Monteiro

For other uses, see Monteiro (disambiguation).

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.

Monteiro
Municipality
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Nickname:  "Terra de Esperanças" (Land of Hopes)
Location of Monteiro in Paraíba and Brazil
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Paraíba
Mesoregion	Boborema
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	33,433
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)

Climate

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

• List of municipalities in Paraíba

References

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.

7.88889°S 37.12°W / -7.88889; -37.12