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Natural site

Bois d'Houtaing

Located in Hainaut Province, Wallonia Coordinates: 50°38′58″ N 3°40′20″ E

Map showing the location of Bois d'Houtaing Bois d'Houtaing
Location in Belgium
Elevation
98 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Houtaing
1.5 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LIL Lille Airport41 km
CRL Brussels South Charleroi Airport60 km

About Bois d'Houtaing

Bois d'Houtaing is a natural site. Location: Hainaut Province, Wallonia. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Lille Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Bois du Carmois and Bois de Régnémont.

Climate of Bois d'Houtaing

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 76 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
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 Bois d'Houtaing
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°13°17°20°22°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°4°8°10°12°12°10°7°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)625168516473685858727671

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bois d'Houtaing

The nearest airport is Lille Airport (LIL), 41 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lille, 44 km to the west.

Airports

  • Lille Airport (LIL) Lesquin 41 kmwest
  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 60 kmeast
  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 64 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lille Population: 238.7K 44 kmwest
  • Ghent Population: 265.1K 45 kmnorth
  • Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 50 kmnortheast
  • Brussels Population: 1M 53 kmnortheast
  • Schaarbeek Population: 132.8K 55 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Bois d'Houtaing

Within 100 km: 284 historic and cultural sites, 648 natural sites, 931 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km201 places

  • Lac des Herbieres Lake 23 kmS
  • Les marais d'HArchies Lake 21 kmS
  • Mont de Rhodes Mountain 14 kmN
  • Muziekberg Mountain 12 kmN

25–60 km646 places

  • Mont Panisel Mountain 32 kmSE
  • Terril de l'Héribus Mountain 31 kmSE
  • Bois de Wauhu Natural site 44 kmSE
  • Warande Bos Natural site 41 kmN

60–100 km1,016 places

  • Knokke-Strand Beach 83 kmN
  • Klein Strand Oostende Beach 84 kmNW
  • Het Eiland Island 66 kmN
  • Île d'Androssart Island 97 kmSE

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