Vilvoorde weather in August

In August, Vilvoorde sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 72 mm of rain across 12 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August, and the air most often feels comfortable.

Daylight stretches from about 15 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Vilvoorde's 1st-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Vilvoorde's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
14°
11th coldest
Rainfall
72 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
14 h 24 min
5:36 AM – 7:57 PM
Cloud cover
65%
1st clearest
Wind
12 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Vilvoorde is town in Vilvoorde municipality, Belgium.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 12.7 µg/m³ · 2019

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 24°C in the first days to 21°C by the end.

A typical August day in Vilvoorde reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 18°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Vilvoorde

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

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

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

Vilvoorde weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6111.60.98.20.5
Feb / 5510.91.49.70.8
Mar11° / 5311.40.711.52.4
Apr15° / 4510.9013.54.1
May18° / 5911.7015.35.5
Jun21° / 12°6511.4016.26.0
Jul23° / 14°7112.3015.86.4
Aug23° / 14°7212014.36.4
Sep19° / 11°5210.2012.46.0
Oct15° / 5711010.44.2
Nov10° / 6011.70.38.72.0
Dec / 7012.91.27.80.7

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in August, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14159
24060
34159
44159
54159
64159
73961
83961
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113862
123862
133862
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203565
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303565
313565

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Vilvoorde gets around 72 mm of rain over 12 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 38% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
137
237
337
437
537
637
737
838
938
1038
1139
1239
1339
1440
1540
1640
1741
1841
1941
2041
2140
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2340
2440
2539
2638
2738
2837
2936
3036
3135

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the comfortable band about 42% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
13145222
23145222
33146212
43246212
53246202
63246202
73346192
83346192
93346192
103346192
113446192
123445192
133545182
143545182
153544182
163644182
173743182
183743182
193842182
203941182
214041172
224240172
234339162
244538162
254736152
264935142
275034142
285333131
295333131
305532121
315631121

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
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1211calm
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3012calm
3112light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 15 h 12 min at the start of August to 13 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 108 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:13 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 8:24 PM to 7:25 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
115.25:138:24
215.15:148:22
315.15:168:21
415.05:178:19
515.05:198:18
614.95:208:16
714.95:228:14
814.85:238:12
914.85:258:10
1014.75:268:09
1114.75:288:07
1214.65:298:05
1314.55:318:03
1414.55:328:01
1514.45:347:59
1614.45:367:57
1714.35:377:55
1814.25:397:53
1914.25:407:51
2014.15:427:49
2114.15:447:47
2214.05:457:45
2313.95:477:43
2413.95:487:41
2513.85:507:38
2613.75:527:36
2713.75:537:34
2813.65:557:32
2913.65:567:30
3013.55:587:27
3113.46:007:25

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.29 kWh/m² in June across the year — August's 4.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.0Bright
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114.6Bright
124.6Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
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174.4Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.1Bright
234.1Bright
244.0Bright
254.0Moderate
263.9Moderate
273.9Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Vilvoorde?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.4
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Vilvoorde for sightseeing.

What to pack for Vilvoorde in August

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

In August, Vilvoorde sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Vilvoorde in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks 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 Vilvoorde 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 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 6Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Vilvoorde in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Vilvoorde is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Vilvoorde's WHO annual average of 12.7 µg/m³.

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1316 µg/m³Dec 1510 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan11Good
Feb12Good
Mar15Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun13Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug13Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec10Good
Location & terrain

Where is Vilvoorde?

Vilvoorde sits at 50.9°N, 4.4°E, 19 m above sea level, in Belgium. The nearest listed city is Grimbergen, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Vilvoorde

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Vilvoorde has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m around an average of 21 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 443 m.

The land around Vilvoorde is covered by artificial surfaces (43%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, trees (33%), artificial surfaces (26%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (36%), trees (27%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
64 m
16 km
168 m
80 km
443 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Grimbergen 4.0 km · Zaventem 6.0 km · Evere 6.0 km · Zemst 7.0 km · Meise 7.0 km · Schaerbeek 7.0 km · Kraainem 8.0 km · Jette 9.0 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 Vilvoorde (50.9281°, 4.4294°, elevation 19 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).