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Natural site

Bois del Gouffe

Located in Hainaut Province, Wallonia Coordinates: 50°43′00″ N 3°53′00″ E

Map showing the location of Bois del Gouffe Bois del Gouffe
Location in Belgium
Elevation
57 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Lessines
3.6 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRU Brussels Airport47 km
CRL Brussels South Charleroi Airport50 km

About Bois del Gouffe

Bois del Gouffe is a natural site. Location: Hainaut Province, Wallonia. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Brussels Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Grand Bois d'Acren and Bois de Lessines.

Climate of Bois del Gouffe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 77 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (77 mm)
Driest month
February (50 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 del Gouffe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°10°13°18°20°23°23°19°15°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°3°4°8°11°13°13°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)635066516474685961737773

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bois del Gouffe

The nearest airport is Brussels Airport (BRU), 47 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Anderlecht, 33 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 47 kmnortheast
  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 50 kmsoutheast
  • Lille Airport (LIL) Lesquin 58 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 33 kmnortheast
  • Brussels Population: 1M 36 kmnortheast
  • Schaarbeek Population: 132.8K 39 kmnortheast
  • Ghent Population: 265.1K 39 kmnorth
  • Charleroi Population: 200.1K 52 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Bois del Gouffe

Within 100 km: 297 historic and cultural sites, 721 natural sites, 1,067 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km253 places

  • Mont de Rhodes Mountain 13 kmNW
  • Muziekberg Mountain 18 kmW
  • Mont de Mainvault Mountain 14 kmSW
  • Kruiken Berg Mountain 20 kmW

25–60 km746 places

  • Het Eiland Island 56 kmN
  • Hofstademeer Lake 53 kmNE
  • Lac des Herbieres Lake 29 kmS
  • Les marais d'HArchies Lake 32 kmSW

60–100 km1,086 places

  • Knokke-Strand Beach 82 kmNW
  • Klein Strand Oostende Beach 89 kmNW
  • Île d'Androssart Island 90 kmSE
  • Putse Moer Lake 84 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Lessines Village, Arrondissement de Soignies
    3.6 km W
  • Deux-Acren Village, Lessines
    2.6 km NW
  • Bever Village, Arrondissement Halle-Vilvoorde
    3.5 km E
  • Ollignies Village, Lessines
    3.5 km SW
  • Bois d'Acren Village, Hainaut Province
    2 km E
  • Viane Village, Geraardsbergen
    4.1 km NE

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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