Anderlecht
City in Belgium: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Town hall of Anderlecht (DSC 2233): Trougnouf (Benoit Brummer), CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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Overview
Anderlecht is a city in Belgium, in Brussels Capital. About 160,553 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Belgium in our atlas.
It lies at 50.84° N, 4.31° E, about 27 m (89 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Brussels time zone.
Location
Red dot: Anderlecht. Green dots: other major cities of Belgium. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Anderlecht has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 24°C (74°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 0°C (32°F). Around 763 mm (30 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, spread fairly evenly through the year.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in BelgiumNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Brussels · 3 km
- Schaerbeek · 6 km
- Antwerp · 43 km
- Charleroi · 48 km
- Gent · 48 km
- Namur · 56 km
- Brugge · 87 km
- Liège · 91 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2803201 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q12886 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Town hall of Anderlecht (DSC 2233): Trougnouf (Benoit Brummer), CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)