Lightning strikes in Belgium
The detection network has located 6,178 lightning strikes in Belgium since the archive began, including 0 in the last 7 days. That is 0.07% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Belgium #32 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Belgium is counted under Europe in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 3 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-04 | 10 |
| 2026-08-03 | 5,331 |
| 2026-07-30 | 837 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Belgium's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 3,098 | 0 | 50.1% |
| 2 | Liège | 1,248 | 0 | 20.2% |
| 3 | East Flanders | 330 | 0 | 5.3% |
| 4 | Namur | 314 | 0 | 5.1% |
| 5 | Antwerp | 302 | 0 | 4.9% |
| 6 | Hainaut | 267 | 0 | 4.3% |
| 7 | Flemish Brabant | 253 | 0 | 4.1% |
| 8 | West Flanders | 110 | 0 | 1.8% |
| 9 | Diekirch | 92 | 0 | 1.5% |
| 10 | Limburg | 65 | 0 | 1.1% |
| 11 | North Rhine-Westphalia | 52 | 0 | 0.8% |
| 12 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 17 | 0 | 0.3% |
| 13 | Brussels Capital | 12 | 0 | 0.2% |
| 14 | Walloon Brabant | 8 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 15 | Unassigned | 6 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 16 | Ardennes | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 17 | Meurthe-et-Moselle | 2 | 0 | 0.0% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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