Monaco
Capital of Monaco: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Monaco is the capital of Monaco, in Municipality of Monaco. About 32,965 people live in the city proper.
It lies at 43.74° N, 7.42° E, and keeps time on the Europe/Monaco time zone.
Location
Red dot: Monaco. Green dots: other major cities of Monaco. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Monaco has a Mediterranean (hot summer) climate (Köppen Csa). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 25°C (78°F); the coolest nights come in Feb at about 9°C (49°F). Around 681 mm (27 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Nov.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in MonacoNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2993458 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q49755141 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Palais Princier de Monaco: Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Le casino de Monte-Carlo: Fruitpunchline, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- La Turbie BW 1: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Monaco IMG 1183: Alexander Migl, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Opéra de Monte-Carlo-Monaco: Gilbert Bochenek, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- MonacoLibreDeDroits: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Terrains Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters 1000: Domaina, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Grimaldi Forum Monaco - photographe Olivia Marocco: Grimaldi Forum Monaco, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
