Helchteren in Summer
In summer (June, July and August), Helchteren sees average daytime highs around 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 218 mm of rain over about 37 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 23°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.
Summer is Helchteren's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Helchteren's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 23°C
- warmest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 14°C
- Rainfall
- 218 mm
- 37 wet days
- Avg wind
- 11 km/h
- Travel score
- 6.3
- best season of the year
- Months
- Jun · Jul · Aug
Temperature in Helchteren in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 23°C.
A typical summer day in Helchteren reaches about 23°C and drops to 14°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.
How summer really feels in Helchteren
Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.
summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Helchteren weather by month
How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6° / 1° | 66 | 12.2 | 1.4 | 8.2 | 0.3 |
| Feb | 7° / 1° | 60 | 11.4 | 2 | 9.6 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 11° / 3° | 60 | 12.6 | 0.9 | 11.5 | 2.3 |
| Apr | 15° / 6° | 48 | 10.6 | 0.1 | 13.5 | 4.2 |
| May | 19° / 9° | 59 | 12.1 | 0 | 15.3 | 5.5 |
| Jun | 21° / 12° | 68 | 12.2 | 0 | 16.2 | 6.0 |
| Jul | 23° / 14° | 76 | 12.7 | 0 | 15.9 | 6.4 |
| Aug | 23° / 14° | 74 | 12 | 0 | 14.4 | 6.4 |
| Sep | 19° / 11° | 60 | 10.5 | 0 | 12.4 | 5.9 |
| Oct | 15° / 8° | 61 | 11.1 | 0 | 10.4 | 4.1 |
| Nov | 10° / 5° | 64 | 12.4 | 0.3 | 8.7 | 1.9 |
| Dec | 6° / 2° | 77 | 13.5 | 1.9 | 7.8 | 0.5 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Helchteren gets around 218 mm of rain over 37 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 11 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 16 hours in early June to 13 h 24 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.9 kWh/m².
Is summer a good time to visit Helchteren?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Helchteren for sightseeing.
What to pack for Helchteren in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Helchteren sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 37 days see rain.
UV index in Helchteren in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Helchteren peaks around July 13 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Level | Low | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | High | High | Moderate | Moderate | Low | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1 | Low |
| Feb | 1 | Low |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 4 | Moderate |
| May | 6 | High |
| Jun | 6 | High |
| Jul | 6 | High |
| Aug | 6 | High |
| Sep | 4 | Moderate |
| Oct | 2 | Moderate |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Air quality in Helchteren in Summer
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Helchteren is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Level | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 | Good |
| Feb | 12 | Moderate |
| Mar | 16 | Moderate |
| Apr | 16 | Moderate |
| May | 15 | Moderate |
| Jun | 14 | Moderate |
| Jul | 13 | Moderate |
| Aug | 14 | Moderate |
| Sep | 13 | Moderate |
| Oct | 12 | Good |
| Nov | 11 | Good |
| Dec | 11 | Good |
Where is Helchteren?
Helchteren sits at 51.1°N, 5.4°E, 72 m above sea level, in Belgium. The nearest listed city is Houthalen, 2.0 km away.
Topography around Helchteren
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Helchteren.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Helchteren has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 71 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 865 m.
The land around Helchteren is covered by trees (57%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (34%), cropland (28%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.
Belgium travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 2
- Exercise Increased Caution
- Power plugs
- Type C / E
- 230 V · 50 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 81% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $60,750
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.9 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 100%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 1.1
- per 100k, 2021
- Road deaths
- 5.8
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- High
- World Bank
- English
- Very high
- EF EPI 608
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Helchteren (51.0559°, 5.3824°, elevation 72 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.