You live higher than you think
A few metres of altitude are enough to turn snow into rain, or frost into dew. Find the exact altitude of your town or village, and what it really changes to your weather.
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Altitude, the weather factor everyone forgets
From the North Sea to the Signal de Botrange, Belgium climbs from 0 to 694 metres, and those metres matter: the temperature drops by about 0.65 °C every 100 metres, the rain-snow line often sits between 200 and 500 metres, and valleys trap fog and frost. This page gives the exact altitude of any Belgian town or village, calculated from a precise terrain model, or right where you stand thanks to geolocation.
The gauge places it between sea level and the roof of Belgium, and the page turns that figure into real effects: how many degrees cooler than on the plain, your chances of snow in winter, how exposed you are to fog. Reference points for the main cities and the highest point of each province complete the picture: enough to impress at the next family dinner.