Avelgem

Avelgem
Avelgem
Municipality
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Avelgem
	Avelgem Location in Belgium Location of Avelgem in West-Flanders
	Coordinates: 50°46′N 03°26′E / 50.767°N 3.433°E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	West Flanders
Arrondissement	Kortrijk
Government
• Mayor	Lut Deseyn (Gemeentebelangen)
• Governing party/ies	Gemeentebelangen, Tandem
Area
• Total	22.12 km2 (8.54 sq mi)
Population (2018-01-01)
• Total	10,065
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Postal codes	8580-8583
NIS code	34003
Area codes	056
Website	www.avelgem.be

Avelgem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːvəlɣɛm] ^ⓘ; West Flemish: Oavelgem [ˈɒːvəlɦæm]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Avelgem proper, Bossuit, Kerkhove, Outrijve and Waarmaarde. On January 1, 2006, Avelgem had a total population of 9,457. The total area is 21.75 km² which gives a population density of 435 inhabitants per km².

It has a famous building named 'Spikkerelle', where people can watch movies, theater, exhibitions and there's a room which can be organized for events.

Climate

Climate data for Avelgem (1991-2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	6.9 (44.4)	7.9 (46.2)	11.5 (52.7)	15.5 (59.9)	18.9 (66.0)	21.7 (71.1)	23.9 (75.0)	23.8 (74.8)	20.4 (68.7)	15.7 (60.3)	10.6 (51.1)	7.3 (45.1)	15.3 (59.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	4.2 (39.6)	4.6 (40.3)	7.3 (45.1)	10.2 (50.4)	13.8 (56.8)	16.7 (62.1)	18.8 (65.8)	18.5 (65.3)	15.4 (59.7)	11.7 (53.1)	7.6 (45.7)	4.7 (40.5)	11.1 (52.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	1.4 (34.5)	1.3 (34.3)	3.1 (37.6)	5.0 (41.0)	8.7 (47.7)	11.7 (53.1)	13.7 (56.7)	13.2 (55.8)	10.4 (50.7)	7.7 (45.9)	4.6 (40.3)	2.1 (35.8)	6.9 (44.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	71.6 (2.82)	59.1 (2.33)	57.2 (2.25)	44.1 (1.74)	59.0 (2.32)	69.3 (2.73)	74.4 (2.93)	81.3 (3.20)	66.6 (2.62)	67.6 (2.66)	85.0 (3.35)	91.1 (3.59)	826.3 (32.54)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)	12.8	11.5	10.7	9.1	10	10.1	10	10.4	10.3	11.4	13.7	14.2	134.2
Mean monthly sunshine hours	62	80	135	191	217	219	224	211	165	123	69	54	1,750
Mean daily sunshine hours	2	2.9	4.4	6.4	7	7.3	7.2	6.8	5.5	4	2.3	1.7	4.8
Source: RMI^[2]