| Montecristo National Park | |
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Stars viewed from Montecristo National Park
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  Location of Montecristo National Park in El Salvador | |
| Location | El Salvador |
| Nearest city | Metapán |
| Coordinates | 14°26′31″N 89°19′32″W / 14.44194°N 89.32556°W / 14.44194; -89.32556 |
| Area | 19.73 km2 (7.62 sq mi) |
| Designation | national park |
| Designated | 2008 |
| World Heritage site | Trifinio Fraternidad Transboundary Biosphere Reserve |
Montecristo National Park is a large national park centered on the Montecristo cloud forest in Mesoamerica. Montecristo National Park is located in the north-western tip of El Salvador, a country in Central America known for its wildlife diversity.
It was founded in 2008, and covers an area of 19.73 km2.[1] The national park, together with Montecristo Trifinio National Park in Honduras and Trifinio Biosphere Reserve in Guatemala, form the Trifinio Fraternidad Transboundary Biosphere Reserve.
| Climate data for Planes de Montecristo, El Salvador (1981-2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.0 (68.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
22.7 (72.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.2 (68.4) |
19.9 (67.8) |
21.4 (70.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.2 (59.4) |
15.9 (60.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
17.8 (64.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
15.5 (59.9) |
16.9 (62.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.3 (50.5) |
10.5 (50.9) |
11.2 (52.2) |
12.6 (54.7) |
13.6 (56.5) |
13.6 (56.5) |
13.2 (55.8) |
13.4 (56.1) |
13.1 (55.6) |
12.8 (55.0) |
11.9 (53.4) |
11.1 (52.0) |
12.3 (54.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 10 (0.4) |
11 (0.4) |
20 (0.8) |
81 (3.2) |
245 (9.6) |
417 (16.4) |
328 (12.9) |
324 (12.8) |
436 (17.2) |
222 (8.7) |
53 (2.1) |
21 (0.8) |
2,168 (85.3) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 65 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 76 | 77 | 82 | 77 | 70 | 66 | 71 |
| Source: Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales[2] | |||||||||||||
