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River

Point du Jour

Located in Hainaut Province, Wallonia Coordinates: 50°36′28″ N 4°11′25″ E

Map showing the location of Point du Jour Point du Jour
Location in Belgium
Elevation
113 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Braine-le-Comte
3.3 km W
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
CRL Brussels South Charleroi Airport25 km
BRU Brussels Airport39 km

About Point du Jour

Point du Jour is a river. Location: Hainaut Province, Wallonia. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Brussels South Charleroi Airport (25 km). Nearby sights include Bois de la Houssière and Servoir.

Climate of Point du Jour

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 3° · Rain 77 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
November (77 mm)
Driest month
February (54 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 Point du Jour
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°10°13°18°20°22°23°19°14°9°6°
Average low (°C)1°0°3°4°8°11°13°13°10°7°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)675470556876686161697775

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Point du Jour

The nearest airport is Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL), 25 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Anderlecht, 27 km to the north.

Airports

  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 25 kmsoutheast
  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 39 kmnortheast
  • Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (ANR) Antwerp 68 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 27 kmnorth
  • Charleroi Population: 200.1K 28 kmsoutheast
  • Brussels Population: 1M 29 kmnorth
  • Schaarbeek Population: 132.8K 32 kmnortheast
  • Leuven Population: 101K 47 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Point du Jour

Within 100 km: 309 historic and cultural sites, 1,002 natural sites, 1,113 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km228 places

  • Mont Panisel Mountain 24 kmSW
  • Vroenenbos Natural site 14 kmNE
  • Bois des Vallées Natural site 20 kmS
  • Bois de la Tombe Natural site 24 kmE

25–60 km931 places

  • Étang du Moulin Lake 52 kmS
  • Hofstademeer Lake 48 kmNE
  • Grand Étang de Fosse Lake 44 kmSE
  • Vijvers van Bellefroid Lake 49 kmNE

60–100 km1,265 places

  • Île du Moulin Island 100 kmE
  • Het Eiland Island 70 kmN
  • Île d'Androssart Island 66 kmSE
  • Putse Moer Lake 88 kmN

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