Fonte Boa, Amazonas

Fonte Boa (literally, "good water spring") is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. Its population was 17,005 (2020)[1] and its area is 12,111 km².[2]

Fonte Boa
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Location of the municipality inside Amazonas
Fonte Boa
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 2°30′50″S 66°5′30″W
Country Brazil
RegionNorth
State Amazonas
Population
 (2020)
  Total17,005
Time zoneUTC−4 (BRT)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (DST no longer used)

The city is served by Fonte Boa Airport.

The municipality contains 45% of the 146,950 hectares (363,100 acres) Auatí-Paraná Extractive Reserve, created in 2001.[3]

Climate

Climate data for Fonte Boa, Amazonas (1981–2010, extremes 1925–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 37.0
(98.6)
36.5
(97.7)
37.5
(99.5)
36.0
(96.8)
35.7
(96.3)
34.7
(94.5)
36.3
(97.3)
37.3
(99.1)
37.0
(98.6)
38.0
(100.4)
37.6
(99.7)
36.5
(97.7)
38.0
(100.4)
Average high °C (°F) 31.7
(89.1)
31.8
(89.2)
31.7
(89.1)
31.4
(88.5)
31.1
(88.0)
30.9
(87.6)
31.3
(88.3)
32.3
(90.1)
32.6
(90.7)
32.8
(91.0)
32.4
(90.3)
32.0
(89.6)
31.8
(89.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.7
(80.1)
26.8
(80.2)
26.6
(79.9)
26.5
(79.7)
26.3
(79.3)
26.0
(78.8)
26.2
(79.2)
26.5
(79.7)
26.8
(80.2)
27.1
(80.8)
26.9
(80.4)
26.8
(80.2)
26.6
(79.9)
Average low °C (°F) 22.8
(73.0)
23.3
(73.9)
22.8
(73.0)
22.8
(73.0)
22.6
(72.7)
22.3
(72.1)
22.1
(71.8)
22.4
(72.3)
22.5
(72.5)
22.9
(73.2)
22.9
(73.2)
22.9
(73.2)
22.7
(72.9)
Record low °C (°F) 19.0
(66.2)
18.0
(64.4)
19.0
(66.2)
13.0
(55.4)
18.4
(65.1)
16.2
(61.2)
14.5
(58.1)
15.0
(59.0)
12.0
(53.6)
19.4
(66.9)
17.9
(64.2)
14.4
(57.9)
12.0
(53.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 237.9
(9.37)
207.9
(8.19)
257.3
(10.13)
278.0
(10.94)
271.2
(10.68)
215.4
(8.48)
179.4
(7.06)
134.7
(5.30)
146.1
(5.75)
188.0
(7.40)
176.6
(6.95)
216.6
(8.53)
2,509.1
(98.78)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 17 15 17 18 19 17 14 12 12 13 13 16 183
Average relative humidity (%) 89.1 89.3 90.3 90.2 90.1 90.2 89.0 88.5 87.6 87.4 88.0 88.3 89.0
Mean monthly sunshine hours 129.0 116.5 114.0 107.1 118.6 125.0 149.0 170.8 165.4 159.9 143.1 125.3 1,623.7
Source 1: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[4]
Source 2: Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)[5]

References

  1. IBGE 2020
  2. IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. RESEX Auatí-Paraná (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-21
  4. "Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010" (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  5. "Station Fonte Boa" (in French). Meteo Climat. Retrieved 26 October 2018.


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