Lanaken in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Lanaken sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 202 mm of rain over about 35 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 22°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

Summer is Lanaken's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Lanaken's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
22°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
14°C
Rainfall
202 mm
35 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
6.3
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Lanaken in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C.

A typical summer day in Lanaken reaches about 22°C and drops to 14°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.

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How summer really feels in Lanaken

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.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

summer sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Lanaken 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6412.41.58.20.3
Feb / 5811.42.59.70.6
Mar10° / 5712.6111.52.3
Apr15° / 4510.20.113.54.2
May18° / 5311.6015.35.5
Jun21° / 12°6311.5016.26.0
Jul23° / 14°7012.4015.86.4
Aug23° / 14°6911.2014.36.5
Sep19° / 11°5710012.46.0
Oct15° / 5911010.44.1
Nov10° / 6212.50.58.71.8
Dec / 7513.627.80.5

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Lanaken gets around 202 mm of rain over 35 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of summer feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Summer

Winds average 11 km/h across summer.

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Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 54 min in early June to 13 h 24 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Lanaken?

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.

6.3
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Lanaken for sightseeing.

What to pack for Lanaken in Summer

From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In summer, Lanaken sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 35 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lanaken in Summer

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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 Lanaken 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 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Lanaken in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Lanaken is worst in April — around 15 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 9 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1315 µg/m³Dec 129 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb11Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr15Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul12Good
Aug13Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct10Good
Nov10Good
Dec9Good
Location & terrain

Where is Lanaken?

Lanaken sits at 50.9°N, 5.6°E, 63 m above sea level, in Belgium. The nearest listed city is Maastricht, 6.0 km away.

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Topography around Lanaken

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Lanaken.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lanaken has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 69 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 163 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 995 m.

The land around Lanaken is covered by trees (47%) within 3 km, trees (36%), cropland (24%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (37%), cropland (29%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
84 m
16 km
163 m
80 km
995 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Summer weather nearby: Maastricht 6.0 km · Mechelen-aan-de-Maas 9.0 km · Maasmechelen 9.0 km · Bilzen 9.0 km · Riemst 10 km · Genk 13 km · Geleen 16 km · Diepenbeek 16 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
Roman Catholic 57%nonbeliever/agnostic 20%atheist 9%Muslim 7%

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 Lanaken (50.8932°, 5.6468°, elevation 63 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.