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District

West Flanders Province

Located in Flemish Region, Belgium Coordinates: 51°00′00″ N 3°00′00″ E

West Flanders Province
Kortrijk · Prosper de la Barrière dit Le Chevalier de la Barrière ; Jan Baptiste de Jonghe & Éditions Dewasme · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Population
1,226,375
1.2M
Elevation
9 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
Places inside
191
listed under West Flanders Province
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
OST Ostend-Bruges International Airport24 km
LIL Lille Airport49 km

About West Flanders Province

West Flanders Province is a district. Location: Flemish Region, Belgium. Population: 1,226,375. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ostend-Bruges International Airport (24 km).

Climate of West Flanders Province

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 82 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (82 mm)
Driest month
February (44 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 West Flanders Province
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°10°13°17°20°22°23°19°15°10°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°4°8°11°13°13°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)624458485870665472768271

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to West Flanders Province

The nearest airport is Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST), 24 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bruges, 28 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST) Oostende 24 kmnorth
  • Lille Airport (LIL) Lesquin 49 kmsouth
  • Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (ANR) Antwerp 105 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Bruges Population: 118.5K 28 kmnortheast
  • Lille Population: 238.7K 41 kmsouth
  • Ghent Population: 265.1K 51 kmeast
  • Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 94 kmeast
  • Brussels Population: 1M 96 kmeast

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

Day trips from West Flanders Province

Within 100 km: 185 historic and cultural sites, 219 natural sites, 640 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km122 places

  • Blankaart Lake 10 kmW
  • Wijnendaelebos Natural site 9 kmN
  • Vagevuurbos Natural site 25 kmNE
  • Tillegembos Natural site 24 kmNE

25–60 km293 places

  • Knokke-Strand Beach 44 kmNE
  • Klein Strand Oostende Beach 27 kmN
  • Rode Berg Mountain 30 kmSW
  • Mont de Rhodes Mountain 57 kmSE

60–100 km629 places

  • Het Eiland Island 71 kmE
  • Kleine Weel Lake 89 kmE
  • Grote Weel Lake 89 kmE
  • Grote Geule Lake 88 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in West Flanders Province

191 places

Mountains & nature1

Lakes, rivers & coasts10

Nature and heritage in West Flanders Province

Sources & licences

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