Marchienne-au-Pont in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Marchienne-au-Pont sees average daytime highs around 6°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 205 mm of precipitation over about 38 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the 2nd-wettest season.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 6°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels dry.

Winter is Marchienne-au-Pont's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Marchienne-au-Pont's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
6°C
coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low
1°C
Precipitation
205 mm
38 wet days
Avg wind
17 km/h
Travel score
0.3
weakest season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Marchienne-au-Pont in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 6°C.

A typical winter day in Marchienne-au-Pont reaches about 6°C and drops to 1°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Marchienne-au-Pont

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 90 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
90
wind chill below the day's low

The story in winter is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Marchienne-au-Pont weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 6612.71.88.30.1
Feb / 6111.62.69.70.5
Mar10° / 6012.31.211.52.1
Apr14° / 5311.70.113.53.8
May17° / 6512.8015.25.1
Jun20° / 12°6912.1016.15.8
Jul22° / 14°7312.5015.86.3
Aug22° / 13°7612.2014.36.3
Sep19° / 11°5710.7012.45.7
Oct14° / 6111.5010.53.9
Nov / 6411.90.68.81.7
Dec / 7913.51.97.90.4

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitationSnow

Marchienne-au-Pont gets around 205 mm of rain and snow over 38 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 17 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 06 min in early December to 10 h 30 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMDecJanFeb

Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 1.0 kWh/m².

00.511.522.5DecJanFeb
Planning a trip in winter

Is winter a good time to visit Marchienne-au-Pont?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

0.3
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Marchienne-au-Pont.

What to pack for Marchienne-au-Pont in Winter

From winter's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In winter, Marchienne-au-Pont sees daytime highs around 6°C and nights near 1°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat and rain gear. About 38 days see rain.

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UV index in Marchienne-au-Pont in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Marchienne-au-Pont peaks around July 13 at about 7 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 13UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May6High
Jun7High
Jul7High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Marchienne-au-Pont in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Marchienne-au-Pont is worst in April — around 18 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodApr 1217 µg/m³Dec 1111 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan13Moderate
Feb13Moderate
Mar17Moderate
Apr18Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep13Moderate
Oct12Good
Nov11Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Marchienne-au-Pont?

Marchienne-au-Pont sits at 50.4°N, 4.4°E, 109 m above sea level, in Belgium. The nearest listed city is Charleroi, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Marchienne-au-Pont

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Marchienne-au-Pont.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Marchienne-au-Pont has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 146 m around an average of 131 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 215 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 698 m.

The land around Marchienne-au-Pont is covered by trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, cropland (37%) and trees (33%) within 16 km, and trees (35%), cropland (34%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
146 m
16 km
215 m
80 km
698 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Winter weather nearby: Charleroi 4.0 km · Marcinelle 4.0 km · Jumet 5.0 km · Gilly 6.0 km · Courcelles 7.0 km · Montignies-sur-Sambre 7.0 km · Châtelineau 9.0 km · Châtelet 9.0 km

Belgium travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 81% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$60,750
2025
Happiness
6.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
5.8
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 608
Religion
Roman Catholic 57%nonbeliever/agnostic 20%atheist 9%Muslim 7%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Marchienne-au-Pont (50.4057°, 4.3953°, elevation 109 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.