Bonheiden
# Bonheiden

Bonheiden (Dutch pronunciation: (listen)) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Bonheiden proper and Rijmenam. In 2021, Bonheiden had a total population of 15,177. The total area is 29.27 $km^2$ (11.30 sq mi).

## Climate

Climate data for Bonheiden (1991−2020 normals) :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.8 (44.2) | 7.7 (45.9) | 11.3 (52.3) | 15.6 (60.1) | 19.1 (66.4) | 21.9 (71.4) | 24.0 (75.2) | 23.8 (74.8) | 20.2 (68.4) | 15.5 (59.9) | 10.5 (50.9) | 7.1 (44.8) | 15.3 (59.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) | 4.4 (39.9) | 7.2 (45.0) | 10.4 (50.7) | 14.1 (57.4) | 17.0 (62.6) | 19.1 (66.4) | 18.7 (65.7) | 15.4 (59.7) | 11.5 (52.7) | 7.4 (45.3) | 4.5 (40.1) | 11.2 (52.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 1.3 (34.3) | 1.2 (34.2) | 3.0 (37.4) | 5.2 (41.4) | 9.0 (48.2) | 12.1 (53.8) | 14.2 (57.6) | 13.6 (56.5) | 10.6 (51.1) | 7.5 (45.5) | 4.4 (39.9) | 2.0 (35.6) | 7.0 (44.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 68.0 (2.68) | 60.3 (2.37) | 54.2 (2.13) | 41.8 (1.65) | 55.7 (2.19) | 72.9 (2.87) | 75.6 (2.98) | 79.9 (3.15) | 65.8 (2.59) | 64.6 (2.54) | 71.9 (2.83) | 82.9 (3.26) | 793.7 (31.25) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.2 | 11.3 | 10.6 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 9.7 | 10.5 | 11.9 | 13.5 | 128.6 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 61 | 76 | 132 | 185 | 213 | 215 | 220 | 207 | 162 | 117 | 67 | 51 | 1,705 |
| Source: Royal Meteorological Institute ||||||||||||||

## Notable people

* John Cordier (1942–2002), founder of Telindus
* Luc Van Den Brande (1945), Flemish politician
* Staf Van Eyken (1951), convicted serial killer
* Wouter Van Besien (1972), Flemish politician
* Kurt Mollekens (1973), racing driver
* Sven Nys (1976), cyclo-cross rider
* Inge Vervotte (December 1977), Belgian politician
* Dave McCullen (1977), Belgian deejay
* Niels Albert (1986), cyclo-cross rider
* Sofie Van Houtven (1987), footballer
* Koen Casteels (1992), footballer
* Lisa Vaelen (2004), Belgian gymnast
