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Mountain

Voortberg

Located in Hainaut Province, Wallonia Coordinates: 51°01′00″ N 4°58′00″ E

Map showing the location of Voortberg Voortberg
Location in Belgium
Elevation
17 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
0.9 km SE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
BRU Brussels Airport36 km
ANR Antwerp International Airport (Deurne)40 km

About Voortberg

Voortberg is a mountain. Location: Hainaut Province, Wallonia. Elevation: 17 m. The best months to visit are June–September. The nearest airport is Brussels Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Averbode Bos and Weefberg.

Climate of Voortberg

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 9° · Night 4° · Rain 73 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
June (74 mm)
Driest month
April (49 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 Voortberg
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°10°14°19°21°23°23°19°15°9°7°
Average low (°C)1°1°3°5°9°12°14°13°11°8°4°2°
Precipitation (mm)645163496274726463697373

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Voortberg

The nearest airport is Brussels Airport (BRU), 36 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Leuven, 24 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Brussels Airport (BRU) Zaventem 36 kmwest
  • Antwerp International Airport (Deurne) (ANR) Antwerp 40 kmnorthwest
  • Liège Airport (LGG) Grâce-Hollogne 54 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Leuven Population: 101K 24 kmsouthwest
  • Schaarbeek Population: 132.8K 45 kmwest
  • Antwerp Population: 529.2K 46 kmnorthwest
  • Brussels Population: 1M 47 kmsouthwest
  • Anderlecht Population: 160.6K 50 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Voortberg

Within 100 km: 278 historic and cultural sites, 932 natural sites, 1,042 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km258 places

  • Vijvers van Bellefroid Lake 22 kmSW
  • Wijngaardberg Mountain 16 kmSW
  • Wetsberg Mountain 9 kmNE
  • Weefberg Mountain 2 kmN

25–60 km739 places

  • Putse Moer Lake 55 kmNW
  • Stappensven Lake 57 kmNW
  • Hofstademeer Lake 32 kmW
  • Groot Gat Lake 58 kmNW

60–100 km1,255 places

  • IJsselmonde Island 100 kmN
  • Île du Moulin Island 67 kmSE
  • Île Monsin Island 62 kmSE
  • Het Eiland Island 75 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Scherpenheuvel-Zichem Village, Arrondissement of Leuven
    0.9 km SE
  • Testelt Village, Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
    1.2 km SW
  • Zand Village, Hainaut Province
    <0.1 km N
  • Voort Village, Hainaut Province
    0.6 km NW
  • Averbode Village, Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
    1.7 km NE
  • Messelbroek Village, Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
    3.2 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Averbode Bos Natural site, Flemish Region
    1.7 km N
  • Weefberg Mountain, Hainaut Province
    1.9 km N
  • Groefbos Natural site, Flemish Region
    3.5 km W
  • Waaiberg Natural site, Flemish Brabant Province
    3.5 km SW
  • Wijngaardberg Natural site, Flemish Brabant Province
    3.7 km SW
  • Kalenberg Mountain, Diest
    4 km SE
  • Uilenkoploop River, Flemish Region
    3 km NE
  • Hulpe River, Flemish Region
    1.9 km S

Sources & licences

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