São Borja

São Borja
Municipality
Municipality of São Borja
Flag of São Borja
Flag
Official seal of São Borja
Seal
Motto: 
Terra dos Presidentes
Location of São Borja
São Borja is located in Brazil
São Borja
São Borja
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 28°39′36.84″S 56°00′13.82″W / 28.6602333°S 56.0038389°W / -28.6602333; -56.0038389
Country Brazil
RegionSouth
State Rio Grande do Sul
FoundedMarch 11, 1833
Area
 • Total
3,616.6 km2 (1,396.4 sq mi)
Elevation
123 m (404 ft)
Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total
60,019
 • Density17.05/km2 (44.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2010)0.736 – high[2]
Websitewww.saoborja.rs.gov.br

São Borja is a city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. São Borja is the oldest municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul and was founded in 1682 by the Jesuits as the first of the Seven Places of the Missions, and named São Francisco de Borja, in honor of Saint Francis Borgia.

Proximity with Argentina

It is situated on the Western Frontier of Rio Grande do Sul on the border with Argentina which is defined by the Uruguay River (Portuguese spelling of the river: Uruguai).

Served also by São Borja Airport, the city is linked to the Argentine city of Santo Tomé through the Integration Bridge.

Presidential heritage

São Borja is known as the Land of the Presidents as is the birthplace of two Brazilian Presidents: Getúlio Vargas (1882–1954) and João Goulart (1919–1976).

Climate

Climate data for São Borja (1976–2005)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 37.5
(99.5) 		36.4
(97.5) 		35.2
(95.4) 		33.2
(91.8) 		30.0
(86.0) 		28.6
(83.5) 		29.2
(84.6) 		31.3
(88.3) 		32.6
(90.7) 		34.2
(93.6) 		35.5
(95.9) 		36.5
(97.7) 		37.5
(99.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.3
(90.1) 		31.3
(88.3) 		29.8
(85.6) 		26.4
(79.5) 		23.1
(73.6) 		20.7
(69.3) 		20.7
(69.3) 		22.2
(72.0) 		23.4
(74.1) 		26.5
(79.7) 		28.8
(83.8) 		31.2
(88.2) 		26.4
(79.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.3
(79.3) 		25.5
(77.9) 		24.1
(75.4) 		20.9
(69.6) 		17.7
(63.9) 		15.6
(60.1) 		15.5
(59.9) 		16.6
(61.9) 		17.9
(64.2) 		20.8
(69.4) 		22.7
(72.9) 		25.1
(77.2) 		20.7
(69.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.2
(68.4) 		19.7
(67.5) 		18.3
(64.9) 		15.5
(59.9) 		12.3
(54.1) 		10.6
(51.1) 		10.3
(50.5) 		11.0
(51.8) 		12.4
(54.3) 		15.0
(59.0) 		16.6
(61.9) 		19.0
(66.2) 		15.1
(59.1)
Record low °C (°F) 14.0
(57.2) 		13.8
(56.8) 		11.9
(53.4) 		7.6
(45.7) 		4.1
(39.4) 		1.6
(34.9) 		1.5
(34.7) 		2.3
(36.1) 		4.1
(39.4) 		7.5
(45.5) 		9.7
(49.5) 		13.0
(55.4) 		1.5
(34.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 164.0
(6.46) 		136.0
(5.35) 		135.0
(5.31) 		165.0
(6.50) 		120.0
(4.72) 		118.0
(4.65) 		113.0
(4.45) 		105.0
(4.13) 		153.0
(6.02) 		215.0
(8.46) 		158.0
(6.22) 		158.0
(6.22) 		1,740
(68.49)
Average relative humidity (%) 70 74 75 78 79 81 79 76 75 73 70 68 75
Mean monthly sunshine hours 283 240 238 197 190 157 176 181 188 236 263 287 2,636
Source 1: Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA)[3]
Source 2: Climatempo (precipitation)[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Atlas climático da Região Sul do Brasil: Estados do Paraná, Santa Catarina e Rio Grande do Sul" (PDF). EMBRAPA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Climatologia e histórico de previsão do tempo em São Borja, BR". Climatempo. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
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