain days corrected from open national weather-service station records, 2011–2025, population-weighted to the region; day-by-day figures are the same data averaged by date. Heat and rain odds are counted across those years. Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations, local time. Prices: Eurostat price level index and HICP, national. Full method · this region's data.