Belgium
About 11.4M people live in Belgium, on 30,510 km² in 3 regions; the capital is Brussels. The highest summit is Signal de Botrange (694 m).
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: May–Jun · Sep.
Belgium at a glance
The atlas follows 11,956 places here month by month, with 46 mountains and 5,151 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are May, June and September.
Belgium's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+36%8.62M in 1950 → 11.8M in 2025 → 11.9M in 2050Belgium · In numbers
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Belgium
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
For the beach in August
Places and regions of Belgium
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
49OctoberBrussels
49OctoberAntwerp
46OctoberNamur
48OctoberLiège
45OctoberCharleroi
46OctoberBruges
49OctoberLeuven
49OctoberMons
3 regions
Belgium from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
Nature in Belgium
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in Belgium
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Belgium
5,151 monuments and 737 museums; the best known first.
What's on in Belgium
The ground and the sky in Belgium
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Getting to Belgium
3 large airports, 579 railway stations, 71 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Practical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.
Tipping
Service and VAT are included in the bill; a tip is not expected, but rounding up or a few euros for good service is a kind gesture.