Saint-Nicolas in Winter
In winter (December, January and February), Saint-Nicolas sees average daytime highs around 6°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 215 mm of precipitation over about 39 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 6°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.
Winter is Saint-Nicolas's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Saint-Nicolas's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 6°C
- coldest season of the year
- Avg overnight low
- 1°C
- Precipitation
- 215 mm
- 39 wet days
- Avg wind
- 16 km/h
- Travel score
- 0.4
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Saint-Nicolas in Winter
Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 6°C.
A typical winter day in Saint-Nicolas reaches about 6°C and drops to 1°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.
How winter really feels in Saint-Nicolas
Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.
The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.
Saint-Nicolas weather by month
How the three winter months (December, January and February) 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 | 5° / 1° | 70 | 13 | 2 | 8.3 | 0.2 |
| Feb | 6° / 1° | 63 | 12 | 2.9 | 9.7 | 0.5 |
| Mar | 10° / 3° | 64 | 13.2 | 1.2 | 11.5 | 2.1 |
| Apr | 14° / 5° | 52 | 11.2 | 0.1 | 13.5 | 3.9 |
| May | 18° / 9° | 63 | 12.7 | 0 | 15.2 | 5.3 |
| Jun | 21° / 12° | 74 | 12.7 | 0 | 16.2 | 5.8 |
| Jul | 23° / 14° | 78 | 12.9 | 0 | 15.8 | 6.3 |
| Aug | 22° / 14° | 79 | 12.3 | 0 | 14.3 | 6.3 |
| Sep | 19° / 11° | 62 | 10.8 | 0 | 12.4 | 5.8 |
| Oct | 14° / 8° | 63 | 11.8 | 0 | 10.4 | 3.9 |
| Nov | 9° / 4° | 67 | 12.6 | 0.5 | 8.7 | 1.7 |
| Dec | 6° / 2° | 82 | 14 | 2.6 | 7.8 | 0.4 |
Cloud cover in Winter
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across winter.
Chance of precipitation in Winter
Saint-Nicolas gets around 215 mm of rain and snow over 39 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Winter
Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Winter
Winds average 16 km/h across winter.
Sunrise & sunset in Winter
Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min in early December to 10 h 30 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Winter
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.0 kWh/m².
Is winter a good time to visit Saint-Nicolas?
Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Saint-Nicolas.
What to pack for Saint-Nicolas in Winter
From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In winter, Saint-Nicolas sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a heavy coat. About 39 days see rain.
UV index in Saint-Nicolas in Winter
Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Saint-Nicolas 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 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 | 7 | High |
| Aug | 6 | High |
| Sep | 4 | Moderate |
| Oct | 2 | Moderate |
| Nov | 1 | Low |
| Dec | 1 | Low |
Where is Saint-Nicolas?
Saint-Nicolas sits at 50.6°N, 5.5°E, 96 m above sea level, in Belgium. The nearest listed city is Liège, 3.0 km away.
Topography around Saint-Nicolas
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Saint-Nicolas.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Saint-Nicolas has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m around an average of 115 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 291 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,001 m.
The land around Saint-Nicolas is covered by artificial surfaces (52%) and trees (39%) within 3 km, trees (36%), cropland (29%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (42%), grassland (26%) and cropland (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 Saint-Nicolas (50.6284°, 5.5324°, elevation 96 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.