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Monte Real

Coordinates:39°49′52.4″N8°52′42″W/ 39.831222°N 8.87833°W/39.831222; -8.87833
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Monte Real
Coat of arms of Monte Real
Monte Real is located in Portugal
Monte Real
Monte Real
Location in Portugal
Coordinates:39°49′52.4″N8°52′42″W/ 39.831222°N 8.87833°W/39.831222; -8.87833
CountryPortugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Região de Leiria
DistrictLeiria
MunicipalityLeiria
Disbanded2013
Area
• Total12.23 km2(4.72 sq mi)
Population
(2001)
• Total2,778
• Density230/km2(590/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00(WET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+01:00(WEST)

Monte Realis a town (vilain Portuguese) and a formercivil parishin the municipality ofLeiria,Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parishMonte Real e Carvide.[1]It covers an area of 12.23 km2and has a population of 2,778 people. Monte Real, which in English means Royal Mount, was once a municipality (pt:concelho), before being annexed to Leiria municipality.

Monte Real hosts an air base (base aérea),Monte Real Air Basefor the Portuguese Air Force.[2]

Monte Real is also known for itshot springs,(Termas de Monte Real).[3]

Climate

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Climate data forMonte Real Air Base,1971-2000, altitude: 32 m (105 ft)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.2
(70.2)
24.4
(75.9)
28.3
(82.9)
29.6
(85.3)
35.7
(96.3)
42.3
(108.1)
39.0
(102.2)
39.5
(103.1)
39.4
(102.9)
34.0
(93.2)
27.4
(81.3)
24.0
(75.2)
42.3
(108.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 14.3
(57.7)
15.3
(59.5)
17.3
(63.1)
18.1
(64.6)
19.8
(67.6)
22.8
(73.0)
24.9
(76.8)
25.1
(77.2)
24.4
(75.9)
21.1
(70.0)
17.4
(63.3)
15.1
(59.2)
19.6
(67.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 9.6
(49.3)
10.7
(51.3)
12.3
(54.1)
13.5
(56.3)
15.5
(59.9)
18.2
(64.8)
20.0
(68.0)
20.1
(68.2)
19.1
(66.4)
16.2
(61.2)
12.8
(55.0)
10.8
(51.4)
14.9
(58.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 4.9
(40.8)
6.1
(43.0)
7.2
(45.0)
8.9
(48.0)
11.1
(52.0)
13.6
(56.5)
15.2
(59.4)
15.1
(59.2)
13.9
(57.0)
11.3
(52.3)
8.2
(46.8)
6.5
(43.7)
10.2
(50.3)
Record low °C (°F) −5.6
(21.9)
−4.0
(24.8)
−2.6
(27.3)
0.0
(32.0)
3.8
(38.8)
5.0
(41.0)
8.6
(47.5)
8.4
(47.1)
4.4
(39.9)
−1.2
(29.8)
−2.5
(27.5)
−4.0
(24.8)
−5.6
(21.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 101.2
(3.98)
92.9
(3.66)
59.7
(2.35)
72.6
(2.86)
64.0
(2.52)
23.6
(0.93)
8.5
(0.33)
10.6
(0.42)
36.0
(1.42)
92.7
(3.65)
110.8
(4.36)
118.1
(4.65)
790.7
(31.13)
Average rainy days(≥ 0.1 mm) 14.5 14.5 12.5 14.4 11.9 8.2 5.6 5.0 8.2 13.3 14.0 15.8 137.9
Averagerelative humidity(%)(at 9 AM) 95 88 89 79 78 77 79 81 85 87 89 90 85
Mean monthlysunshine hours 148.1 140.9 205.1 213.7 242.7 262.5 285.7 281.8 225.9 186.9 148.0 128.3 2,469.6
Percentpossible sunshine 49 47 55 54 54 58 63 66 61 54 49 44 55
Source:Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera[4]


References

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  1. ^Diário da República."Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 60"(PDF)(in Portuguese).Retrieved24 July2014.
  2. ^"Base Aérea Nº 5"(in Portuguese).Retrieved16 October2012.
  3. ^"Termas Monte Real".Retrieved16 October2012.
  4. ^"Normais Climatológicas - 1971-2000"(PDF).IPMA.Retrieved16 July2021.
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