Lençóis
Lençóis | |
|---|---|
 Location in Bahia state | |
  Lençóis Location in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 12°33′46″S 41°23′24″W / 12.56278°S 41.39000°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State | Bahia |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,277 km2 (493 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 11,499 |
| • Density | 9.0/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
Lençóis is a municipality in the state of Bahia in Brazil. The population is 11,499 (2020 est.) in an area of 1277 km².[2] The town has a well-preserved colonial atmosphere and is the starting point for treks into Chapada Diamantina.
Transportation
[edit]The city is served by Horácio de Mattos Airport.
Climate
[edit]Lençóis has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw) with a hot, moderately rainy wet season and a warm drier season.
| Climate data for Lençóis (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.7 (89.1) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.3 (88.3) |
29.9 (85.8) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.0 (80.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.4 (81.3) |
29.5 (85.1) |
31.5 (88.7) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.1 (88.0) |
29.7 (85.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.5 (77.9) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.2 (73.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
21.9 (71.4) |
23.5 (74.3) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.4 (68.7) |
20.5 (68.9) |
20.6 (69.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
17.5 (63.5) |
16.6 (61.9) |
17.1 (62.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.2 (68.4) |
19.1 (66.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 133.1 (5.24) |
93.9 (3.70) |
164.3 (6.47) |
113.6 (4.47) |
62.5 (2.46) |
55.7 (2.19) |
41.5 (1.63) |
40.4 (1.59) |
26.4 (1.04) |
75.5 (2.97) |
135.0 (5.31) |
115.8 (4.56) |
1,057.7 (41.64) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.0 | 7.8 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 9.3 | — | — |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 71.4 | 70.0 | 73.6 | 76.3 | 77.9 | 79.3 | 76.5 | 72.2 | 66.6 | 64.7 | 71.3 | 71.7 | 72.6 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | 20.8 (69.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
17.7 (63.9) |
18.0 (64.4) |
18.9 (66.0) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 202.0 | 186.6 | 203.9 | 183.4 | 166.0 | 153.5 | 174.4 | 191.8 | 194.4 | 201.1 | 161.7 | 183.3 | 2,202.1 |
| Source: NOAA[3] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
[edit]- Júlio Afrânio Peixoto (born December 17 1876 in Lençóis) physician, writer, politician, historian, university president, and pioneering eugenicist.
References
[edit]- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Lençóis". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lençóis.
Lençóis travel guide from Wikivoyage
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