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Geonivora
Natural site

Bois du roi

Located in Hainaut Province, Wallonia Coordinates: 50°36′27″ N 3°46′04″ E

Map showing the location of Bois du roi Bois du roi
Location in Belgium
Elevation
62 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Arrondissement of Ath
3.8 km N
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LIL Lille Airport47 km
CRL Brussels South Charleroi Airport52 km

About Bois du roi

Bois du roi is a natural site. Location: Hainaut Province, Wallonia. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Lille Airport (47 km). Nearby sights include Bois du Jardin and Petite Hunelle.

Climate of Bois du roi

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 roi
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 roi

The nearest airport is Lille Airport (LIL), 47 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Anderlecht, 46 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Lille Airport (LIL) Lesquin 47 kmwest
  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 52 kmeast
  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 60 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 46 kmnortheast
  • Brussels Population: 1M 49 kmnortheast
  • Ghent Population: 265.1K 49 kmnorth
  • Lille Population: 238.7K 51 kmwest
  • Schaarbeek Population: 132.8K 52 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Bois du roi

Within 100 km: 291 historic and cultural sites, 688 natural sites, 960 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km218 places

  • Lac des Herbieres Lake 16 kmS
  • Les marais d'HArchies Lake 17 kmS
  • Mont de Rhodes Mountain 18 kmN
  • Muziekberg Mountain 18 kmNW

25–60 km661 places

  • Korenberg Mountain 58 kmNE
  • Mont de la Justice Mountain 26 kmW
  • Bois de Wauhu Natural site 36 kmSE
  • Warande Bos Natural site 47 kmN

60–100 km1,060 places

  • Knokke-Strand Beach 90 kmN
  • Klein Strand Oostende Beach 92 kmNW
  • Het Eiland Island 69 kmN
  • Île d'Androssart Island 89 kmSE

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