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Village

Mouscron

Located in Arrondissement de Mouscron, Hainaut Province Coordinates: 50°44′00″ N 3°13′00″ E

Map showing the location of Mouscron Mouscron
Location in Belgium
Population
55,202
55.2K
Elevation
40 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
Places inside
6
listed under Mouscron
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LIL Lille Airport20 km
OST Ostend-Bruges International Airport57 km

About Mouscron

Mouscron is a village. Location: Arrondissement de Mouscron, Hainaut Province. Population: 55,202. Elevation: 40 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Lille Airport (20 km). Nearby sights include Fabriekbeek and Bellegem Bos.

Climate of Mouscron

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 78 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (78 mm)
Driest month
February (45 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 Mouscron
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°7°10°13°18°20°23°23°19°15°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°4°8°11°13°13°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)614561486170665468727870

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Mouscron

The nearest airport is Lille Airport (LIL), 20 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lille, 16 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Lille Airport (LIL) Lesquin 20 kmsouthwest
  • Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST) Oostende 57 kmnorthwest
  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 91 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Lille Population: 238.7K 16 kmsouthwest
  • Ghent Population: 265.1K 50 kmnortheast
  • Bruges Population: 118.5K 53 kmnorth
  • Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 78 kmeast
  • Brussels Population: 1M 81 kmeast

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

Day trips from Mouscron

Within 100 km: 232 historic and cultural sites, 351 natural sites, 729 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km123 places

  • Mont de la Justice Mountain 25 kmSE
  • Hotond Berg Mountain 25 kmE
  • Mont de l'Enclus Mountain 20 kmE
  • Spitaalsbossen Natural site 22 kmNE

25–60 km486 places

  • Klein Strand Oostende Beach 60 kmN
  • Blankaart Lake 38 kmNW
  • Lac des Herbieres Lake 51 kmSE
  • Les marais d'HArchies Lake 45 kmSE

60–100 km703 places

  • Knokke-Strand Beach 69 kmN
  • Het Eiland Island 74 kmNE
  • Étang du Moulin Lake 99 kmSE
  • Kleine Weel Lake 91 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Mouscron

6 places
  1. 1 Mouscron 52.1K
  2. 2 Herseaux 9K
  3. 3 Dottignies 8.3K
  4. 4 Luingne 4.8K

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

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