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Balen

Located in Arrondissement Turnhout, Antwerp Province Coordinates: 51°10′06″ N 5°10′18″ E

Balen
Michielverbeek · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
22,618
22.6K
Elevation
35 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
Places inside
30
listed under Balen
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
EIN Eindhoven Airport34 km
ANR Antwerp International Airport (Deurne)50 km

About Balen

Balen is a village. Location: Arrondissement Turnhout, Antwerp Province. Population: 22,618. Elevation: 35 m.

From Wikipedia

Balen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbaːlə(n)] ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Balen proper and Olmen. In 2021, Balen had a population of 22,853. The total area of Balen is 72.88 km2.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
73 km²
Official website
balen.be

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Balen

  • Mol

Climate of Balen

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 76 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (76 mm)
Driest month
April (48 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).

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Climate of Balen
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°10°13°18°21°23°23°19°15°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°8°11°13°12°10°7°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)685467486275746264697676

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Balen

The nearest airport is Eindhoven Airport (EIN), 34 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Eindhoven, 37 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Eindhoven Airport (EIN) Eindhoven 34 kmnortheast
  • Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (ANR) Antwerp 50 kmwest
  • Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) Maastricht 51 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Eindhoven Population: 235.7K 37 kmnortheast
  • Tilburg Population: 221.9K 43 kmnorth
  • Leuven Population: 101K 46 kmsouthwest
  • Maastricht Population: 122.4K 51 kmsoutheast
  • Breda Population: 184.1K 54 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Balen

Within 100 km: 298 historic and cultural sites, 734 natural sites, 882 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km186 places

  • Wetsberg Mountain 14 kmSW
  • Weefberg Mountain 21 kmSW
  • Voortberg Mountain 22 kmSW
  • Sacramentsberg Mountain 22 kmS

25–60 km550 places

  • Putse Moer Lake 57 kmNW
  • Stappensven Lake 57 kmNW
  • Hofstademeer Lake 51 kmSW
  • Vijvers van Bellefroid Lake 44 kmSW

60–100 km1,178 places

  • IJsselmonde Island 90 kmNW
  • Île du Moulin Island 73 kmSE
  • Île Monsin Island 66 kmSE
  • Het Eiland Island 86 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Balen

30 places
  1. 1 Balen 20K
  2. 2 Olmen 3.8K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages28

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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