São Miguel do Oeste | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Municipality of São Miguel do Oeste | |
 Church "São Miguel Arcanjo" | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: "São Miguel" | |
 Location of São Miguel do Oeste | |
| Coordinates:26°43′51″S53°30′55″W / 26.73083°S 53.51528°W /-26.73083; -53.51528 | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | South |
| State | Santa Catarina |
| Founded | February 15, 1954 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Wilson Trevisan (PSD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 234.202 km2 (90.426 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 720 m (2,360 ft) |
| Population (2022[1]) | |
• Total | 44,330 |
| • Density | 189.3/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (UTC-3) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (UTC-2) |
| CEP | 89900-000 |
| HDI (2010) | 0.801 –high[2] |
São Miguel do Oeste is a Brazilian municipality in the state ofSanta Catarina, in the southern region ofBrazil, 655 km from the state capital,Florianópolis. Its population in 2022, according to theBrazilian Institute of Geography and StatisticsDemographic Census, was 44 330 inhabitants.[3]
Considered thecapital of the extreme west of Santa Catarina, it is the largest city in the state ofSanta Catarina close to the border withArgentina, polarizing important health, security and education bodies and institutions. It is widely used as a stopping point for Argentine, Paraguayan and CHilean tourists visiting the beaches of Santa Catarina or by Brazilians on their way to theIguazu Falls.
The city was founded on 15 February 1954 by immigrants from the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, descendants of Italian and German. The name of the city is a blend of its patron saint,São Miguel Arcanjo, and the name of the district that led the city, West Village (Vila Oeste).
The city is served byMiguel Wasum Airport.
| Climate data for São Miguel do Oeste, elevation 700 m (2,300 ft), (1976–2005) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 36.0 (96.8) | 33.2 (91.8) | 34.0 (93.2) | 32.2 (90.0) | 29.8 (85.6) | 27.8 (82.0) | 29.0 (84.2) | 33.2 (91.8) | 34.4 (93.9) | 33.6 (92.5) | 35.0 (95.0) | 34.6 (94.3) | 36.0 (96.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.6 (83.5) | 27.7 (81.9) | 26.9 (80.4) | 24.3 (75.7) | 20.9 (69.6) | 19.1 (66.4) | 19.0 (66.2) | 21.8 (71.2) | 22.2 (72.0) | 24.6 (76.3) | 26.8 (80.2) | 28.4 (83.1) | 24.2 (75.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.5 (74.3) | 22.8 (73.0) | 21.9 (71.4) | 19.4 (66.9) | 16.3 (61.3) | 14.6 (58.3) | 14.2 (57.6) | 16.8 (62.2) | 17.3 (63.1) | 19.6 (67.3) | 21.5 (70.7) | 23.4 (74.1) | 19.3 (66.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.4 (66.9) | 18.9 (66.0) | 18.0 (64.4) | 15.7 (60.3) | 12.7 (54.9) | 11.2 (52.2) | 10.3 (50.5) | 12.5 (54.5) | 13.2 (55.8) | 15.4 (59.7) | 16.8 (62.2) | 19.0 (66.2) | 15.3 (59.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 11.0 (51.8) | 10.6 (51.1) | 7.4 (45.3) | 2.2 (36.0) | 4.0 (39.2) | 2.0 (35.6) | −3.0 (26.6) | −3.0 (26.6) | 2.0 (35.6) | 2.0 (35.6) | 5.2 (41.4) | 10.4 (50.7) | −3.0 (26.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 168.0 (6.61) | 154.0 (6.06) | 146.0 (5.75) | 132.0 (5.20) | 145.0 (5.71) | 145.0 (5.71) | 128.0 (5.04) | 101.0 (3.98) | 173.0 (6.81) | 219.0 (8.62) | 156.0 (6.14) | 170.0 (6.69) | 1,837 (72.32) |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 75 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 80 | 74 | 70 | 72 | 74 | 69 | 70 | 75 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 216 | 188 | 200 | 174 | 165 | 130 | 160 | 170 | 151 | 167 | 210 | 190 | 2,121 |
| Source 1:Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA)[4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Climatempo (precipitation)[5] | |||||||||||||
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