Montecristo is a town and municipality located in the Bolívar Department, northern Colombia.

Montecristo, Bolívar
Municipality and town
Location of the municipality and town of Montecristo, Bolívar in the Bolívar Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Montecristo, Bolívar in the Bolívar Department of Colombia
Country Colombia
DepartmentBolívar Department
Population
 (Census 2018[1])
 • Total
13,470
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)

Climate

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Montecristo has a very wet tropical monsoon climate (Am) with very heavy rainfall from April to November and moderate to heavy rainfall from December to March.

Climate data for Montecristo
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.2
(90.0)
32.9
(91.2)
33.0
(91.4)
32.8
(91.0)
31.8
(89.2)
31.6
(88.9)
31.8
(89.2)
31.5
(88.7)
31.5
(88.7)
31.2
(88.2)
31.3
(88.3)
31.8
(89.2)
32.0
(89.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.7
(81.9)
28.2
(82.8)
28.5
(83.3)
28.6
(83.5)
27.8
(82.0)
27.9
(82.2)
27.6
(81.7)
27.6
(81.7)
27.4
(81.3)
27.2
(81.0)
27.4
(81.3)
27.6
(81.7)
27.8
(82.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.3
(73.9)
23.6
(74.5)
24.1
(75.4)
24.4
(75.9)
23.9
(75.0)
24.2
(75.6)
23.5
(74.3)
23.7
(74.7)
23.3
(73.9)
23.3
(73.9)
23.6
(74.5)
23.5
(74.3)
23.7
(74.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 54.9
(2.16)
86.6
(3.41)
121.1
(4.77)
291.8
(11.49)
555.4
(21.87)
404.0
(15.91)
425.0
(16.73)
531.1
(20.91)
493.0
(19.41)
550.4
(21.67)
483.3
(19.03)
240.7
(9.48)
4,237.3
(166.84)
Average rainy days 4 5 7 14 20 20 20 22 20 22 20 11 185
Source: [2]

References

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  1. ^ "Censo Nacional de Población y Vivienda 2018" (in Spanish). DANE. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Data". www.ideam.gov.co. Retrieved 2020-07-06.

8°17′58″N 74°28′32″W / 8.29944°N 74.4756°W / 8.29944; -74.4756