Festival Weather Odds

Music festivals

35 European music festivals with at least 10 dated editions since 1991: rain fell on at least one festival day at 23% of Sónar editions and 100% of Tomorrowland editions (ERA5, 1991–2025).

Data updated: 2 November 2026 · Sources, licences and data

Calculated 3 November 2026 · weather: ERA5 1991–2025 · edition dates checked 2 November 2026

EventCountryUsual datesRain on ≥ 1 dayDay ≥ 30 °CEditions
A Campingflight to Lowlands ParadiseNetherlandsNetherlands19–21 August74%3%31
Balaton SoundHungaryHungary8–11 July69%56%16
Beats for LoveCzech RepublicCzech Republic3–6 July75%50%12
Dour FestivalBelgiumBelgium14–17 July75%15%20
Download FestivalUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom10–12 June67%0%21
Electric Castle FestivalRomaniaRomania14–18 July73%64%11
Electric PicnicIrelandIreland1–3 September58%0%19
EXITSerbiaSerbia9–12 July67%75%24
Festival Interceltique de LorientFranceFrance4–13 August84%0%25
Glastonbury FestivalUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom25–27 June59%0%27
Greenfield FestivalSwitzerlandSwitzerland12–14 June95%5%19
GurtenfestivalSwitzerlandSwitzerland16–18 July76%32%25
Hurricane FestivalGermanyGermany21–23 June85%7%27
IlosaarirockFinlandFinland14–16 July82%0%22
Isle of Wight FestivalUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom13–16 June75%0%20
Masters of RockCzech RepublicCzech Republic12–15 July95%15%20
Melt! FestivalGermanyGermany15–17 July76%33%21
Nature OneGermanyGermany2–4 August63%11%27
Open'er FestivalPolandPoland2–5 July75%0%20
Parklife FestivalUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom9–10 June67%0%12
Pinkpop FestivalNetherlandsNetherlands3–5 June75%7%28
Primavera SoundSpainSpain29–31 May32%4%22
Reading and Leeds FestivalsUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom25–27 August61%3%33
Rock am RingGermanyGermany3–5 June90%3%31
Rock en SeineFranceFrance25–27 August61%17%18
Rock im ParkGermanyGermany3–5 June85%12%26
Rock WerchterBelgiumBelgium1–4 July63%17%30
Roskilde FestivalDenmarkDenmark1–4 July72%3%32
Splash!GermanyGermany11–13 July76%4%25
Summer Breeze Open AirGermanyGermany16–18 August75%12%16
Sziget FestivalHungaryHungary10–17 August87%81%31
SónarSpainSpain15–17 June23%13%30
TomorrowlandBelgiumBelgium26–28 July100%12%17
Vilar de Mouros FestivalPortugalPortugal9–11 August41%0%17
Zwarte CrossNetherlandsNetherlands18–20 July88%12%25

Climate, not a forecast: these are statistics of past weather, not a forecast for the next edition.

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