Asselborn
Town in Diekirch, Luxembourg
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Asselborn (German pronunciation: [ˈasl̩ˌbɔʁn]; Luxembourgish: Aasselbuer) is a small town in the commune of Wincrange, in northern Luxembourg. As of 2025[update], the town has a population of 461.[1]
Asselborn was a commune in the canton of Clervaux until 1 January 1978, when it was merged with the communes of Boevange, Hachiville, and Oberwampach to form the new commune of Wincrange. The law creating Wincrange was passed on 31 October 1977.[2]
Climate
| Climate data for Asselborn (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
−18.4 (−1.1) |
| 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[3] | |||||||||||||
Former commune
The former commune consisted of the villages:
- Asselborn
- Boxhorn
- Maulusmühle
- Rumlange
- Sassel
- Stockem
- Uschler
- Lentzweiler - partly shared with the former commune of Boevange
- Asselborn-Moulin (lieu-dit)
- Emeschbach-Asselborn (lieu-dit)
- Emeschbach-Stockem (lieu-dit)
- Bockmühle (lieu-dit)
- Cinqfontaines (lieu-dit)
- Asselborn-Route (lieu-dit)
- Stockem-Route (lieu-dit)
