Vitamin D from sunlight in Belgium
How long you need in the sun to make vitamin D, and when the sun is too low to make any at all, for 19 cities in Belgium.
| City | Latitude | Elevation | Vitamin D winter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels | 50.85°N | 28 m | 26 Sep – 27 Mar (183 days) |
| Antwerp | 51.22°N | 13 m | 25 Sep – 29 Mar (186 days) |
| Gent | 51.05°N | 10 m | 25 Sep – 28 Mar (185 days) |
| Charleroi | 50.41°N | 136 m | 28 Sep – 25 Mar (179 days) |
| Liège | 50.63°N | 66 m | 27 Sep – 26 Mar (181 days) |
| Anderlecht | 50.84°N | 27 m | 26 Sep – 27 Mar (183 days) |
| Schaerbeek | 50.87°N | 29 m | 26 Sep – 27 Mar (183 days) |
| Brugge | 51.21°N | 13 m | 25 Sep – 28 Mar (185 days) |
| Namur | 50.47°N | 88 m | 27 Sep – 26 Mar (181 days) |
| Leuven | 50.88°N | 28 m | 26 Sep – 27 Mar (183 days) |
| Molenbeek-Saint-Jean | 50.85°N | 39 m | 26 Sep – 27 Mar (183 days) |
| Mons | 50.45°N | 56 m | 27 Sep – 26 Mar (181 days) |
| Ixelles | 50.83°N | 84 m | 26 Sep – 27 Mar (183 days) |
| Uccle | 50.80°N | 48 m | 26 Sep – 27 Mar (183 days) |
| Deurne | 51.22°N | 8 m | 25 Sep – 29 Mar (186 days) |
| Hasselt | 50.93°N | 42 m | 26 Sep – 27 Mar (183 days) |
| Aalst | 50.94°N | 12 m | 26 Sep – 28 Mar (184 days) |
| Mechelen | 51.03°N | 8 m | 25 Sep – 28 Mar (185 days) |
| La Louvière | 50.49°N | 133 m | 27 Sep – 26 Mar (181 days) |
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