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Village

Hoogbos

Located in Hainaut Province, Wallonia Coordinates: 50°47′00″ N 3°46′00″ E

Map showing the location of Hoogbos Hoogbos
Location in Belgium
Elevation
71 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
BRU Brussels Airport52 km
LIL Lille Airport53 km

About Hoogbos

Hoogbos is a village. Location: Hainaut Province, Wallonia. Elevation: 71 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Brussels Airport (52 km). Nearby sights include Bois de la Louvière and Verrebeke.

Climate of Hoogbos

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 80 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (80 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 Hoogbos
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°10°13°18°20°23°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)1°0°3°4°8°11°13°13°10°7°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)645167516475695963758074

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Hoogbos

The nearest airport is Brussels Airport (BRU), 52 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ghent, 30 km to the north.

Airports

  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 52 kmeast
  • Lille Airport (LIL) Lesquin 53 kmsouthwest
  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 61 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Ghent Population: 265.1K 30 kmnorth
  • Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 39 kmeast
  • Brussels Population: 1M 42 kmeast
  • Schaarbeek Population: 132.8K 44 kmeast
  • Lille Population: 238.7K 53 kmwest

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

Day trips from Hoogbos

Within 100 km: 277 historic and cultural sites, 669 natural sites, 996 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km218 places

  • Mont de Rhodes Mountain 3 kmSW
  • Muziekberg Mountain 10 kmW
  • Mont de Mainvault Mountain 15 kmS
  • Kruiken Berg Mountain 12 kmW

25–60 km733 places

  • Het Eiland Island 50 kmN
  • Hofstademeer Lake 57 kmNE
  • Lac des Herbieres Lake 36 kmS
  • Les marais d'HArchies Lake 36 kmS

60–100 km991 places

  • Knokke-Strand Beach 72 kmNW
  • Klein Strand Oostende Beach 78 kmNW
  • Putse Moer Lake 81 kmNE
  • Étang de Virelles Lake 89 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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