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River

Molenbeek

Located in East Flanders, Flemish Region Coordinates: 50°47′24″ N 3°57′31″ E

Map showing the location of Molenbeek Molenbeek
Location in Belgium
Elevation
27 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Grimminge
0.7 km NW
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRU Brussels Airport39 km
CRL Brussels South Charleroi Airport51 km

About Molenbeek

Molenbeek is a river. Location: East Flanders, Flemish Region. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Brussels Airport (39 km). Nearby sights include Steenborrebeek and Raspaillebos.

Climate of Molenbeek

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 77 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (77 mm)
Driest month
February (50 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 Molenbeek
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°10°13°18°21°23°23°19°15°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°5°9°11°13°13°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)635066516474685961737773

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Molenbeek

The nearest airport is Brussels Airport (BRU), 39 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Anderlecht, 26 km to the east.

Airports

  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 39 kmeast
  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 51 kmsoutheast
  • Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (ANR) Antwerp 57 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 26 kmeast
  • Brussels Population: 1M 28 kmeast
  • Schaarbeek Population: 132.8K 31 kmeast
  • Ghent Population: 265.1K 34 kmnorthwest
  • Leuven Population: 101K 53 kmeast

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

Day trips from Molenbeek

Within 100 km: 291 historic and cultural sites, 741 natural sites, 1,104 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km266 places

  • Mont de Rhodes Mountain 17 kmW
  • Muziekberg Mountain 23 kmW
  • Mont de Mainvault Mountain 23 kmSW
  • Vroenenbos Natural site 24 kmE

25–60 km768 places

  • Het Eiland Island 47 kmN
  • Kleine Weel Lake 57 kmN
  • Hofstademeer Lake 44 kmNE
  • Grote Weel Lake 57 kmN

60–100 km1,102 places

  • Knokke-Strand Beach 78 kmNW
  • Klein Strand Oostende Beach 88 kmNW
  • Île d'Androssart Island 92 kmSE
  • Putse Moer Lake 74 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Grimminge Village, Geraardsbergen
    0.7 km NW
  • Zandbergen Village, Geraardsbergen
    1.5 km N
  • Waarbeke Village, Geraardsbergen
    1.5 km SE
  • Idegem Village, Geraardsbergen
    2.7 km NW
  • Keringen Village, Geraardsbergen
    0.2 km SE
  • Nieuwenhove Village, Geraardsbergen
    2.4 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

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