Charleroi
City in Belgium: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Charleroi is a city in Belgium, in Wallonia. About 200,132 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Belgium in our atlas.
It lies at 50.41° N, 4.44° E, about 136 m (446 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Europe/Brussels time zone.
Location
Red dot: Charleroi. Green dots: other major cities of Belgium. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Charleroi has a temperate oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 23°C (74°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -1°C (31°F). Around 774 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
- Namur · 31 km
- Anderlecht · 48 km
- Brussels · 49 km
- Schaerbeek · 51 km
- Liège · 83 km
- Gent · 88 km
- Antwerp · 90 km
- Brugge · 124 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2800481 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q18290864 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.