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Marais

Located in Silly, Arrondissement de Soignies Coordinates: 50°38′31″ N 3°56′10″ E

Map showing the location of Marais Marais
Location in Belgium
Elevation
67 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CRL Brussels South Charleroi Airport42 km
BRU Brussels Airport48 km

About Marais

Marais is a village. Location: Silly, Arrondissement de Soignies. Elevation: 67 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Brussels South Charleroi Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Bois de Silly and Bois de Ligne.

Climate of Marais

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 77 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (77 mm)
Driest month
February (52 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 Marais
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°10°13°18°20°23°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)1°0°3°4°8°11°12°12°10°7°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)645268536574685959727773

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Marais

The nearest airport is Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL), 42 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Anderlecht, 34 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 42 kmsoutheast
  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 48 kmnortheast
  • Lille Airport (LIL) Lesquin 60 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 34 kmnortheast
  • Brussels Population: 1M 37 kmnortheast
  • Schaarbeek Population: 132.8K 40 kmnortheast
  • Charleroi Population: 200.1K 44 kmsoutheast
  • Ghent Population: 265.1K 48 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Marais

Within 100 km: 304 historic and cultural sites, 773 natural sites, 1,075 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km265 places

  • Lac des Herbieres Lake 23 kmSW
  • Mont de Rhodes Mountain 20 kmNW
  • Muziekberg Mountain 25 kmNW
  • Mont Panisel Mountain 23 kmS

25–60 km718 places

  • Hofstademeer Lake 56 kmNE
  • Les marais d'HArchies Lake 27 kmSW
  • Lac de l'Eau d'Heure Lake 58 kmSE
  • Lac de la Plate Taille Lake 59 kmSE

60–100 km1,169 places

  • Knokke-Strand Beach 91 kmNW
  • Klein Strand Oostende Beach 97 kmNW
  • Het Eiland Island 64 kmN
  • Île d'Androssart Island 82 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

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