Bom Jesus
Municipality
Flag of Bom Jesus
Flag
Nickname: 
BJ
Coordinates: 28°40′04″S 50°25′01″W / 28.66778°S 50.41694°W / -28.66778; -50.41694
CountryBrazil
StateRio Grande do Sul
MesoregionNordeste Rio-grandense[1]
MicroregionVacaria[1]
FoundedJuly 16, 1913
Government
 • MayorJosé Paulo de Almeida (PMDB)
Area
 • Total2,625.681 km2 (1,013.781 sq mi)
Elevation
1,046 m (3,432 ft)
Population
 (2020[2])
 • Total11,309
 • Density4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
HDI0.75PNUD/2000 [3]
GDPR$ 90,120,000[4]
GDP per capitaR$8,035.00

Bom Jesus is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Its population was approximately 11,309 in 2020.

The city is one of the coldest in Brazil, and snowfall is not uncommon.

Climate

Climate data for Bom Jesus, Rio Grande do Sul, 1981-2010 normals, extremes 1961-2010
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 33.0
(91.4) 		31.6
(88.9) 		32.5
(90.5) 		29.8
(85.6) 		26.3
(79.3) 		25.4
(77.7) 		25.0
(77.0) 		29.6
(85.3) 		31.1
(88.0) 		31.0
(87.8) 		31.4
(88.5) 		32.0
(89.6) 		33.0
(91.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 25.2
(77.4) 		25.1
(77.2) 		24.2
(75.6) 		21.5
(70.7) 		18.2
(64.8) 		16.9
(62.4) 		16.7
(62.1) 		18.6
(65.5) 		19.1
(66.4) 		21.2
(70.2) 		23.0
(73.4) 		24.9
(76.8) 		21.2
(70.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 19.0
(66.2) 		18.9
(66.0) 		17.9
(64.2) 		15.3
(59.5) 		12.0
(53.6) 		10.9
(51.6) 		10.2
(50.4) 		11.7
(53.1) 		12.5
(54.5) 		15.0
(59.0) 		16.5
(61.7) 		18.2
(64.8) 		14.8
(58.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 14.5
(58.1) 		14.5
(58.1) 		13.6
(56.5) 		11.0
(51.8) 		7.9
(46.2) 		6.5
(43.7) 		5.6
(42.1) 		6.8
(44.2) 		7.8
(46.0) 		10.4
(50.7) 		11.6
(52.9) 		13.4
(56.1) 		10.3
(50.5)
Record low °C (°F) 5.5
(41.9) 		5.0
(41.0) 		2.6
(36.7) 		0.0
(32.0) 		−4.2
(24.4) 		−6.2
(20.8) 		−7.2
(19.0) 		−8.0
(17.6) 		−4.2
(24.4) 		−1.0
(30.2) 		1.0
(33.8) 		2.2
(36.0) 		−8.0
(17.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 168.7
(6.64) 		167.1
(6.58) 		107.7
(4.24) 		112.2
(4.42) 		111.9
(4.41) 		123.8
(4.87) 		171.9
(6.77) 		132.1
(5.20) 		156.7
(6.17) 		165.1
(6.50) 		139.9
(5.51) 		147.8
(5.82) 		1,704.9
(67.13)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 13 13 12 9 8 9 10 9 10 12 11 12 128
Average relative humidity (%) 80.3 81.5 81.3 81.5 82.7 82.0 80.0 74.6 77.7 79.3 77.5 78.0 79.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours 188.9 163.7 186.6 161.1 145.0 114.0 140.0 155.0 148.8 162.9 194.1 194.5 1,954.6
Percent possible sunshine 45 45 49 48 44 37 44 45 42 41 48 45 45
Source: INMET[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Divisão Territorial do Brasil". Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 1 July 2008. Archived from the original on June 14, 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
  2. ^ IBGE 2020
  3. ^ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil". Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano. Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
  4. ^ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). 19 December 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2008. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
  5. ^ "Normais Climatológicas do Brasil". National Institute of Meteorology. Retrieved July 20, 2021.

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