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Municipality

Arrondissement of Ath

Located in Hainaut Province, Wallonia Coordinates: 50°38′20″ N 3°44′53″ E

Map showing the location of Arrondissement of Ath Arrondissement of Ath
Location in Belgium
Population
86,719
86.7K
Elevation
46 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
Places inside
8
listed under Arrondissement of Ath
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LIL Lille Airport46 km
CRL Brussels South Charleroi Airport54 km

About Arrondissement of Ath

Arrondissement of Ath is a municipality. Location: Hainaut Province, Wallonia. Population: 86,719. Elevation: 46 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Lille Airport (46 km). Nearby sights include La Blanche and Bois du roi.

Climate of Arrondissement of Ath

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 76 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (76 mm)
Driest month
February (51 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 Arrondissement of Ath
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°12°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)625168516473685858727671

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Arrondissement of Ath

The nearest airport is Lille Airport (LIL), 46 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Anderlecht, 46 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Lille Airport (LIL) Lesquin 46 kmwest
  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 54 kmeast
  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 60 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 46 kmnortheast
  • Ghent Population: 265.1K 46 kmnorth
  • Brussels Population: 1M 48 kmnortheast
  • Lille Population: 238.7K 49 kmwest
  • Schaarbeek Population: 132.8K 51 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Arrondissement of Ath

Within 100 km: 287 historic and cultural sites, 683 natural sites, 962 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km217 places

  • Lac des Herbieres Lake 20 kmS
  • Les marais d'HArchies Lake 20 kmS
  • Mont de Rhodes Mountain 14 kmN
  • Muziekberg Mountain 15 kmNW

25–60 km660 places

  • Mont Panisel Mountain 28 kmSE
  • Terril de l'Héribus Mountain 27 kmSE
  • Korenberg Mountain 57 kmNE
  • Mont de la Justice Mountain 25 kmSW

60–100 km1,055 places

  • Knokke-Strand Beach 86 kmN
  • Klein Strand Oostende Beach 88 kmNW
  • Het Eiland Island 66 kmN
  • Île d'Androssart Island 92 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Arrondissement of Ath and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Arrondissement of Ath Leuven Namur Bruges
Population 86.7K 101K 110.9K 118.5K
Elevation 46 m 28 m 88 m 13 m
Summer day (hottest month) 23° 23° 23° 22°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° 1° 0° 1°
Annual rainfall 772 mm 765 mm 813 mm 783 mm
Best months Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Aug Jun–Sep
Distance — 72 km 82 km 73 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Arrondissement of Ath

8 places
  1. 7 Brugelette 3.7K
  2. 8 Flobecq 3.4K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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