Curitibanos is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Santa Catarina. It is located at 27º16'58" south latitude and 50º35'04" west longitude, at an elevation of 987 metres. It has an area of 953.67 km² and its population, according to 2018 IBGE estimates, was 39,595 inhabitants.

Curitibanos
Church in Curitibanos
Church in Curitibanos
Flag of Curitibanos
Official seal of Curitibanos
Nickname: 
Ame Curitibanos (Love Curitibanos)
Location of Curitibanos
Location of Curitibanos
Curitibanos is located in Brazil
Curitibanos
Curitibanos
Coordinates: 27°18′00″S 50°34′30″W / 27.30000°S 50.57500°W / -27.30000; -50.57500
Country Brazil
RegionSouth
StateSanta Catarina (state) Santa Catarina
FoundedJune 11, 1869
Government
 • MayorKleberson Luciano Lima[1] (PMDB)
Area
 • Total952.283 km2 (367.679 sq mi)
Elevation
987 m (3,238 ft)
Population
 (2020 [2])
 • Total39,893
 • Density40.0/km2 (104/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-3 (UTC-3)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-2 (UTC-2)
HDI (2000)0.769
Websitewww.curitibanos.sc.gov.br

History

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Curitibanos was founded in 1679, and became municipality in 11 June 1869.

Climate

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Curitibanos has oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb) on summer the temperature reaches 25 °C, on winter it reaches 7 °C, rarely falling below 0 °C or exceeding 13 °C. The highest temperature was 34 °C. The lowest temperature was -5 °C. Frost are common on winter.

Climate data for Curitibanos, elevation 1,016 m (3,333 ft), (1976–2005)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 33.2
(91.8)
31.3
(88.3)
31.5
(88.7)
30.1
(86.2)
27.6
(81.7)
26.2
(79.2)
28.6
(83.5)
31.0
(87.8)
32.0
(89.6)
32.6
(90.7)
33.5
(92.3)
33.4
(92.1)
33.5
(92.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 26.3
(79.3)
25.7
(78.3)
24.9
(76.8)
22.3
(72.1)
18.9
(66.0)
17.6
(63.7)
17.5
(63.5)
19.3
(66.7)
19.5
(67.1)
21.6
(70.9)
24.1
(75.4)
26.1
(79.0)
22.0
(71.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 20.8
(69.4)
20.5
(68.9)
19.3
(66.7)
16.9
(62.4)
13.8
(56.8)
12.2
(54.0)
11.6
(52.9)
13.3
(55.9)
14.2
(57.6)
16.7
(62.1)
18.5
(65.3)
20.3
(68.5)
16.5
(61.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 16.7
(62.1)
16.5
(61.7)
15.5
(59.9)
13.2
(55.8)
9.4
(48.9)
8.1
(46.6)
7.7
(45.9)
8.8
(47.8)
10.5
(50.9)
12.8
(55.0)
14.1
(57.4)
16.0
(60.8)
12.4
(54.4)
Record low °C (°F) 6.8
(44.2)
6.2
(43.2)
3.1
(37.6)
5.0
(41.0)
−5.0
(23.0)
−6.5
(20.3)
−6.0
(21.2)
−7.8
(18.0)
−2.3
(27.9)
2.2
(36.0)
2.6
(36.7)
8.3
(46.9)
−7.8
(18.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 168.5
(6.63)
145.3
(5.72)
133.6
(5.26)
90.1
(3.55)
103.8
(4.09)
102.1
(4.02)
122.6
(4.83)
116.3
(4.58)
139.6
(5.50)
162.7
(6.41)
83.4
(3.28)
111.7
(4.40)
1,479.7
(58.27)
Average relative humidity (%) 79 79 80 79 79 80 78 74 77 79 74 74 78
Mean monthly sunshine hours 198 166 178 173 174 148 165 187 145 157 203 215 2,109
Source: Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA)[3]

See also

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List of municipalities in Santa Catarina

References

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  1. ^ "Os resultados da eleição no Curitibanos".
  2. ^ IBGE 2020
  3. ^ "Atlas climático da Região Sul do Brasil: Estados do Paraná, Santa Catarina e Rio Grande do Sul" (PDF). EMBRAPA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
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