Swimming in Belgium in may 2025 Sea temperature by city in may
Do you want to go to the beach in Belgium in may 2025? Is it the right month to go for pleasant temperatures and staying in the water for a long time? The answer is on this page with the sea temperatures in may in Belgium by city and our opinion on the chances of enjoying pleasant sea conditions.
Sea temperature in Belgium in may 2025
Here, find the average sea temperature in Belgium in may in several coastal cities.
54°F
min: 50°F / max: 58°F
54°F
min: 50°F / max: 57°F
Bredene-aan-Zee
54°F
min: 50°F / max: 57°F
De Haan
54°F
min: 50°F / max: 58°F
54°F
min: 50°F / max: 58°F
54°F
min: 50°F / max: 58°F
Oostduinkerke-Bad
54°F
min: 51°F / max: 58°F
54°F
min: 50°F / max: 57°F
Zwin
54°F
min: 50°F / max: 57°F
Blankenberge
54°F
min: 50°F / max: 58°F
Koksijde
54°F
min: 50°F / max: 57°F
Knokke-Heist
54°F
min: 50°F / max: 58°F
Middelkerke
54°F
min: 50°F / max: 57°F
Where should you go swimming in Belgium in the month of may?
Swimming in Belgium in may is freezing
In may in Belgium swimming conditions are generally the same everywhere.
Forget about swimming in Brugge, Ostend, Bredene-aan-Zee, De Haan, De Panne, Nieuwpoort, Oostduinkerke-Bad, Westende-Bad, Zwin, Blankenberge, Koksijde, Knokke-Heist and Middelkerke in may! The water temperature is freezing, reaching as low as 50°F (and only 58°F at the best of times). Our advice: plan on sightseeing, and don't bring your beach towel!
Where to go swimming in Belgium in may: the map of sea temperatures
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freezing swimmingWater temperature and seasonal norms in may
Brugge
| May | |||
| Average sea temperature | 54°F | ||
| Minimum sea temperature | 50°F | ||
| Maximum sea temperature | 58°F | ||
| Average outside temperature | 58°F | ||
| Maximum outside temperature | 61°F | ||
| Minimum outside temperature | 52°F | ||
| Precipitation | 3.3in | ||
| Number of days of precipitation | 6 jour(s) (20%) | ||
| Cloud cover | 42% | ||
| Our opinion | freezing swimming |
More information on swimming in Brugge in may
Ostend
| May | |||
| Average sea temperature | 54°F | ||
| Minimum sea temperature | 50°F | ||
| Maximum sea temperature | 57°F | ||
| Average outside temperature | 58°F | ||
| Maximum outside temperature | 61°F | ||
| Minimum outside temperature | 54°F | ||
| Precipitation | 2.3in | ||
| Number of days of precipitation | 4 jour(s) (14%) | ||
| Cloud cover | 42% | ||
| Our opinion | freezing swimming |
More information on swimming in Ostend in may
Bredene-aan-Zee
| May | |||
| Average sea temperature | 54°F | ||
| Minimum sea temperature | 50°F | ||
| Maximum sea temperature | 57°F | ||
| Average outside temperature | 58°F | ||
| Maximum outside temperature | 61°F | ||
| Minimum outside temperature | 54°F | ||
| Precipitation | 2.3in | ||
| Number of days of precipitation | 4 jour(s) (14%) | ||
| Cloud cover | 42% | ||
| Our opinion | freezing swimming |
De Haan
| May | |||
| Average sea temperature | 54°F | ||
| Minimum sea temperature | 50°F | ||
| Maximum sea temperature | 58°F | ||
| Average outside temperature | 58°F | ||
| Maximum outside temperature | 61°F | ||
| Minimum outside temperature | 54°F | ||
| Precipitation | 2.3in | ||
| Number of days of precipitation | 4 jour(s) (14%) | ||
| Cloud cover | 42% | ||
| Our opinion | freezing swimming |
De Panne
| May | |||
| Average sea temperature | 54°F | ||
| Minimum sea temperature | 50°F | ||
| Maximum sea temperature | 58°F | ||
| Average outside temperature | 58°F | ||
| Maximum outside temperature | 63°F | ||
| Minimum outside temperature | 52°F | ||
| Precipitation | 3.1in | ||
| Number of days of precipitation | 6 jour(s) (18%) | ||
| Cloud cover | 43% | ||
| Our opinion | freezing swimming |
More information on swimming in De Panne in may
List of coastal cities in Belgium
| Brugge in may | freezing swimming |
| Ostend in may | freezing swimming |
| Bredene-aan-Zee in may | freezing swimming |
| De Haan in may | freezing swimming |
| De Panne in may | freezing swimming |
| Nieuwpoort in may | freezing swimming |
| Oostduinkerke-Bad in may | freezing swimming |
| Westende-Bad in may | freezing swimming |
| Zwin in may | freezing swimming |
| Blankenberge in may | freezing swimming |
| Koksijde in may | freezing swimming |
| Knokke-Heist in may | freezing swimming |
| Middelkerke in may | freezing swimming |