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Best Time for the Benelux Cities by Rail
Sweet spot: October, March, April — computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.
Tulip season (Keukenhof to mid-May) and café terraces reopening — trains every 15–30 minutes make this effortless.
Christmas markets in Bruges and Brussels, museums blissfully quiet — pack for horizontal drizzle.
| Month | Temp | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -9.9–13.1°C | 72 mm | 8.1 h | ❄ |
| February | -11.9–16.4°C | 62 mm | 9.7 h | ❄ |
| March | -7.3–19.9°C | 55 mm | 11.5 h | ❄ |
| April | -3.0–25.3°C | 38 mm | 13.6 h | ❄ |
| May | 1.8–27.4°C | 58 mm | 15.4 h | ❄ |
| June | 5.3–30.6°C | 63 mm | 16.4 h | |
| July | 9.3–35.5°C | 77 mm | 16.0 h | |
| August | 8.7–33.0°C | 83 mm | 14.4 h | |
| September | 5.2–30.7°C | 62 mm | 12.4 h | |
| October | -1.5–24.4°C | 71 mm | 10.4 h | ❄ |
| November | -3.7–18.6°C | 75 mm | 8.5 h | ❄ |
| December | -9.3–14.2°C | 81 mm | 7.6 h | ❄ |