Nivelles in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Nivelles sees average daytime highs around 22°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 206 mm of rain over about 35 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 22°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
22°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
13°C
Rainfall
206 mm
35 wet days
Avg wind
12 km/h
Travel score
6.2
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Nivelles 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 Nivelles reaches about 22°C and drops to 13°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.

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How summer really feels in Nivelles

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.

Nivelles 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 / 6712.81.48.30.2
Feb / 6111.72.49.70.6
Mar10° / 5912.10.911.52.2
Apr14° / 5111.7013.53.8
May17° / 6512.8015.25.1
Jun20° / 12°6511.8016.25.9
Jul22° / 14°6911.9015.86.4
Aug22° / 14°7211.6014.36.4
Sep19° / 11°5410.5012.45.8
Oct14° / 6011.6010.44.0
Nov / 6511.80.58.71.8
Dec / 7913.31.77.80.5

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across summer.

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Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Nivelles gets around 206 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 12 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 5.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Nivelles?

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.

6.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Nivelles for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nivelles in Summer

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

In summer, Nivelles sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 35 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nivelles 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 Nivelles peaks around July 13 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 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 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Nivelles 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 Nivelles is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1217 µg/m³Dec 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Nivelles?

Nivelles sits at 50.6°N, 4.3°E, 101 m above sea level, in Belgium. The nearest listed city is Braine-l'Alleud, 10 km away.

La Louvière

Topography around Nivelles

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nivelles has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 128 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 296 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 629 m.

The land around Nivelles is covered by cropland (39%), trees (26%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and trees (30%) within 16 km, and cropland (34%), trees (31%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
296 m
80 km
629 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Summer weather nearby: Braine-l'Alleud 10 km · Pont-à-Celles 11 km · Manage 12 km · Braine-le-Comte 13 km · Tubize 14 km · Waterloo 14 km · Courcelles 15 km · La Louvière 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 Nivelles (50.5983°, 4.3285°, elevation 101 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.