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Natural site

Bois du Bu

Located in Hainaut Province, Wallonia Coordinates: 50°36′30″ N 3°41′27″ E

Map showing the location of Bois du Bu Bois du Bu
Location in Belgium
Elevation
63 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ligne
1.8 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LIL Lille Airport42 km
CRL Brussels South Charleroi Airport57 km

About Bois du Bu

Bois du Bu is a natural site. Location: Hainaut Province, Wallonia. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Lille Airport (42 km). Nearby sights include Ruisseau de Chapelle-à-Oie and Ruisseau de Fontaine Saint-Pierre.

Climate of Bois du Bu

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 du Bu
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°10°13°18°20°23°23°19°14°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°0°3°4°8°11°13°12°10°7°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)625168516473685858727671

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bois du Bu

The nearest airport is Lille Airport (LIL), 42 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Lille, 45 km to the west.

Airports

  • Lille Airport (LIL) Lesquin 42 kmwest
  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 57 kmeast
  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 65 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Lille Population: 238.7K 45 kmwest
  • Ghent Population: 265.1K 49 kmnorth
  • Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 51 kmnortheast
  • Brussels Population: 1M 54 kmnortheast
  • Schaarbeek Population: 132.8K 56 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Bois du Bu

Within 100 km: 285 historic and cultural sites, 653 natural sites, 935 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km191 places

  • Lac des Herbieres Lake 18 kmSE
  • Les marais d'HArchies Lake 16 kmS
  • Mont de Rhodes Mountain 18 kmN
  • Muziekberg Mountain 16 kmN

25–60 km636 places

  • Mont Panisel Mountain 28 kmSE
  • Terril de l'Héribus Mountain 26 kmSE
  • Bois de Wauhu Natural site 40 kmSE
  • Warande Bos Natural site 46 kmN

60–100 km1,046 places

  • Knokke-Strand Beach 88 kmN
  • Klein Strand Oostende Beach 88 kmNW
  • Het Eiland Island 70 kmN
  • Île d'Androssart Island 94 kmSE

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