Fonte Boa, Amazonas

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Fonte Boa
Municipality
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Location of the municipality inside Amazonas
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Fonte Boa
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 2°30′50″S66°5′30″W / 2.51389°S 66.09167°W / -2.51389; -66.09167
Country Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Region North
State Bandeira do Amazonas.svg Amazonas
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
17,005
Time zone UTC−4 (AMT)

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]

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The city is served by Fonte Boa Airport.

One of the city's best-known attractions is the Pirarucu Festival, which celebrates the annual fishing of the fish.

Geography

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)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
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)
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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)171517181917141212131316183
Average relative humidity (%)89.189.390.390.290.190.289.088.587.687.488.088.389.0
Mean monthly sunshine hours 129.0116.5114.0107.1118.6125.0149.0170.8165.4159.9143.1125.31,623.7
Source 1: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia [4]
Source 2: Meteo Climat (record highs and lows) [5]

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References

  1. ↑ IBGE 2020
  2. ↑ IBGE - "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 11, 2008. Retrieved June 11, 2008.{{cite web}}: 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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