Flemish Region · Belgium
Leuven travel guide
Leuven is a city in Flemish Region, Belgium, home to about 101,000 people.
- Best months
- May to September
- Nearest airport
- BRU16 km · Brussels Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Brussels
- Language
- Dutch, French, German
When to go
The best time to visit Leuven
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Leuven are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; December is the wettest, with about 83 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Leuven: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Brussels Airport (BRU), about 16 km from the city centre in a straight line; Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (ANR, 39 km) and Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL, 49 km) are also within reach.
BRU · Brussels Airport
ANR · Antwerp International Airport (Deurne)
CRL · Brussels South Charleroi Airport
Questions
Leuven: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Leuven?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Leuven are May to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; December is the wettest, with about 83 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Leuven?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Brussels Airport (BRU), about 16 km from the city centre in a straight line; Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (ANR, 39 km) and Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL, 49 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Leuven?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Leuven
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.