Harelbeke - ClearSpot score: 43%
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About this place: Harelbeke
Harelbeke is a city in Belgium. Population about 25,978. places_city_intro_fallback_clearspot
Key facts: Harelbeke
- ClearSpot score: 43% (clear)
- Country: Belgium
- Population: 25,978
- Main environmental signal: air quality
- Air quality: 70%
- Wind turbines nearby: None documented within default radius
- Data last updated:
ClearSpot score
43%
With a score of 43%, Harelbeke ranks in the lower portion of ClearSpot's dataset, reflecting above-average pressure from air quality at default thresholds.
Published tables use the same default thresholds for everyone so rankings stay comparable. On the home map, your tuned sensitivities still drive the live chip.
Environmental indicators
| Module | Score | What this means |
|---|---|---|
| Wind turbines | 0% | Wind turbine data shows no documented installations within the default 1.5 km sensitivity radius for this location. |
| Pollen | 0% | No significant pollen pressure detected within default ClearSpot thresholds for the current reference period. |
| Air quality | 70% | High air quality pressure (70%). This city-centre average reflects persistent pollution signals; individual streets and park areas may score differently on the live map. |
| Noise | 0% | Noise mapping shows no significant pressure from motorways, railways, or airports within the default sensitivity radius. |
| Light pollution | 0% | Night-sky radiance registers no documented pressure - this area scores within the darker end of ClearSpot's light pollution range. |
Live check at this pin
What the map would compute right now with default sensitivity thresholds (same assumption as our public tables). Opens the same modules as the home experience.
30%
Per-indicator burden (0–100)
Higher values mean more pressure against default thresholds for that module. They roll up into the headline ClearSpot score.
FAQ - Harelbeke
Is this place healthy to live?
ClearSpot rates Harelbeke at 43% (clear). Air pollution is the main pressure signal. The score aggregates air quality, noise, light pollution, pollen, and proximity to wind turbines and other infrastructure. Use the live map to check a specific address within the city.
What is air quality like here?
Air quality in Harelbeke registers 70% pressure on ClearSpot's scale. Monthly measurements from the Open-Meteo Air Quality API and WAQI network form the basis of this score. Multiple pollutants show persistent exceedance of WHO 2021 guideline values in the reference period.
Are there wind turbines nearby?
Documents no wind turbines near Harelbeke according to ClearSpot's database. Pressure score: 0% at default settings. Note that data coverage varies by country - see the wind data guide for source reliability in Belgium.
How noisy is it?
ClearSpot noise data for Harelbeke: 0% burden. No major strategic noise sources are mapped within the default sensitivity radius. Noise scores are updated annually for the strategic layer and monthly for the modelled road-noise layer.
Harelbeke - Belgium
Among the 1738 cities scored by ClearSpot in Belgium, Harelbeke places 1140th. It sits in the lower half of the national ranking.
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How to read this place
At default settings the indexed pressures are relatively high here. That is not a medical diagnosis; it is a prompt to inspect turbines, air, pollen, noise, and night-sky data in context and with your sensitivities.
Short-term vs long-term
In the short term, spikes come from weather, pollen season, construction, or night lighting—use the live map when deciding whether to open a window or plan outdoor time.
Over months and years, patterns matter for where you settle: turbine proximity, chronic noise corridors, recurring pollen sources, and persistent air basins. The blog and data guides explain how each layer is built.
Guides & further reading
Transparent scales, licensed upstream data, and how the headline score is assembled.