Pimentel | |
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Coordinates: 19°11′30″N70°6′0″W / 19.19167°N 70.10000°W | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | Duarte |
Founded | n.a. |
Municipality since | 1907 |
Area | |
• Total | 124.67 km2 (48.14 sq mi) |
Elevation | 37 m (121 ft) |
Population (2012) [3] | |
• Total | 35,989 |
• Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) |
Municipal Districts | 0 |
Pimentel is a city in the province Duarte and it is the 2nd largest in Duarte and the 25th largest city in the Dominican Republic.
Climate data for Pimentel, Dominican Republic (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 35.0 (95.0) | 36.3 (97.3) | 36.5 (97.7) | 38.0 (100.4) | 39.0 (102.2) | 38.4 (101.1) | 38.0 (100.4) | 38.5 (101.3) | 39.0 (102.2) | 39.0 (102.2) | 37.5 (99.5) | 38.4 (101.1) | 39.0 (102.2) |
Average high °C (°F) | 28.6 (83.5) | 29.3 (84.7) | 30.6 (87.1) | 31.5 (88.7) | 32.1 (89.8) | 33.1 (91.6) | 33.0 (91.4) | 33.1 (91.6) | 33.5 (92.3) | 33.2 (91.8) | 30.7 (87.3) | 28.8 (83.8) | 31.5 (88.7) |
Average low °C (°F) | 18.7 (65.7) | 19.3 (66.7) | 20.4 (68.7) | 21.3 (70.3) | 22.3 (72.1) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.3 (73.9) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.7 (74.7) | 23.3 (73.9) | 21.1 (70.0) | 19.3 (66.7) | 21.6 (70.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | 12.0 (53.6) | 12.5 (54.5) | 12.5 (54.5) | 12.0 (53.6) | 15.3 (59.5) | 15.0 (59.0) | 15.0 (59.0) | 16.0 (60.8) | 15.0 (59.0) | 15.4 (59.7) | 12.0 (53.6) | 12.0 (53.6) | 12.0 (53.6) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 83.3 (3.28) | 81.6 (3.21) | 90.0 (3.54) | 128.6 (5.06) | 233.0 (9.17) | 167.7 (6.60) | 167.4 (6.59) | 211.7 (8.33) | 144.5 (5.69) | 151.3 (5.96) | 186.4 (7.34) | 156.3 (6.15) | 1,801.8 (70.94) |
Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.5 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 8.3 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 10.7 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 121.7 |
Source: NOAA [4] |
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Coordinates: 19°11′N70°6′W / 19.183°N 70.100°W