Ostend weather by month & the best time to visit
🇧🇪 Belgium · seaside town · oceanic / maritime climate
The best time to visit Ostend is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 78/100), with July and August close behind. Ostend averages about 1,769 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 62 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,769
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 78/100
- Rain / year
- 778 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈12 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 5 (moderate)
- Sea at warmest
- 21°C / 70°F
- Population
- 69k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Ostend?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Ostend is June, then July and August. The dullest month is January (0/100, 67 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Ostend?
Ostend isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,769 hours of sunshine a year. 78 Sunshine Score points separate June (78) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. Ostend is the sunniest of the 4 destinations tracked in Belgium. The year's 778 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 6° / 43°F | 1° / 34°F | 67 mm | 0 | 7° / 45°F |
| February | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 1° / 34°F | 59 mm | 1 | 7° / 45°F |
| March | 13 | 10° / 50°F | 2° / 36°F | 54 mm | 2 | 8° / 46°F |
| April | 41 | 14° / 57°F | 5° / 41°F | 39 mm | 3 | 11° / 52°F |
| May | 65 | 18° / 64°F | 8° / 46°F | 58 mm | 5 | 14° / 57°F |
| June | 78 | 21° / 70°F | 11° / 52°F | 62 mm | 5 | 18° / 64°F |
| July | 75 | 22° / 72°F | 14° / 57°F | 74 mm | 5 | 20° / 68°F |
| August | 74 | 22° / 72°F | 13° / 55°F | 80 mm | 5 | 21° / 70°F |
| September | 72 | 19° / 66°F | 11° / 52°F | 58 mm | 3 | 19° / 66°F |
| October | 44 | 15° / 59°F | 8° / 46°F | 71 mm | 2 | 15° / 59°F |
| November | 12 | 10° / 50°F | 5° / 41°F | 77 mm | 1 | 11° / 52°F |
| December | 0 | 7° / 45°F | 2° / 36°F | 79 mm | 0 | 8° / 46°F |
Sea temperature in Ostend by month
The sea off Ostend is warmest in August at around 21°C / 70°F, and coolest in January at 7°C / 45°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 1 month a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Lille France · 72 km · best in Sep · 1,703 h sun/yr
- Brussels Belgium · 117 km · best in Sep · 1,609 h sun/yr
- Rotterdam Netherlands · 137 km · best in Jul · 1,668 h sun/yr
- London United Kingdom · 157 km · best in Jun · 1,604 h sun/yr
- Eindhoven Netherlands · 176 km · best in Sep · 1,665 h sun/yr
- Amsterdam Netherlands · 179 km · best in Jul · 1,629 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Antwerp Belgium · 111 km · 1,664 h sun/yr · best in Sep
Head-to-head
How Ostend compares month by month: Ostend vs Paris (Roissy-en-France, Val-d'Oise) · Ostend vs London · Ostend vs Brussels · Ostend vs Lille · all comparisons
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