Montero, Bolivia

City & Municipality in Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia

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17°20′32″S 63°15′21″W / 17.34222°S 63.25583°W / -17.34222; -63.25583Country

BoliviaDepartment

Santa Cruz DepartmentProvinceObispo Santistevan ProvinceMunicipalityMontero MunicipalityNamedDecember 4, 1912Area

• City & Municipality280 km² (110 sq mi)Elevation

357 m (1,171 ft)Population

(2020 Census)

• Urban

137,931Time zoneUTC-4 (BOT)Postal code

31001

Area code+591 4WebsiteOfficial website

Montero is a city and a municipality in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, about 50 km north of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Montero had a population of 137,931 as of 2020 and has experienced growth in recent decades, becoming an important city in the region.^[1]

Montero has an elevation of about 300 meters above sea level and an average temperature of 23 °C (73.4 °F). The city is predominantly agricultural, producing soybeans, cotton, corn, and rice.

Climate

Climate data for Montero (Montero Muyurina), elevation 217 m (712 ft), (1991–2013)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	32.0 (89.6)	31.5 (88.7)	31.6 (88.9)	30.7 (87.3)	28.1 (82.6)	26.8 (80.2)	27.2 (81.0)	29.5 (85.1)	31.3 (88.3)	32.3 (90.1)	32.4 (90.3)	32.1 (89.8)	30.5 (86.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.9 (80.4)	26.6 (79.9)	26.5 (79.7)	24.9 (76.8)	22.6 (72.7)	21.4 (70.5)	21.1 (70.0)	22.9 (73.2)	24.7 (76.5)	26.2 (79.2)	26.5 (79.7)	26.8 (80.2)	24.8 (76.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21.8 (71.2)	21.6 (70.9)	21.3 (70.3)	19.3 (66.7)	17.0 (62.6)	16.0 (60.8)	15.1 (59.2)	16.2 (61.2)	18.0 (64.4)	20.1 (68.2)	20.7 (69.3)	21.4 (70.5)	19.0 (66.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	207.7 (8.18)	207.3 (8.16)	110.0 (4.33)	83.0 (3.27)	63.6 (2.50)	59.5 (2.34)	36.5 (1.44)	32.8 (1.29)	61.2 (2.41)	112.9 (4.44)	149 (5.9)	184.8 (7.28)	1,308.3 (51.54)
Average precipitation days	12.0	12.0	9.0	6.4	5.5	5.3	3.5	2.7	4.0	6.2	7.8	11.4	85.8
Average relative humidity (%)	80.9	81.6	79.9	78.3	77.5	76.8	70.9	69.2	66.3	72.4	75.2	79.3	75.7
Source: Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia^[2]^[3]

References

^ "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2013-01-11.
^ "Base de datos Sistema Meteorológico–SISMET" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia. Archived from the original on 7 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
^ "índices climáticos para 149 estaciones meteorológicas en Bolivia" (in Spanish). Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología de Bolivia. Retrieved 15 June 2024.