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Monterrey

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Air quality index

44Good
Coordinates9.76°, -84.11°

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City facts

Overview

Situated in San José, Costa Rica, Monterrey is a village. No reliable population estimate is published for this entry in the open data we rely on. Located at 9.757°, -84.108°, Monterrey occupies a equatorial portion of the northern hemisphere. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,879 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 74% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
9.7570
Longitude
-84.1078
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
44
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
8.2
PM10 (µg/m³)
8.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
14
NO₂ (µg/m³)
9.9

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
297,832
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Clay-colored Thrush
    Turdus grayi Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
    9,389
  • Rufous-collared Sparrow
    Zonotrichia capensis (P.L.S.Müller, 1776) · Aves
    7,607
  • Blue-gray Tanager
    Thraupis episcopus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    6,776
  • Black Vulture
    Coragyps atratus (Bechstein, 1793) · Aves
    6,321
  • Great Kiskadee
    Pitangus sulphuratus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    6,304
  • Tropical Kingbird
    Tyrannus melancholicus Vieillot, 1819 · Aves
    6,236
  • Rufous-tailed Hummingbird
    Amazilia tzacatl (de la Llave, 1833) · Aves
    6,136
  • blue-and-white swallow
    Notiochelidon cyanoleuca (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    5,965

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
341
Largest magnitude
6.5
Largest event
2017-11-13

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Joaquín García Monge
Joaquín García Monge
Twentieth century Costa Rican novelist (1881–1958)
Walter Muñoz Céspedes
Walter Muñoz Céspedes
Costa Rican politician
K
Kenny Cunningham
Costa Rican association football player
Jordan Smith
Jordan Smith
Costa Rican association football player
C
Carlos Guzmán Bermúdez
Costa Rican musician
Natalia Monge
Natalia Monge
Costa Rican actor
N
Natalia Álvarez
Costa Rican sports presenter and communicator
L
Luis Flores
Costa Rican footballer
F
Francisco María Núñez
Costa Rican journalist, writer and historian (1892-1984)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.15
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,879

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about Monterrey

X Bienal Monterrey FEMSA
Luis F. Quirós Sada · 2013
Estracto de noticias del puerto de Monterrey de la mission, y presidio que se han establecido en el con la denominacion de San Carlos
José Porrúa Turanzas · 1959
Diccionario regional de los distritos de San Gabriel, Monterrey y la Legua de Aserrí
Miguel Angel Quesada Pacheco · 1985
Advances in Automation and Robotics Research
Advances in Automation and Robotics Research
Alexánder Martínez · 2020
III Congreso Internacional de Vivienda Colectiva Sostenible
Mexico) Congreso internacional de vivienda colectiva sostenible (32nd 2018 Guadalajara · 2018
Electricidad: recurso estratégico y actividades productivas
Moisés Gámez · 2013
La independencia en el septentrión de la Nueva España
Ana Carolina Ibarra · 2010
Espacios, poblamiento y conflicto en el noreste Mexicano y Texas
Coloquio Internacional del Noreste Mexicano y Texas (3rd 2007 Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico) · 2009

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Common Chlorospingus
Common Chlorospingus
Chlorospingus flavopectus
Seen 2026-08-13
Emerald Swift
Emerald Swift
Sceloporus malachiticus
Seen 2026-08-12
Tropical Screech-Owl
Tropical Screech-Owl
Megascops choliba
Seen 2026-08-10
Leptoglossus zonatus
Leptoglossus zonatus
Leptoglossus zonatus
Seen 2026-08-09
Mexican Fritillary
Mexican Fritillary
Euptoieta hegesia
Seen 2026-08-09
Isthmohyla nacientes
Isthmohyla nacientes
Isthmohyla nacientes
Seen 2026-08-08
Honduran White Bat
Honduran White Bat
Ectophylla alba
Seen 2026-08-07
Sisyrinchium tinctorium
Sisyrinchium tinctorium
Sisyrinchium tinctorium
Seen 2026-08-07
Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth
Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth
Choloepus hoffmanni
Seen 2026-08-06

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Open Library