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Forest

Located in Vorst, Arrondissement Brussel-Hoofdstad Coordinates: 50°49′00″ N 4°19′40″ E

Map showing the location of Forest Forest
Location in Belgium
Population
56,254
56.3K
Elevation
52 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRU Brussels Airport15 km
CRL Brussels South Charleroi Airport41 km

About Forest

Forest is a town. Location: Vorst, Arrondissement Brussel-Hoofdstad. Population: 56,254. Elevation: 52 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Brussels Airport (15 km). Nearby sights include Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium and Manneken Pis.

Climate of Forest

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 76 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (76 mm)
Driest month
February (52 mm)

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 Forest
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°10°13°18°20°23°23°19°15°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°5°9°11°13°13°11°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)665267536775686062687674

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Forest

The nearest airport is Brussels Airport (BRU), 15 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Anderlecht, 2 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 15 kmnortheast
  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 41 kmsouth
  • Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (ANR) Antwerp 43 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 2 kmnorthwest
  • Brussels Population: 1M 4 kmnorth
  • Schaarbeek Population: 132.8K 7 kmnortheast
  • Leuven Population: 101K 27 kmeast
  • Antwerp Population: 529.2K 45 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Forest

Within 100 km: 307 historic and cultural sites, 962 natural sites, 1,135 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km284 places

  • Hofstademeer Lake 23 kmNE
  • Korenberg Mountain 13 kmNE
  • Gasthuisberg Mountain 25 kmE
  • Weebergbos Natural site 19 kmE

25–60 km919 places

  • Het Eiland Island 52 kmNW
  • Kleine Weel Lake 53 kmN
  • Grote Weel Lake 52 kmN
  • Grote Geule Lake 53 kmN

60–100 km1,201 places

  • Knokke-Strand Beach 94 kmNW
  • Île du Moulin Island 94 kmE
  • Île Monsin Island 94 kmE
  • Île de Franche Garenne Island 97 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Forest and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Forest Leuven Namur Bruges
Population 56.3K 101K 110.9K 118.5K
Elevation 52 m 28 m 88 m 13 m
Summer day (hottest month) 23° 23° 23° 22°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 1° 0° 1°
Annual rainfall 788 mm 765 mm 813 mm 783 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Sep
Distance — 27 km 55 km 89 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Nearby attractions & nature

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