Palmas | |
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City | |
 Flag | |
  Palmas | |
| Coordinates:26°29′3″S51°59′26″W / 26.48417°S 51.99056°W /-26.48417; -51.99056 | |
| 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 | 33.221/km2 (86.042/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Postal code | 85555-xxx |
| Area code | 4x |
Palmas is amunicipality in the south of theBrazilianstate ofParaná. Palmas is located in the mountainous area of Paraná and is in themesoregion of South-Central Paraná. Palmas is the capital of themicroregion 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.
| 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) |
| Averageprecipitation 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 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 79 | 80 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 73 | 76 | 78 |
| Mean monthlysunshine 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] | |||||||||||||
