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Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo

Coordinates: 19°56′10″S 40°36′00″W / 19.936°S 40.600°W / -19.936; -40.600
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Santa Teresa
Municipality of Santa Teresa
Flag of Santa Teresa
Santa Teresa is located in Brazil
Santa Teresa
Santa Teresa
Coordinates: 19°56′10″S 40°36′00″W / 19.936°S 40.600°W / -19.936; -40.600
Country Brazil
State Espírito Santo
RegionSoutheast
Government
 • MayorKleber Medici (PSDB)
Area
 • Total
683.032 km2 (263.720 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
23,724
 • Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2010)0.714 – high[2]

Santa Teresa is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Its population was 23,724 (2020) and its area is 695 km2.[3]

The municipality contains the 3,562 hectares (8,800 acres) Augusto Ruschi Biological Reserve, a fully protected area.[4]

Notable people

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Augusto Ruschi was a Brazilian agronomist, ecologist, and naturalist. Ruschi was interested in the study of plants and animals since childhood, allowing him to know in depth several branches of biology, becoming a respected specialist in hummingbirds and orchids in Brazil.

Anderson Varejão of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers is originally from Santa Teresa.[citation needed]

Climate

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Climate data for Santa Teresa (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28.0
(82.4)
28.8
(83.8)
28.0
(82.4)
26.3
(79.3)
24.7
(76.5)
23.8
(74.8)
22.9
(73.2)
23.4
(74.1)
24.1
(75.4)
25.2
(77.4)
25.8
(78.4)
27.1
(80.8)
25.7
(78.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 22.3
(72.1)
22.5
(72.5)
22.2
(72.0)
20.6
(69.1)
18.8
(65.8)
17.3
(63.1)
16.8
(62.2)
17.0
(62.6)
18.4
(65.1)
19.8
(67.6)
20.9
(69.6)
21.9
(71.4)
19.9
(67.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 18.4
(65.1)
17.9
(64.2)
18.0
(64.4)
16.7
(62.1)
14.4
(57.9)
12.5
(54.5)
12.4
(54.3)
12.6
(54.7)
14.5
(58.1)
16.2
(61.2)
17.5
(63.5)
18.4
(65.1)
15.8
(60.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 227.8
(8.97)
95.5
(3.76)
172.6
(6.80)
93.0
(3.66)
42.8
(1.69)
37.3
(1.47)
42.5
(1.67)
42.7
(1.68)
69.0
(2.72)
114.3
(4.50)
222.7
(8.77)
226.6
(8.92)
1,386.8
(54.60)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 14 10 12 9 7 5 6 6 8 11 14 16 118
Average relative humidity (%) 82.6 80.8 82.3 83.3 83.7 84.0 84.0 81.6 81.5 81.7 82.8 83.1 82.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours 175.8 193.9 179.6 166.2 165.6 159.8 157.9 171.6 132.5 131.5 128.8 143.8 1,907
Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[5]

References

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  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ IBGE - [1]
  4. ^ Unidade de Conservação: Reserva Biológica Augusto Ruschi (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-19
  5. ^ "Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010" (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Retrieved 21 May 2024.