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Natural site

Bois de Fraipont

Located in Liège Province, Wallonia Coordinates: 50°33′28″ N 5°45′34″ E

Map showing the location of Bois de Fraipont Bois de Fraipont
Location in Belgium
Elevation
288 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Pepinster
3.9 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Brussels · UTC+01:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LGG Liège Airport24 km
MST Maastricht Aachen Airport39 km

About Bois de Fraipont

Bois de Fraipont is a natural site. Location: Liège Province, Wallonia. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Liège Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Bois de Tancrémont and Ruisseau du Fond des Trois Bois.

Climate of Bois de Fraipont

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 85 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -1°)
Wettest month
July (90 mm)
Driest month
February (65 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 de Fraipont
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°5°9°12°17°19°22°22°18°13°8°5°
Average low (°C)-1°-1°2°3°7°10°12°12°10°6°2°1°
Precipitation (mm)766576687787908276758588

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bois de Fraipont

The nearest airport is Liège Airport (LGG), 24 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) (39 km). The nearest large city is Liège, 16 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Liège Airport (LGG) Grâce-Hollogne 24 kmwest
  • Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) Maastricht 39 kmnorth
  • Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) Charleroi 93 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Liège Population: 195.3K 16 kmnorthwest
  • Maastricht Population: 122.4K 33 kmnorth
  • Aachen Population: 265.2K 33 kmnortheast
  • Namur Population: 110.9K 64 kmwest
  • Leuven Population: 101K 83 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Bois de Fraipont

Within 100 km: 335 historic and cultural sites, 2,183 natural sites, 956 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km222 places

  • Île du Moulin Island 11 kmW
  • Île Monsin Island 14 kmNW
  • Île de Franche Garenne Island 17 kmN
  • Lac de la Gileppe Lake 17 kmE

25–60 km959 places

  • Lac d'Eupen Lake 25 kmE
  • Lac de Nisramont Lake 47 kmS
  • Lac de Robertville Lake 29 kmSE
  • Steinkopf Mountain 50 kmSE

60–100 km2,293 places

  • Île d'Androssart Island 78 kmSW
  • Grand Étang de Fosse Lake 79 kmW
  • Étang des Épioux Lake 95 kmS
  • Étang de Boiron Lake 88 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Pepinster Village, Arrondissement of Verviers
    3.9 km NE
  • Nessonvaux Village, Trooz
    2.4 km NW
  • Olne Village, Arrondissement of Verviers
    3.7 km N
  • Olne Village, Olne
    3.7 km N
  • Halinsart Village, Trooz
    1.2 km NW
  • Pepinster Town, Pepinster
    3.3 km E

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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