Bom Jesus is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Its population was approximately 11,309 in 2020.
Bom Jesus | |
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Municipality | |
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| Nickname: BJ | |
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| Coordinates: 28°40′04″S 50°25′01″W / 28.66778°S 50.41694°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Mesoregion | Nordeste Rio-grandense[1] |
| Microregion | Vacaria[1] |
| Founded | July 16, 1913 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | José Paulo de Almeida (PMDB) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,625.681 km2 (1,013.781 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,046 m (3,432 ft) |
| Population (2020[2]) | |
| • Total | 11,309 |
| • Density | 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| HDI | 0.75PNUD/2000 [3] |
| GDP | R$ 90,120,000[4] |
| GDP per capita | R$8,035.00 |
The city is one of the coldest in Brazil, and snowfall is not uncommon.
Climate
| Climate data for Bom Jesus, Rio Grande do Sul, 1981-2010 normals, extremes 1961-2010 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.0 (91.4) | 31.6 (88.9) | 32.5 (90.5) | 29.8 (85.6) | 26.3 (79.3) | 25.4 (77.7) | 25.0 (77.0) | 29.6 (85.3) | 31.1 (88.0) | 31.0 (87.8) | 31.4 (88.5) | 32.0 (89.6) | 33.0 (91.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.2 (77.4) | 25.1 (77.2) | 24.2 (75.6) | 21.5 (70.7) | 18.2 (64.8) | 16.9 (62.4) | 16.7 (62.1) | 18.6 (65.5) | 19.1 (66.4) | 21.2 (70.2) | 23.0 (73.4) | 24.9 (76.8) | 21.2 (70.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 19.0 (66.2) | 18.9 (66.0) | 17.9 (64.2) | 15.3 (59.5) | 12.0 (53.6) | 10.9 (51.6) | 10.2 (50.4) | 11.7 (53.1) | 12.5 (54.5) | 15.0 (59.0) | 16.5 (61.7) | 18.2 (64.8) | 14.8 (58.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.5 (58.1) | 14.5 (58.1) | 13.6 (56.5) | 11.0 (51.8) | 7.9 (46.2) | 6.5 (43.7) | 5.6 (42.1) | 6.8 (44.2) | 7.8 (46.0) | 10.4 (50.7) | 11.6 (52.9) | 13.4 (56.1) | 10.3 (50.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) | 5.0 (41.0) | 2.6 (36.7) | 0.0 (32.0) | −4.2 (24.4) | −6.2 (20.8) | −7.2 (19.0) | −8.0 (17.6) | −4.2 (24.4) | −1.0 (30.2) | 1.0 (33.8) | 2.2 (36.0) | −8.0 (17.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 168.7 (6.64) | 167.1 (6.58) | 107.7 (4.24) | 112.2 (4.42) | 111.9 (4.41) | 123.8 (4.87) | 171.9 (6.77) | 132.1 (5.20) | 156.7 (6.17) | 165.1 (6.50) | 139.9 (5.51) | 147.8 (5.82) | 1,704.9 (67.13) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 128 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80.3 | 81.5 | 81.3 | 81.5 | 82.7 | 82.0 | 80.0 | 74.6 | 77.7 | 79.3 | 77.5 | 78.0 | 79.7 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 188.9 | 163.7 | 186.6 | 161.1 | 145.0 | 114.0 | 140.0 | 155.0 | 148.8 | 162.9 | 194.1 | 194.5 | 1,954.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 45 | 45 | 49 | 48 | 44 | 37 | 44 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 48 | 45 | 45 |
| Source: INMET[5] | |||||||||||||