Each cell is that destination's own verdict for the month — sweet spot, ok or avoid — with its typical daily high, from the same ten years of climate readings its page is built from. A dot marks a busy month. The last row counts the sweet spots, and the best months are marked.

Before you go

Cost of living	moderate — prices run about 81% of the United States' (World Bank, 2025)
Currency	Euro
Languages	Dutch, French, German
Plugs	Type C and E, 230 V
Driving	On the right
Calling code	+32
Travel advice	No advice against travel — UK Foreign Office, updated 2026-09-25
Health	UK Foreign Office health advice

Facts from Wikidata (CC0), the UK Foreign Office (Open Government Licence) and the World Bank, refreshed 2026-10-07. The advisory is written for British travellers; entry rules depend on your passport.

On arrival

Apps — Rides: Bolt, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: WhatsApp.
UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
Getting around Antwerp — Tap a contactless bank card or phone on the white terminal as you board any De Lijn tram or bus: a trip costs €3 with free changes for 60 minutes, settled with your bank at night, and one card can pay for up to five people. Otherwise buy a ticket before boarding: a day ticket (€9 for 24 hours) is sold in the De Lijn app, where it must be activated before you board, and at ticket machines and Lijnwinkel shops.
Getting around Brussels — Tap a contactless bank card or phone at metro gates and on trams and buses: €2.40 a trip, free changes within 60 minutes, capped at €8.50 a day.
Tipping — Not usual, as service is included; leave the change for good service.
Emergency — 112 (any emergency).
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.

Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 7 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.

Sources (15)

Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Belgium as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.