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Arrondissement Brussel-Hoofdstad

Located in Bruxelles-Capitale, Brussels Capital Coordinates: 50°50′17″ N 4°22′07″ E

Location in Belgium

Population: 1,191,604; 1.2M
Elevation: 82 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+01:00; Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
Places inside: 21; listed under Arrondissement Brussel-Hoofdstad
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: BRU Brussels Airport11 km; ANR Antwerp International Airport (Deurne)40 km

About Arrondissement Brussel-Hoofdstad

Arrondissement Brussel-Hoofdstad is a municipality. Location: Bruxelles-Capitale, Brussels Capital. Population: 1,191,604. Elevation: 82 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Brussels Airport (11 km). Nearby sights include Cinquantenaire and Neerpedebeek.

Photos of Arrondissement Brussel-Hoofdstad

St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral Donaldytong · CC BY-SA 3.0
Baitul Mujeeb HolyArtThou · CC0
Stoclet Palace Busoni · CC BY-SA 3.0
Manneken Pis Myrabella · CC BY-SA 3.0
Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium Suicasmo · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Arrondissement Brussel-Hoofdstad

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 75 mm

Hottest month: August (day 23°)
Coldest month: February (night 0°)
Wettest month: November (75 mm)
Driest month: February (51 mm)

6° 1°

7° 0°

10° 3°

13° 4°

18° 8°

20° 11°

23° 13°

19° 10°

14° 7°

9° 4°

7° 2°

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Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table

Climate of Arrondissement Brussel-Hoofdstad
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	7°	10°	13°	18°	20°	23°	23°	19°	14°	9°	7°
Average low (°C)	1°	0°	3°	4°	8°	11°	13°	13°	10°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	65	51	65	51	66	74	69	61	64	68	75	74

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Arrondissement Brussel-Hoofdstad

The nearest airport is Brussels Airport (BRU), 11 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Brussels, 2 km to the northwest.

Airports

Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 11 kmnortheast
Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (ANR) Antwerp 40 kmnorth
Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 42 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Brussels Population: 1M 2 kmnorthwest
Schaarbeek Population: 132.8K 4 kmnorth
Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 4 kmwest
Leuven Population: 101K 24 kmeast
Antwerp Population: 529.2K 43 kmnorth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Arrondissement Brussel-Hoofdstad

Within 100 km: 307 historic and cultural sites, 964 natural sites, 1,140 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km284 places

Hofstademeer Lake 19 kmNE
Vijvers van Bellefroid Lake 25 kmE
Korenberg Mountain 9 kmNE
Gasthuisberg Mountain 21 kmE

25–60 km908 places

Kleine Weel Lake 51 kmN
Grote Weel Lake 51 kmN
Grote Geule Lake 52 kmN
Groot Gat Lake 52 kmN

60–100 km1,219 places

Knokke-Strand Beach 95 kmNW
Putse Moer Lake 61 kmN
Étang de Virelles Lake 85 kmS
Stappensven Lake 64 kmN

Straight-line distances.