Carmo, Rio de Janeiro

Municipality in Southeast, Brazil
Flag of Carmo
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Official seal of Carmo
Seal
Nickname: 
Cidade Bela
Location of Carmo in the state of Rio de Janeiro
Location of Carmo in the state of Rio de Janeiro
21°56′02″S 42°36′32″W / 21.93389°S 42.60889°W / -21.93389; -42.60889Country BrazilRegionSoutheastState Rio de JaneiroGovernment
 • PrefeitoPaulo Cezar Gonçalves Ladeira (PSB)Area
 • Total321.187 km2 (124.011 sq mi)Elevation
347 m (1,138 ft)Population
 (2020 [1])
 • Total19,030Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3)Website[1]

Carmo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaʁmu]) is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its nickname is the Cidade Bela (Beautiful City).[2]

Geography

Carmo encompasses an area of about 320 square kilometres (120 sq mi).

Its current population is estimated to be more than 19,000 inhabitants, of which 72.3% live in the suburban area.

The municipality neighbors Sumidouro, Cantagalo, Duas Barras, Sapucaia, as well as bordering Além Paraíba.

Part of the city is situated in the basin of the Paquequer River, one of the last tributaries of the Paraíba do Sul that has little aquatic pollution.

Climate

Climate data for Carmo, Rio de Janeiro (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32.2
(90.0) 		33.3
(91.9) 		32.3
(90.1) 		31.0
(87.8) 		28.4
(83.1) 		27.3
(81.1) 		27.1
(80.8) 		28.5
(83.3) 		28.9
(84.0) 		29.9
(85.8) 		30.7
(87.3) 		31.5
(88.7) 		30.1
(86.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21.3
(70.3) 		21.3
(70.3) 		20.8
(69.4) 		19.2
(66.6) 		16.4
(61.5) 		14.5
(58.1) 		13.9
(57.0) 		14.8
(58.6) 		16.8
(62.2) 		18.8
(65.8) 		20.1
(68.2) 		20.9
(69.6) 		18.2
(64.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 237.3
(9.34) 		134.7
(5.30) 		147.9
(5.82) 		74.6
(2.94) 		45.1
(1.78) 		18.0
(0.71) 		18.3
(0.72) 		18.7
(0.74) 		63.4
(2.50) 		105.1
(4.14) 		179.7
(7.07) 		286.8
(11.29) 		1,329.6
(52.35)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 15 10 11 6 5 3 3 3 6 8 13 16 99
Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[3]

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "IBGE | Brasil em SĂntese". Cidades.ibge.gov.br. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  3. ^ "Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010" (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
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