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About
Leuven, also called Louvain, is the capital and largest city of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. A Dutch-speaking municipality, it is located about 25 kilometres east of Brussels. The municipality itself comprises the sub-municipalities of Heverlee, Kessel-Lo, Leuven proper, Wilsele, Wijgmaal and part of Haasrode and Korbeek-Lo. It is the eighth largest city in Belgium, with more than 100,244 inhabitants.
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The next week in Leuven
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Drizzle
12° / 4°
1.4 mm
UV Moderate
Sat
Drizzle
14° / 5°
0.8 mm
UV High
Sun
Drizzle
16° / 9°
1.6 mm
UV Moderate
Mon
Drizzle
16° / 8°
2.2 mm
UV Moderate
Tue
Drizzle
14° / 8°
3.0 mm
Wed
Drizzle
18° / 12°
4.2 mm
UV Moderate
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
30° / 0°
Typical high / low
2 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
15.5h
05:52 – 21:21local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Leuven
6 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Brussels Airport (BRU) at 16 km.
Getting around Leuven
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
VectareTouristische Bahnen (diverse)Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBBNMBS/SNCBFlixBus-euErfurter Verkehrsbetriebe AGNMBSNeckar-DonauEurostar Red (Thalys)BlaBlaCar BusFlixbusFlixBus-deFlixBus-deMecklenburgische Bäderbahn Molli800640 SÜWEXTECOEBB Personenverkehr AG KundenserviceB MetroEu SleeperNS Int
Sister cities
Sources
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- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
Public domain, David Descamps.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.