Fonte Boa, Amazonas

Fonte Boa
Municipality
Flag of Fonte Boa
Flag
Official seal of Fonte Boa
Seal
Location of the municipality inside Amazonas
Location of the municipality inside Amazonas
Fonte Boa is located in Brazil
Fonte Boa
Fonte Boa
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 2°30′50″S 66°5′30″W / 2.51389°S 66.09167°W / -2.51389; -66.09167
Country Brazil
RegionNorth
State Amazonas
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
17,005
Time zoneUTC−4 (AMT)

Fonte Boa (literally, "good water spring") is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 17,005 (2020)[1] and its area is 12,111 km2.[2]

The city is served by Fonte Boa Airport.

Geography

The municipality contains 45% of the 146,950 hectares (363,100 acres) Auatí-Paraná Extractive Reserve, created in 2001.[3]

Climate

Climate data for Fonte Boa, Amazonas (1981–2010, extremes 1925–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 37.0
(98.6) 		36.5
(97.7) 		37.5
(99.5) 		36.0
(96.8) 		35.7
(96.3) 		34.7
(94.5) 		36.3
(97.3) 		37.3
(99.1) 		37.0
(98.6) 		38.0
(100.4) 		37.6
(99.7) 		36.5
(97.7) 		38.0
(100.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.7
(89.1) 		31.8
(89.2) 		31.7
(89.1) 		31.4
(88.5) 		31.1
(88.0) 		30.9
(87.6) 		31.3
(88.3) 		32.3
(90.1) 		32.6
(90.7) 		32.8
(91.0) 		32.4
(90.3) 		32.0
(89.6) 		31.8
(89.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.7
(80.1) 		26.8
(80.2) 		26.6
(79.9) 		26.5
(79.7) 		26.3
(79.3) 		26.0
(78.8) 		26.2
(79.2) 		26.5
(79.7) 		26.8
(80.2) 		27.1
(80.8) 		26.9
(80.4) 		26.8
(80.2) 		26.6
(79.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.8
(73.0) 		23.3
(73.9) 		22.8
(73.0) 		22.8
(73.0) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.3
(72.1) 		22.1
(71.8) 		22.4
(72.3) 		22.5
(72.5) 		22.9
(73.2) 		22.9
(73.2) 		22.9
(73.2) 		22.7
(72.9)
Record low °C (°F) 19.0
(66.2) 		18.0
(64.4) 		19.0
(66.2) 		13.0
(55.4) 		18.4
(65.1) 		16.2
(61.2) 		14.5
(58.1) 		15.0
(59.0) 		12.0
(53.6) 		19.4
(66.9) 		17.9
(64.2) 		14.4
(57.9) 		12.0
(53.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 237.9
(9.37) 		207.9
(8.19) 		257.3
(10.13) 		278.0
(10.94) 		271.2
(10.68) 		215.4
(8.48) 		179.4
(7.06) 		134.7
(5.30) 		146.1
(5.75) 		188.0
(7.40) 		176.6
(6.95) 		216.6
(8.53) 		2,509.1
(98.78)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 17 15 17 18 19 17 14 12 12 13 13 16 183
Average relative humidity (%) 89.1 89.3 90.3 90.2 90.1 90.2 89.0 88.5 87.6 87.4 88.0 88.3 89.0
Mean monthly sunshine hours 129.0 116.5 114.0 107.1 118.6 125.0 149.0 170.8 165.4 159.9 143.1 125.3 1,623.7
Source 1: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[4]
Source 2: Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)[5]

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ RESEX Auatí-Paraná (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-21
  4. ^ "Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010" (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Station Fonte Boa" (in French). Meteo Climat. Retrieved 26 October 2018.


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