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Wincrange

Wincrange (Luxembourgish: Wëntger, German: Wintger) is a commune and village in northern Luxembourg, in the canton of Clervaux. The commune is the largest in Luxembourg by geographic area.

Wincrange was formed on 1 January 1978 from the former communes of Asselborn, Boevange, Hachiville, and Oberwampach, all in Clervaux canton. The law creating Wincrange was passed on 31 October 1977.

As of 2024, the village of Wincrange, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 237.

Geography

Climate

Wincrange has an oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The annual average temperature is 8.8 °C (47.8 °F), the hottest month is July, 17.0 °C (62.6 °F), and the coldest month is January, 1.2 °C (34.2 °F). The annual precipitation is 819.2 millimetres (32.25 in), of which December is the wettest with 90.2 millimetres (3.55 in), while April is the driest with only 48.3 millimetres (1.90 in). The extreme temperature throughout the year ranged from −21.7 °C (−7.1 °F) on December 24, 2001 to 37.9 °C (100.2 °F) on July 25, 2019.

Climate data for Wincrange (Asselborn), 1991-2020 normals
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 12.5
(54.5)
20.3
(68.5)
21.9
(71.4)
23.3
(73.9)
29.6
(85.3)
33.4
(92.1)
37.9
(100.2)
36.5
(97.7)
32.4
(90.3)
26.9
(80.4)
20.4
(68.7)
13.7
(56.7)
37.9
(100.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.2
(37.8)
4.4
(39.9)
8.7
(47.7)
13.2
(55.8)
17.3
(63.1)
20.4
(68.7)
22.5
(72.5)
22.2
(72.0)
18.0
(64.4)
12.8
(55.0)
7.1
(44.8)
3.9
(39.0)
12.8
(55.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.2
(34.2)
1.7
(35.1)
4.7
(40.5)
8.4
(47.1)
12.1
(53.8)
15.2
(59.4)
17.0
(62.6)
16.5
(61.7)
12.8
(55.0)
9.0
(48.2)
4.7
(40.5)
2.0
(35.6)
8.8
(47.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −1.5
(29.3)
−1.5
(29.3)
0.7
(33.3)
3.2
(37.8)
7.0
(44.6)
9.9
(49.8)
11.8
(53.2)
11.4
(52.5)
8.4
(47.1)
5.7
(42.3)
2.2
(36.0)
−0.5
(31.1)
4.7
(40.5)
Record low °C (°F) −19.7
(−3.5)
−18.4
(−1.1)
−17.6
(0.3)
−7.2
(19.0)
−2.7
(27.1)
−2.5
(27.5)
3.2
(37.8)
0.8
(33.4)
−0.4
(31.3)
−7.4
(18.7)
−14.1
(6.6)
−21.7
(−7.1)
−21.7
(−7.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 74.9
(2.95)
61.0
(2.40)
59.7
(2.35)
48.3
(1.90)
68.2
(2.69)
70.5
(2.78)
64.9
(2.56)
80.6
(3.17)
63.7
(2.51)
67.5
(2.66)
69.7
(2.74)
90.2
(3.55)
819.2
(32.25)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 12.8 11.2 11.0 9.1 10.3 10.4 10.2 10.3 9.4 11.5 12.9 13.8 132.7
Source: NOAA

Populated places

The commune consists of the following villages:

Notes:
- partly shared with the former commune of Boevange
- partly shared with the former commune of Asselborn

Notable people

Population

References

  1. ^ "WINCRANGE - Syvicol". www.syvicol.lu. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Mémorial A, 1977, No. 70" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2006-08-11.
  3. ^ "Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité". data.public.lu. 2024-01-07.
  4. ^ "Asselborn Climate Normals 1991-2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 2023-09-11. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  5. ^ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
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