Figures released on Friday by the Royal Meteorological Institute (KMI) show that February 2024 was the warmest February in Belgium since records began. Last month’s average temperature of 8.3°C was almost twice the normal February average of 4.1°C.
Last month was also the second wettest since records began. During last month 126.5 mm of rain fell at KMI’s Ukkel Weather Centre. This is almost twice the average of 65.14mm of rainfall during February.
Warm and very dull is the best way to summerise last month’s weather. During the whole month there were just 30 hours and 38 minutes of sunshine at the Ukkel Weather Centre, less than half the February average of 72 hours and 54 minutes. Dull as it was February 2024 did not set a new record. This honour still falls to February 2010 when the sun shone for just 28 hours and 53 minutes.