Monte Caseros, Corrientes
| Monte Caseros | |
|---|---|
| City | |
  Monte Caseros Location of Monte Caseros in Argentina | |
| Coordinates: 30°15′S 57°39′W / 30.250°S 57.650°WCoordinates: 30°15′S 57°39′W / 30.250°S 57.650°W | |
| Country |
 Argentina |
| Province | Corrientes |
| Department | Monte Caseros |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eduardo Leonel Galantini (Partido Justicialista) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 36,338 |
| Time zone | ART (UTC-3) |
| CPA base | W3220 |
| Dialing code | +54 3775 |
Monte Caseros is a city in the south-east of the province of Corrientes in the Argentine Mesopotamia. It has about 37,000 inhabitants as of the 2010 census [INDEC]. It is the head town of the department of the same name, which comprises also the municipalities of Colonia Libertad, Juan Pujol and Mocoretá.
The city lies on the west bank of the Uruguay River, opposite Bella Unión, Uruguay, about 440 km east-southeast of the provincial capital (Corrientes) and 640 km north of Buenos Aires.
Climate
| Climate data for Monte Caseros (1961–1990, extremes 1970–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 39.7 (103.5) |
40.0 (104) |
40.3 (104.5) |
39.1 (102.4) |
33.7 (92.7) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.6 (88.9) |
35.8 (96.4) |
37.0 (98.6) |
37.0 (98.6) |
39.4 (102.9) |
41.0 (105.8) |
41.0 (105.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 32.1 (89.8) |
30.9 (87.6) |
28.8 (83.8) |
25.2 (77.4) |
22.1 (71.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
19.0 (66.2) |
20.5 (68.9) |
22.2 (72) |
25.3 (77.5) |
27.8 (82) |
30.9 (87.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.0 (78.8) |
24.9 (76.8) |
22.9 (73.2) |
19.3 (66.7) |
16.3 (61.3) |
13.4 (56.1) |
13.4 (56.1) |
14.6 (58.3) |
16.4 (61.5) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.0 (71.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
19.4 (66.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 20.2 (68.4) |
19.6 (67.3) |
17.4 (63.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
11.6 (52.9) |
9.0 (48.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
11.2 (52.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
16.3 (61.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
14.3 (57.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 10.8 (51.4) |
10.6 (51.1) |
6.9 (44.4) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−2.2 (28) |
0.0 (32) |
4.2 (39.6) |
5.9 (42.6) |
7.3 (45.1) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 142.4 (5.606) |
160.1 (6.303) |
158.2 (6.228) |
137.5 (5.413) |
103.3 (4.067) |
71.6 (2.819) |
80.8 (3.181) |
69.0 (2.717) |
103.8 (4.087) |
140.3 (5.524) |
145.6 (5.732) |
129.8 (5.11) |
1,442.4 (56.787) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 96 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 66 | 71 | 74 | 77 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 69 | 65 | 74 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 282.1 | 232.4 | 235.6 | 210.0 | 195.3 | 156.0 | 167.4 | 179.8 | 189.0 | 241.8 | 261.0 | 288.3 | 2,638.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 66 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 59 |
| Source #1: NOAA,[1] Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario (record highs and lows)[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (precipitation days)[3] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Monte Caseros Aero Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
- ↑ "Monte Caseros, Corrientes". Estadísticas meteorológicas decadiales (in Spanish). Oficina de Riesgo Agropecuario. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Valores Medios de Temperatura y Precipitación-Corrientes: Monte Caseros" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
- Municipality of Monte Caseros - Official website.
- Diario del Bicentenario, edición digitla del Periódico Contexto - Noticias e Información de la ciudad de Monte Caseros.
- Guía Online Turística, Comercial, Empresarial y Cultural de la Ciudad de Monte Caseros, Corrientes
- Municipal information: Municipal Affairs Federal Institute (IFAM), Municipal Affairs Secretariat, Ministry of Interior, Argentina. (Spanish)
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