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Natural site

Bois de Pottelberg

Located in Hainaut Province, Wallonia Coordinates: 50°45′39″ N 3°41′44″ E

Map showing the location of Bois de Pottelberg Bois de Pottelberg
Location in Belgium
Elevation
139 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Flobecq
2.7 km E
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LIL Lille Airport47 km
BRU Brussels Airport58 km

About Bois de Pottelberg

Bois de Pottelberg is a natural site. Location: Hainaut Province, Wallonia. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Lille Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Bois de la Besoche and Brakelbos.

Climate of Bois de Pottelberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 80 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (80 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 Bois de Pottelberg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°9°13°17°20°22°22°18°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°8°11°12°12°10°7°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)645167516475695963758074

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bois de Pottelberg

The nearest airport is Lille Airport (LIL), 47 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ghent, 32 km to the north.

Airports

  • Lille Airport (LIL) Lesquin 47 kmsouthwest
  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 58 kmeast
  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 63 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Ghent Population: 265.1K 32 kmnorth
  • Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 44 kmeast
  • Brussels Population: 1M 47 kmeast
  • Lille Population: 238.7K 47 kmwest
  • Schaarbeek Population: 132.8K 50 kmeast

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

Day trips from Bois de Pottelberg

Within 100 km: 279 historic and cultural sites, 642 natural sites, 957 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km200 places

  • Mont de Rhodes Mountain 2 kmE
  • Muziekberg Mountain 5 kmW
  • Mont de Mainvault Mountain 11 kmS
  • Kruiken Berg Mountain 7 kmW

25–60 km702 places

  • Het Eiland Island 54 kmN
  • Lac des Herbieres Lake 34 kmS
  • Les marais d'HArchies Lake 33 kmS
  • Mont Panisel Mountain 41 kmSE

60–100 km976 places

  • Knokke-Strand Beach 72 kmNW
  • Klein Strand Oostende Beach 76 kmNW
  • Putse Moer Lake 86 kmNE
  • Étang de Virelles Lake 89 kmSE

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