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Natural site

Bois de Soleilmont

Located in Hainaut Province, Wallonia Coordinates: 50°26′39″ N 4°30′22″ E

Map showing the location of Bois de Soleilmont Bois de Soleilmont
Location in Belgium
Elevation
157 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Farciennes
3.1 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CRL Brussels South Charleroi Airport4 km
BRU Brussels Airport51 km

About Bois de Soleilmont

Bois de Soleilmont is a natural site. Location: Hainaut Province, Wallonia. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Brussels South Charleroi Airport (4 km). Nearby sights include Gominroux and Bois du Moniat.

Climate of Bois de Soleilmont

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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Bois de Soleilmont
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 Soleilmont

The nearest airport is Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL), 4 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Charleroi, 6 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 4 kmnorthwest
  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 51 kmnorth
  • Liège Airport (LGG) Grâce-Hollogne 70 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Charleroi Population: 200.1K 6 kmsouthwest
  • Namur Population: 110.9K 26 kmeast
  • Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 46 kmnorth
  • Brussels Population: 1M 47 kmnorth
  • Schaarbeek Population: 132.8K 48 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Bois de Soleilmont

Within 100 km: 268 historic and cultural sites, 1,246 natural sites, 1,123 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km182 places

  • Grand Étang de Fosse Lake 15 kmSE
  • Bois de la Ville Natural site 13 kmE
  • Bois des Vieilles Ferrières Natural site 17 kmNE
  • Bois de Vantelle Natural site 7 kmSE

25–60 km1,040 places

  • Île d'Androssart Island 37 kmSE
  • Étang de Virelles Lake 43 kmS
  • Étang de Séloignes Lake 50 kmS
  • Étang d'Oise Lake 53 kmS

60–100 km1,415 places

  • Île du Moulin Island 79 kmE
  • Île Monsin Island 84 kmE
  • Het Eiland Island 94 kmNW
  • Île de Franche Garenne Island 88 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Farciennes Village, Arrondissement de Charleroi
    3.1 km SE
  • Pironchamps Village, Farciennes
    1.7 km SE
  • Gilly Town, Charleroi
    2.9 km SW
  • Charleroi Village, Arrondissement de Charleroi
    5.5 km SW
  • Ransart Town, Charleroi
    2.9 km NW
  • Farciennes Town, Farciennes
    3 km SE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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