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About
Antwerp is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province, and the third-largest municipality in Belgium by area at 208.22 km2 (80.39 sq mi). With a population of 565,039, it is the most populous municipality in Belgium, and with a metropolitan population of over 1.2 million people, the country's second-largest metropolitan area after Brussels.
Wikipedia →Summary excerpted from the Wikipedia article Antwerp, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Text may be clipped or paraphrased to fit this page.
Why visit
Visit Antwerp for music, theater, and performance, markets, streets, food, and public squares. The value of Antwerp is clearest when museums, streets, religious buildings, markets, food, and nearby landscape are read together. A good itinerary should stay selective. For Antwerp, choose the anchor first; the cafe, market, church, gallery, or evening event should follow from that location. In Antwerp, the route gains clarity when the spaces between formal stops are allowed to matter. Use the surroundings of Antwerp deliberately: they should clarify the place, not simply add movement.
When to avoid
Summer weekends can be busy, and some museum visits need timed planning. The port is vast and separate from the historic center, so do not expect to understand Antwerp only by walking the old town. For Antwerp, avoid widening the route after the day is underway. In Antwerp, it is usually better to choose a nearby church, market, cafe, gallery, or walk than to cross town for a secondary stop.
Spring (March to May)
The warmer period in Antwerp generally falls in June through August. For Antwerp, the warm season often means humid afternoons and a need for shaded or indoor pauses. In Antwerp, use the longer light carefully rather than filling every hour. In Antwerp, outdoor sites work best in cooler hours, with museums, libraries, cafes, religious buildings, and transit breaks holding the day together.
Winter (Dec-Feb)
December through February are the cooler or wetter period in Antwerp. In Antwerp, winter often shifts attention toward performances, museums, cafes, and long walks when the weather cooperates. For Antwerp, ask how much the season limits walking, transport, and day trips, not just what the thermometer says. In Antwerp, this season can work well for museums, churches, galleries, theaters, bookshops, cafes, and ordinary neighborhood life. For Antwerp, shorten exposed walks, verify opening times, and avoid making a late or wet return depend on weak transport links.
The next week in Antwerp
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Rain
11° / 5°
5.6 mm
UV Moderate
Sat
Overcast
14° / 6°
UV Moderate
Sun
Rain
16° / 9°
3.0 mm
UV Moderate
Mon
Rain
15° / 8°
3.8 mm
UV Moderate
Tue
Drizzle
15° / 9°
4.5 mm
Wed
Drizzle
17° / 12°
5.7 mm
UV Moderate
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
29° / 1°
Typical high / low
2 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
15.5h
05:52 – 21:24local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Antwerp
6 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (ANR) at 5 km.
Getting around Antwerp
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
AqualinerSchweizerische Bundesbahnen SBBNMBS/SNCBFlixBus-euErfurter Verkehrsbetriebe AGNMBSNeckar-DonauEurostar Red (Thalys)EurostarBlaBlaCar BusFlixbusFlixBus-deFlixBus-deMecklenburgische Bäderbahn MolliTESO800640 SÜWEXB MetroEu SleeperNS IntDe Lijn
Sister cities
Saved on my Antwerp list
6 pins · 6 visited
Hotel Indigo Antwerp - City Centre, an IHG Hotel
BeenHotel · Antwerp · Belgium
⭐⭐⭐⭐· 2025
Great location, but this property is definitely showing its age.
Bar Oscar
BeenRestaurant · Antwerp · Belgium
$Cup Pasta
BeenRestaurant · Antwerp · Belgium
$Oliver's Sandwich & Salad Bar
BeenRestaurant · Antwerp · Belgium
$WASBAR
BeenRestaurant · Antwerp · Belgium
$Wolf Sharing Food Market | Felix Pakhuis
BeenShopping · Antwerp · Belgium
See these as a focused list: Things to do in Antwerp → · Hotels in Antwerp →
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
Public domain, David Descamps.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.