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Natural site

Bois de Presles

Located in Hainaut Province, Wallonia Coordinates: 50°23′00″ N 4°36′00″ E

Map showing the location of Bois de Presles Bois de Presles
Location in Belgium
Elevation
157 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Sart-Eustache
0.9 km S
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CRL Brussels South Charleroi Airport13 km
BRU Brussels Airport58 km

About Bois de Presles

Bois de Presles is a natural site. Location: Hainaut Province, Wallonia. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Brussels South Charleroi Airport (13 km). Nearby sights include Bois du Roi and Bois de Châtelet.

Climate of Bois de Presles

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 74 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
June (79 mm)
Driest month
February (54 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 Presles
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°13°18°20°23°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°8°11°13°13°10°7°3°1°
Precipitation (mm)655467577079706461687474

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bois de Presles

The nearest airport is Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL), 13 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Charleroi, 11 km to the west.

Airports

  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 13 kmnorthwest
  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 58 kmnorth
  • Liège Airport (LGG) Grâce-Hollogne 66 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Charleroi Population: 200.1K 11 kmwest
  • Namur Population: 110.9K 21 kmnortheast
  • Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 54 kmnorth
  • Brussels Population: 1M 55 kmnorth
  • Leuven Population: 101K 56 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Bois de Presles

Within 100 km: 253 historic and cultural sites, 1,308 natural sites, 1,107 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km210 places

  • Grand Étang de Fosse Lake 6 kmE
  • Lac de l'Eau d'Heure Lake 25 kmSW
  • Bois de Weillen Natural site 21 kmSE
  • Bois Wanchalle Natural site 24 kmE

25–60 km987 places

  • Île d'Androssart Island 28 kmSE
  • Étang de Virelles Lake 39 kmSW
  • Étang de Séloignes Lake 47 kmSW
  • Étang d'Oise Lake 49 kmSW

60–100 km1,471 places

  • Île du Moulin Island 74 kmE
  • Île Monsin Island 80 kmNE
  • Île de Franche Garenne Island 84 kmNE
  • Hofstademeer Lake 67 kmN

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