Patos
Patos is a municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil.[1][2][3][4] Its population is 104,716 inhabitants (IBGE, 2013).
Patos | |
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Panorama view of the city of Patos, state of Paraíba, Brazil | |
Flag Seal | |
Motto(s): "Sun's residence" | |
Location of Patos in Paraíba | |
Patos Location of Patos in Brazil | |
Coordinates: 7°01′28″S 37°16′48″W | |
Country | |
Region | Northeast |
State | Paraíba |
Mesoregion | Sertão Paraibano |
Government | |
• Mayor | Antônio Ivanes de Lacerda (PMDB) |
Area | |
• Municipality | 513 km2 (198 sq mi) |
Elevation | 242 m (794 ft) |
Population | |
• Municipality | 104,716 |
• Metro | 232,331 |
Time zone | UTC -3 |
Website | www.patos.pb.gov.br (in Portuguese) |
Esporte and Nacional are the city's two football (soccer) clubs. They play at the José Cavalcanti Municipal Stadium. There are four multisport arenas: Rivaldão, AABB, SESC and SESI.
Climate
The city of Patos experiences a tropical hot semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSh) with a short rainy season from February to April. During this period, when the equatorial rainband associated with the highly seasonalized positioning of the Intertropical Convergence Zone is over the city, warm to hot temperatures and abundant equatorial rainfall prevail. Conversely, the dry season dominates the remaining majority of the year, with abundant sunshine prevalent from May to January. The wettest month is March, with an average monthly precipitation of 213 mm (8.38 in), while the driest month is September, with an average precipitation of only 1 mm (0.04 in).
Climate data for Patos | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 39.1 (102.4) |
38.9 (102.0) |
39.6 (103.3) |
38.5 (101.3) |
38 (100) |
37 (99) |
35.7 (96.3) |
37.1 (98.8) |
38.5 (101.3) |
39.8 (103.6) |
39.5 (103.1) |
39.5 (103.1) |
39.8 (103.6) |
Average high °C (°F) | 32.0 (89.6) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.1 (86.2) |
28.7 (83.7) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.6 (81.7) |
29.5 (85.1) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
30.0 (86.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.8 (80.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
25.5 (77.9) |
Average low °C (°F) | 21.7 (71.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
20.6 (69.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.1 (70.0) |
21.4 (70.5) |
21.0 (69.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | 17.5 (63.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
15.2 (59.4) |
18.5 (65.3) |
16.8 (62.2) |
15.2 (59.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
15.1 (59.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
18.1 (64.6) |
16.2 (61.2) |
17.5 (63.5) |
9.2 (48.6) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 66 (2.6) |
139 (5.5) |
213 (8.4) |
177 (7.0) |
55 (2.2) |
28 (1.1) |
12 (0.5) |
3 (0.1) |
1 (0.0) |
4 (0.2) |
8 (0.3) |
22 (0.9) |
728 (28.8) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 52.3 | 64 | 65.6 | 61.3 | 55.8 | 53.8 | 49.1 | 46.8 | 45.7 | 47.2 | 48.1 | 47.4 | 53.1 |
Source 1: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia (temperature records: 1975 to 1984 and 1993 to 2013).[5][6] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Climate Data (Precipitation and temperature average)[7] and Departamento de Ciências Atmosféricas (relative humidity).[8] |
See also
References
- "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). August 14, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- "Série Histórica - Dados Diários - Temperatura Mínima (°C) - Patos". Banco de Dados Meteorológicos para Ensino e Pesquisa. Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- "BDMEP - Série Histórica - Dados Diários - Temperatura Máxima (°C) - Patos". Banco de Dados Meteorológicos para Ensino e Pesquisa. Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- "Clima: Patos". Climate Data. Archived from the original on 30 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- "Estado: Paraíba - Umidade Relativa do Ar". Departamento de Ciências Atmosféricas. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
External links
Media related to Patos (Paraíba) at Wikimedia Commons - CPRM – Serviço Geológico do Brasil
- Prefeitura Municipal de Patos
- FAMUP