Monte Caseros, Corrientes
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.
Monte Caseros | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Monte Caseros Location of Monte Caseros in Argentina | |
| Coordinates: 30°15′S 57°39′W | |
| Country |  Argentina |
| Province |  Corrientes |
| Department | Monte Caseros |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Eduardo Leonel Galantini (Partido Justicialista) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Total | 23,470 |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (ART) |
| CPA base | W3220 |
| Dialing code | +54 3775 |
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 (1991–2020, extremes 1961–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 41.7 (107.1) |
42.1 (107.8) |
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) |
38.3 (100.9) |
39.8 (103.6) |
41.0 (105.8) |
42.1 (107.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 32.4 (90.3) |
31.2 (88.2) |
29.6 (85.3) |
25.8 (78.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
19.3 (66.7) |
18.9 (66.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
23.1 (73.6) |
25.8 (78.4) |
28.7 (83.7) |
31.1 (88.0) |
25.8 (78.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.2 (79.2) |
25.1 (77.2) |
23.3 (73.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
16.2 (61.2) |
13.9 (57.0) |
13.1 (55.6) |
15.1 (59.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
24.9 (76.8) |
19.8 (67.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 20.6 (69.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
15.3 (59.5) |
12.0 (53.6) |
9.8 (49.6) |
8.8 (47.8) |
10.1 (50.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
19.1 (66.4) |
14.8 (58.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 10.8 (51.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
5.8 (42.4) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
3.9 (39.0) |
5.9 (42.6) |
7.3 (45.1) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 157.4 (6.20) |
140.6 (5.54) |
136.8 (5.39) |
197.2 (7.76) |
114.7 (4.52) |
82.3 (3.24) |
61.7 (2.43) |
64.5 (2.54) |
91.9 (3.62) |
157.6 (6.20) |
149.1 (5.87) |
167.3 (6.59) |
1,521.1 (59.89) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.8 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 7.8 | 10.3 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 97.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 68.4 | 72.5 | 74.6 | 78.0 | 81.1 | 81.5 | 78.3 | 73.7 | 72.5 | 73.0 | 68.1 | 67.5 | 74.1 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 285.9 | 232.7 | 241.8 | 188.9 | 178.1 | 146.7 | 165.0 | 178.6 | 188.8 | 224.8 | 256.9 | 271.5 | 2,594.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 66 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 59 |
| Source 1: Servicio Meteorológico Nacional[1][2][3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: World Meteorological Organization (sunshine hours 1981–2010),[4] NOAA (percent sun 1961–1990)[5] | |||||||||||||
References
- "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales - período 1991-2020" (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- "Estadísticas Climatológicas Normales – período 1991–2020" (PDF) (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. 2023. Archived from the original on 8 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- "Clima en la Argentina: Guia Climática por Monte Caseros Aero". Caracterización: Estadísticas de largo plazo (in Spanish). Servicio Meteorológico Nacional. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1981–2010". World Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- "Monte Caseros Aero Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
- Municipality of Monte Caseros - Official website.
- Diario del Bicentenario, edición digital 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. (in Spanish)
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