Spa in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Spa sees average daytime highs around 21°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 262 mm of rain over about 42 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 21°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
21°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
12°C
Rainfall
262 mm
42 wet days
Avg wind
12 km/h
Travel score
5.8
best season of the year
Months
Jun · Jul · Aug

Temperature in Spa in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 21°C.

A typical summer day in Spa reaches about 21°C and drops to 12°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is July, the coolest June.

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How summer really feels in Spa

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.

Spa 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 / 9814.94.58.30.0
Feb / 8713.75.49.70.1
Mar / 8715.13.611.51.5
Apr13° / 6312.60.613.53.3
May17° / 7414015.24.7
Jun20° / 11°8413.7016.15.5
Jul22° / 13°8914.6015.85.9
Aug21° / 13°8913.6014.35.9
Sep18° / 10°7411.9012.45.2
Oct13° / 7613.2010.43.4
Nov / 8214.41.78.71.2
Dec / 10315.84.87.90.0

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

Spa gets around 262 mm of rain over 42 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 4.9 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in summer

Is summer a good time to visit Spa?

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.

5.8
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
3.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

summer is a reasonable time to visit Spa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Spa in Summer

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

In summer, Spa sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 42 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

UV index in Spa in Summer

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Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Spa peaks around July 16 at about 7 (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 16UV 7Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Spa 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 Spa is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.7× the cleanest month (November, 11 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1218 µg/m³Nov 2211 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan14Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Spa?

Spa sits at 50.5°N, 5.9°E, 0 m above sea level, in Belgium. The nearest listed city is Heusy, 10 km away.

SoumagneHerveFléronChaudfontaineEupenGrivegnée

Topography around Spa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Spa has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 353 m around an average of 369 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 615 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,001 m.

The land around Spa is covered by trees (79%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (43%), grassland (26%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
353 m
16 km
615 m
80 km
1,001 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Summer weather nearby: Heusy 10 km · Verviers 12 km · Soumagne 17 km · Herve 18 km · Fléron 20 km · Chaudfontaine 20 km · Eupen 20 km · Grivegnée 24 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 Spa (50.4838°, 5.8667°, elevation 0 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.