Monteiro

Coordinates: 7°53′20″S 37°07′12″W / 7.88889°S 37.12°W / -7.88889; -37.12
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Monteiro
Municipality
Flag of Monteiro
Official seal of Monteiro
Nickname: 
"Terra de Esperanças" (Land of Hopes)
Location of Monteiro in Paraíba and Brazil
Location of Monteiro in Paraíba and Brazil
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
StateParaíba
MesoregionBoborema
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total33,433
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Monteiro is a municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil.[2][3][4][5] It is the largest municipality in the state in terms of area.

Climate[edit]

Climate data for Monteiro (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.6
(90.7)
32.2
(90.0)
31.7
(89.1)
30.7
(87.3)
29.5
(85.1)
28.1
(82.6)
28.0
(82.4)
29.1
(84.4)
31.1
(88.0)
32.5
(90.5)
33.0
(91.4)
33.0
(91.4)
31.0
(87.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.8
(78.4)
25.6
(78.1)
25.4
(77.7)
24.8
(76.6)
23.7
(74.7)
22.3
(72.1)
22.0
(71.6)
22.4
(72.3)
23.8
(74.8)
25.1
(77.2)
25.8
(78.4)
26.1
(79.0)
24.4
(75.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.1
(68.2)
20.1
(68.2)
20.5
(68.9)
20.1
(68.2)
19.1
(66.4)
17.7
(63.9)
17.2
(63.0)
16.6
(61.9)
17.4
(63.3)
18.9
(66.0)
19.8
(67.6)
20.3
(68.5)
19.0
(66.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 58.7
(2.31)
83.5
(3.29)
113.3
(4.46)
96.0
(3.78)
113.8
(4.48)
48.2
(1.90)
36.0
(1.42)
18.8
(0.74)
7.8
(0.31)
21.6
(0.85)
15.6
(0.61)
38.2
(1.50)
651.5
(25.65)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 4 6 8 7 9 6 4 3 1 1 1 2 52
Average relative humidity (%) 61.9 66.6 71.8 76.2 77.7 78.4 77.8 70.9 63.6 60.1 58.8 60.0 68.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours 235.9 212.2 227.7 210.9 198.6 181.2 193.3 231.4 266.4 280.7 277.4 247.6 2,763.3
Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[6]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  3. ^ "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). August 14, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  4. ^ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  5. ^ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
  6. ^ "Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010" (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Retrieved 21 May 2024.

7°53′20″S 37°07′12″W / 7.88889°S 37.12°W / -7.88889; -37.12