Abelardo Luz is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Santa Catarina. Until 1958 it was part of the municipality of Xanxerê. It is the birthplace of Brazilian former football player Paulo Roberto Falcão.
Abelardo Luz | |
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Municipality | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in Santa Caterina | |
| Coordinates: 26°33′53″S 52°19′42″W / 26.56472°S 52.32833°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Santa Catarina |
| Mesoregion | Oeste Catarinense |
| Government | |
| • Prefect | Dilmar Antonio Fantinelli |
| Area | |
| • Total | 953.58 km2 (368.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 760 m (2,490 ft) |
| Population (2020[1]) | |
| • Total | 17,960 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Abelardo-Lusenses |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
The municipality contains the 6,566 hectares (16,220 acres) Mata Preta Ecological Station, a fully protected area created in 2005.[2]
Climate
| Climate data for Abelardo Luz, elevation 935 m (3,068 ft), (1976–2005) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.8 (92.8) | 34.4 (93.9) | 35.0 (95.0) | 34.0 (93.2) | 30.4 (86.7) | 28.4 (83.1) | 28.4 (83.1) | 32.0 (89.6) | 33.8 (92.8) | 33.4 (92.1) | 38.4 (101.1) | 33.4 (92.1) | 38.4 (101.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.4 (83.1) | 28.6 (83.5) | 27.8 (82.0) | 26.4 (79.5) | 23.0 (73.4) | 20.9 (69.6) | 19.8 (67.6) | 22.5 (72.5) | 23.1 (73.6) | 25.8 (78.4) | 28.6 (83.5) | 28.3 (82.9) | 25.3 (77.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.0 (71.6) | 21.8 (71.2) | 20.9 (69.6) | 19.0 (66.2) | 15.9 (60.6) | 14.5 (58.1) | 13.5 (56.3) | 15.3 (59.5) | 16.3 (61.3) | 18.9 (66.0) | 20.5 (68.9) | 21.7 (71.1) | 18.4 (65.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.4 (61.5) | 16.3 (61.3) | 15.1 (59.2) | 14.0 (57.2) | 11.1 (52.0) | 9.9 (49.8) | 9.0 (48.2) | 10.2 (50.4) | 11.2 (52.2) | 13.4 (56.1) | 15.0 (59.0) | 16.6 (61.9) | 13.2 (55.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 10.4 (50.7) | 8.2 (46.8) | 5.0 (41.0) | 5.6 (42.1) | −1.8 (28.8) | −3.2 (26.2) | −6.0 (21.2) | −2.3 (27.9) | −2.1 (28.2) | 5.5 (41.9) | 2.3 (36.1) | 6.0 (42.8) | −6.0 (21.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 208.8 (8.22) | 201.5 (7.93) | 144.9 (5.70) | 159.7 (6.29) | 204.6 (8.06) | 171.8 (6.76) | 174.3 (6.86) | 131.9 (5.19) | 182.1 (7.17) | 181.1 (7.13) | 151.5 (5.96) | 166.7 (6.56) | 2,078.9 (81.83) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 73 | 78 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 155 | 183 | 166 | 173 | 168 | 157 | 188 | 197 | 153 | 157 | 244 | 230 | 2,171 |
| Source: Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA)[3] | |||||||||||||