Grevenmacher
Gréiwemaacher | |
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Coordinates: 49°40′50″N 6°26′30″E / 49.6806°N 6.4417°E | |
Country | Luxembourg |
Canton | Grevenmacher |
Area | |
• Total | 16.48 km2 (6.36 sq mi) |
• Rank | 70th of 100 |
Highest elevation | 315 m (1,033 ft) |
• Rank | 96th of 100 |
Lowest elevation | 133 m (436 ft) |
• Rank | 2nd of 100 |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 5,092 |
• Rank | 31st of 100 |
• Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
• Rank | 25th of 100 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
LAU 2 | LU0001104 |
Website | grevenmacher.lu |
Grevenmacher (German pronunciation: [ɡʁeːvn̩ˈmaxɐ]; Luxembourgish: Gréiwemaacher [ɡʀəɪvəˈmaːχɐ] ) is a commune with town status in eastern Luxembourg, near the border with Germany.[1] It gives its name to the canton of Grevenmacher, and, until its abolition in 2015, the district of Grevenmacher. The town is situated on the left bank of the river Moselle, in a wine growing region.[2]
As of 2023[update], the commune of Grevenmacher has a population of 5,092.[3]
Grevenmacher has an oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The annual average temperature is 10.6 °C (51.1 °F), the hottest month in July is 18.9 °C (66.0 °F), and the coldest month is 3.1 °C (37.6 °F) in January. The annual precipitation is 749.6 millimetres (29.51 in), of which December is the wettest with 85.0 millimetres (3.35 in), while April is the driest with only 45.2 millimetres (1.78 in). The extreme temperature throughout the year ranged from −17.4 °C (0.7 °F) on 19 December 2009 to 40.3 °C (104.5 °F) on 25 July 2019.
Climate data for Grevenmacher, 1991-2020 normals | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 14.3 (57.7) |
20.0 (68.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
29.1 (84.4) |
32.8 (91.0) |
36.4 (97.5) |
40.3 (104.5) |
39.2 (102.6) |
34.2 (93.6) |
27.6 (81.7) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.2 (61.2) |
40.3 (104.5) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
6.6 (43.9) |
11.5 (52.7) |
16.1 (61.0) |
20.3 (68.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
25.7 (78.3) |
24.4 (75.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
15.0 (59.0) |
9.1 (48.4) |
5.6 (42.1) |
15.3 (59.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.1 (37.6) |
3.7 (38.7) |
6.8 (44.2) |
10.3 (50.5) |
14.0 (57.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
14.4 (57.9) |
10.5 (50.9) |
6.6 (43.9) |
3.8 (38.8) |
10.6 (51.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
1.8 (35.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
8.1 (46.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
13.2 (55.8) |
12.7 (54.9) |
9.5 (49.1) |
6.6 (43.9) |
3.2 (37.8) |
0.7 (33.3) |
5.9 (42.6) |
Record low °C (°F) | −15.6 (3.9) |
−16.4 (2.5) |
−14.7 (5.5) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
0.2 (32.4) |
5.9 (42.6) |
4.0 (39.2) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 67.3 (2.65) |
56.3 (2.22) |
49.1 (1.93) |
45.2 (1.78) |
63.6 (2.50) |
65.0 (2.56) |
65.6 (2.58) |
61.0 (2.40) |
58.0 (2.28) |
67.7 (2.67) |
65.9 (2.59) |
85.0 (3.35) |
749.6 (29.51) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11.0 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 10.0 | 9.7 | 9.2 | 8.1 | 10.1 | 11.4 | 13.4 | 120.1 |
Source: NOAA[4] |
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Luxembourg |