Introduction
Commune in LuxembourgGrevenmacher
Gréiwemaacher (Luxembourgish)Commune
Coat of armsBrandmarkMap of Luxembourg with Grevenmacher highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark redCoordinates: 49°40′50″N 6°26′30″E / 49.6806°N 6.4417°E / 49.6806; 6.4417Country LuxembourgCantonGrevenmacherGovernment • MayorMonique HermesArea • Total16.48 km2 (6.36 sq mi) • Rank70th of 100Highest elevation315 m (1,033 ft) • Rank96th of 100Lowest elevation133 m (436 ft) • Rank2nd
of 100Population (2025) • Total5,274 • Rank32nd of 100 • Density320.0/km2 (828.9/sq mi)  • Rank25th of 100Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)LAU 2LU0001104Websitegrevenmacher.lu
Grevenmacher (German pronunciation: [ɡʁeːvn̩ˈmaxɐ]; Luxembourgish: Gréiwemaacher [ɡʀɜɪ̯vəˈmaːχɐ] ⓘ) is a commune with city status in eastern Luxembourg, near the border with Germany. 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.
As of 2025[update], the commune of Grevenmacher has a population of 5,276.
The old Town Hall
Climate
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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
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
Population
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Historical populationYearPop.±%18212,014—    18512,760+37.0%19002,596−5.9%19102,766+6.5%19222,700−2.4%19352,811+4.1%YearPop.±%19472,543−9.5%19602,722+7.0%19702,918+7.2%19812,996+2.7%19902,996+0.0%20003,747+25.1%YearPop.±%20053,981+6.2%20104,260+7.0%20154,751+11.5%20204,936+3.9%20214,981+0.9%Source: Source data
Twin towns
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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Luxembourg
Grevenmacher is twinned with:
Aubière, France
Notable people
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Frantz Seimetz (1858–1934) a Luxembourg Impressionist portrait and landscape artist
Joseph Lortz (1887–1975) a Roman Catholic church historian, Reformation historian and ecumenist
Anne-Marie Thekes (1907 in Grevenmacher - 1959), book seller, wife of painter Theodore Wildanger
Rob Krier (born 1938) a Luxembourgish sculptor, architect and urban designer
Octavie Modert (born 1966) a politician from Luxembourg
Monica Semedo (born 1984), former TV presenter, now politician and Member of the European Parliament since 2019
