Civil parish in Centro, Portugal
Monte Real is a town (vila in Portuguese) and a former civil parish in the municipality of Leiria, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Monte Real e Carvide.[1] It covers an area of 12.23 km2 and 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 Base for the Portuguese Air Force.[2]
Monte Real is also known for its hot springs, (Termas de Monte Real).[3]
Climate
| Climate data for Monte Real Air Base, 1971-2000, altitude: 32 m (105 ft)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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| Record high °C (°F)
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21.2
(70.2)
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24.4
(75.9)
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28.3
(82.9)
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29.6
(85.3)
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35.7
(96.3)
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42.3
(108.1)
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39.0
(102.2)
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39.5
(103.1)
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39.4
(102.9)
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34.0
(93.2)
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27.4
(81.3)
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24.0
(75.2)
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42.3
(108.1)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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14.3
(57.7)
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15.3
(59.5)
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17.3
(63.1)
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18.1
(64.6)
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19.8
(67.6)
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22.8
(73.0)
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24.9
(76.8)
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25.1
(77.2)
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24.4
(75.9)
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21.1
(70.0)
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17.4
(63.3)
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15.1
(59.2)
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19.6
(67.3)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
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9.6
(49.3)
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10.7
(51.3)
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12.3
(54.1)
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13.5
(56.3)
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15.5
(59.9)
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18.2
(64.8)
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20.0
(68.0)
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20.1
(68.2)
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19.1
(66.4)
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16.2
(61.2)
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12.8
(55.0)
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10.8
(51.4)
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14.9
(58.8)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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4.9
(40.8)
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6.1
(43.0)
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7.2
(45.0)
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8.9
(48.0)
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11.1
(52.0)
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13.6
(56.5)
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15.2
(59.4)
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15.1
(59.2)
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13.9
(57.0)
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11.3
(52.3)
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8.2
(46.8)
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6.5
(43.7)
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10.2
(50.3)
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| Record low °C (°F)
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−5.6
(21.9)
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−4.0
(24.8)
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−2.6
(27.3)
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0.0
(32.0)
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3.8
(38.8)
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5.0
(41.0)
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8.6
(47.5)
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8.4
(47.1)
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4.4
(39.9)
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−1.2
(29.8)
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−2.5
(27.5)
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−4.0
(24.8)
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−5.6
(21.9)
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| Average rainfall mm (inches)
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101.2
(3.98)
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92.9
(3.66)
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59.7
(2.35)
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72.6
(2.86)
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64.0
(2.52)
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23.6
(0.93)
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8.5
(0.33)
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10.6
(0.42)
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36.0
(1.42)
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92.7
(3.65)
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110.8
(4.36)
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118.1
(4.65)
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790.7
(31.13)
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| Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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14.5
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14.5
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12.5
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14.4
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11.9
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8.2
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5.6
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5.0
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8.2
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13.3
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14.0
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15.8
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137.9
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| Average relative humidity (%) (at 9 AM)
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95
|
88
|
89
|
79
|
78
|
77
|
79
|
81
|
85
|
87
|
89
|
90
|
85
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| Mean monthly sunshine hours
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148.1
|
140.9
|
205.1
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213.7
|
242.7
|
262.5
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285.7
|
281.8
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225.9
|
186.9
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148.0
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128.3
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2,469.6
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| Percent possible sunshine
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49
|
47
|
55
|
54
|
54
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58
|
63
|
66
|
61
|
54
|
49
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44
|
55
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| Source: Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera[4]
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