Palmas is a municipality in the south of the Brazilian state of Paraná. Palmas is located in the mountainous area of Paraná and is in the mesoregion of South-Central Paraná. Palmas is the capital of the microregion of the same name. The population is 51,755 (2020 est.) in an area of 1557.90 km2.[2] The elevation is 1,056 m.
Palmas | |
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City | |
 Flag | |
  Palmas | |
| Coordinates: 26°29′3″S 51°59′26″W / 26.48417°S 51.99056°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Paraná |
| Meso-Region | Southcentral Paraná (Central-Sul do Paraná) |
| Micro-Region | Palma |
| Founded | 1877 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,557.90 km2 (601.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,035 m (3,396 ft) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 51,755 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (86/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal code | 85555-xxx |
| Area code | 4x |
Climate
edit| Climate data for Palmas, Paraná, elevation 1,100 m (3,600 ft), (1979–2017) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 32.2 (90.0) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.4 (90.3) |
30.0 (86.0) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
29.6 (85.3) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.6 (90.7) |
34.4 (93.9) |
32.4 (90.3) |
34.4 (93.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26.5 (79.7) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
22.9 (73.2) |
19.3 (66.7) |
18.1 (64.6) |
18.1 (64.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
24.7 (76.5) |
25.8 (78.4) |
22.6 (72.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.3 (68.5) |
20.2 (68.4) |
19.1 (66.4) |
16.8 (62.2) |
13.3 (55.9) |
12.1 (53.8) |
11.8 (53.2) |
13.6 (56.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
16.9 (62.4) |
18.4 (65.1) |
19.8 (67.6) |
16.4 (61.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.0 (60.8) |
16.2 (61.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
12.8 (55.0) |
9.3 (48.7) |
8.0 (46.4) |
7.5 (45.5) |
8.8 (47.8) |
10.0 (50.0) |
12.4 (54.3) |
13.6 (56.5) |
15.2 (59.4) |
12.1 (53.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 6.2 (43.2) |
6.2 (43.2) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
3.2 (37.8) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 181.8 (7.16) |
180.6 (7.11) |
146.4 (5.76) |
172.8 (6.80) |
193.5 (7.62) |
178.9 (7.04) |
156.7 (6.17) |
128.2 (5.05) |
181.8 (7.16) |
258.5 (10.18) |
169.3 (6.67) |
193.6 (7.62) |
2,142.1 (84.34) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 141 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 73 | 76 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 210.8 | 183.8 | 206.0 | 182.5 | 173.4 | 163.6 | 186.8 | 206.9 | 180.5 | 191.6 | 219.7 | 210.7 | 2,316.3 |
| Source: IDR-Paraná[3] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
- ^ "Medias_Historicas - Palmas" (PDF). IDR-Paraná. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
External links
edit- http://www.citybrazil.com.br/pr/palmas (in Portuguese)
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