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Ploegsteert

Located in Comines-Warneton, Arrondissement de Mouscron Coordinates: 50°43′36″ N 2°52′49″ E

Map showing the location of Ploegsteert Ploegsteert
Location in Belgium
Population
4,352
4.4K
Elevation
19 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LIL Lille Airport24 km
OST Ostend-Bruges International Airport53 km

About Ploegsteert

Ploegsteert is a village. Location: Comines-Warneton, Arrondissement de Mouscron. Population: 4,352. Elevation: 19 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Lille Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Bois de Ploegsteert and Ruisseau des Rabèques.

Climate of Ploegsteert

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 76 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (76 mm)
Driest month
February (42 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 Ploegsteert
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°10°13°17°20°22°22°19°15°10°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°4°8°11°13°13°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)584256485966625268697666

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Ploegsteert

The nearest airport is Lille Airport (LIL), 24 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lille, 16 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Lille Airport (LIL) Lesquin 24 kmsoutheast
  • Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST) Oostende 53 kmnorth
  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 115 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Lille Population: 238.7K 16 kmsoutheast
  • Bruges Population: 118.5K 59 kmnortheast
  • Ghent Population: 265.1K 69 kmnortheast
  • Amiens Population: 143.1K 101 kmsouthwest
  • Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 102 kmeast

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

Day trips from Ploegsteert

Within 100 km: 163 historic and cultural sites, 246 natural sites, 596 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km103 places

  • Rode Berg Mountain 11 kmNW
  • Kemmelberg Mountain 8 kmNW
  • Polygoon van Zonnebeke Natural site 16 kmNE
  • Bois de Ploegsteert Natural site 2 kmNE

25–60 km300 places

  • Klein Strand Oostende Beach 57 kmN
  • Blankaart Lake 29 kmN
  • Mont de Rhodes Mountain 60 kmE
  • Muziekberg Mountain 53 kmE

60–100 km602 places

  • Plage Saint-Gabriel Beach 93 kmW
  • Knokke-Strand Beach 76 kmN
  • Het Eiland Island 93 kmNE
  • Lac des Herbieres Lake 71 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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