🇧🇪 Boom, Belgium

Does It Rain at Tomorrowland?

Across roughly 15 years of records at the site, rain falls on about 83% of Tomorrowland days, averaging 2.0mm a day.

The short answer

83%

of days see 1mm+

2.0 mm

average per day

High

mud risk

Wet days are common enough that boots are a sensible default rather than an over-reaction, especially in the camping fields.

Rain day by day

DayRainHighWeather score
Fri 17 Jul1.3 mm24°C97%
Sat 18 Jul0.5 mm25°C99%
Sun 19 Jul2.1 mm26°C95%
Fri 24 Jul3.7 mm24°C89%
Sat 25 Jul2.2 mm24°C94%
Sun 26 Jul2.3 mm24°C94%

The wettest festival day on average is Fri 24 Jul at 3.7mm; the driest is Sat 18 Jul at 0.5mm. Over the main days that adds up to roughly 12.1mm.

What rain actually does to Tomorrowland

The site has good drainage and a lot of trees, so rain rarely ruins the festival outright, but heavy thunderstorms have forced temporary stage evacuations in past years. Heat is more of an issue inside the densely packed main-stage crowd than out in the woods. A light poncho is the standard insurance policy.

If the forecast turns wet

  • Boots over trainers, and a spare pair of shoes sealed in a bag.
  • Rain jacket for walking, poncho for standing in a crowd with a backpack.
  • Pitch on the high side of the field, never in a dip, and use a groundsheet.
  • Dry bags for phone, power bank, tickets and one full change of clothes.

How we know

These numbers come from the Open-Meteo historical reanalysis at the festival's coordinates, averaged day by day over about 15 years. They describe a typical edition, not the one you're going to — for the live picture, the Tomorrowland forecast page updates twice a day once the event is inside the forecast window.