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Flanders · BelgiumSummit weather, forecast and climate

Ekelenberg

25 m
Elevation25 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation1.6 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul24°average high
51.01° N, 5.03° EElevation 25 mUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit25 m
  • Mid-mountain10 m
  • Valley0 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Ekelenberg in brief

Ekelenberg rises to 25 m, Flanders, Belgium.

At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 24°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Molenstede, 1.4 km to the SW at 19 m.

Facts

Elevation
25 m · 82 ft
Region
Flanders
Country
Belgium
Coordinates
51.0117, 5.0290
Nearest airport
Brussels Airport (BRU) · 40 km
iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Ekelenberg by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
-5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°6°1°Jan7°1°Feb11°3°Mar16°5°Apr19°9°May22°12°Jun24°14°Jul24°13°Aug20°11°Sep16°7°Oct10°4°Nov7°2°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Ekelenberg by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high6°7°11°16°19°22°24°24°20°16°10°7°
Average low1°1°3°5°9°12°14°13°11°7°4°2°
Precipitation71 mm57 mm69 mm47 mm66 mm72 mm73 mm71 mm62 mm71 mm72 mm76 mm
Cloud cover52%49%47%42%42%41%37%36%42%46%51%55%
Daylight8h 2410h 0211h 4913h 4915h 3216h 3116h 0714h 3612h 4110h 468h 587h 57
Month score293439697776777878613127

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level600 m650 m1,100 m1,600 m2,200 m2,650 m2,950 m2,900 m2,400 m1,800 m1,150 m700 m
Summitabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Ekelenberg in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Belgium
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Speelberg82 m–21 km SW24°
Rijnrodeberg65 m–8.3 km S24°
Kauwberg59 m–1.6 km S24°
Beninksberg59 m–17 km SW24°
Luienberg39 m–6.2 km S24°
Hollandse Berg35 m–7.0 km E24°
Kaaienberg33 m–17 km E25°
Wetsberg32 m–7.0 km N24°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

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Molenstede

Flanders · 1.4 km SW
16°Oct high
13wet days
51score
Molenstede
Diest
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Diest

Flanders · 2.9 km SE
16°Oct high
13wet days
50score
Diest
Zichem
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Zichem

Flanders · 3.4 km W
15°Oct high
13wet days
49score
Zichem
Kaggevinne
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Kaggevinne

Flanders · 3.5 km S
15°Oct high
13wet days
49score
Kaggevinne
Around here

Molenstede and around

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Molenstede

Flanders · Belgium
May–Jun · Sepbest months
24°July high
19 maltitude
Molenstede

Nature

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9.4 km SE

Gete

River
Gete
Schulensmeer
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11 km SE

Schulensmeer

Lake · 18 m
Schulensmeer
Melsterbeek
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12 km SE

Melsterbeek

River · 22 m
Melsterbeek

Mountains

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20 km SW

Speelberg

82 m
Speelberg
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30 km SE

Saffraanberg

81 m
Saffraanberg
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28 km SW

Gasthuisberg

78 m
Gasthuisberg

Heritage

Heilig Kind Jezuskerk
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2.8 km S

Heilig Kind Jezuskerk

beschermd monument · 1922
Heilig Kind Jezuskerk
Grote Molen, Zichem
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2.0 km W

Grote Molen, Zichem

beschermd monument · 1758
Grote Molen, Zichem
Maagdentoren
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1.5 km W

Maagdentoren

beschermd monument
Maagdentoren

Museums

Stadsmuseum De Hofstadt
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3.4 km SE

Stadsmuseum De Hofstadt

Stadsmuseum De Hofstadt
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1.8 km NW

Museum Huize Ernest Claes

Museum Huize Ernest Claes
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3.2 km SE

Pegasus Museum van de Belgische Parachutisten

Pegasus Museum van de Belgische Parachutisten