Bom Jesus, Piauí

Bom Jesus is a municipality in the state of Piauí in the Northeast region of Brazil.^[2][3][4][5]

Bom Jesus
Municipality
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Location in Piauí
Country	Brazil
Region	Nordeste
State	Piauí
Mesoregion	Sudoeste Piauiense
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	25,387
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)

The municipality contains part of the 823,843 hectares (2,035,760 acres) Serra das Confusões National Park, created in 1998, which protects an area of the Caatinga biome.^[6]

Name

Bom Jesus means "Good Jesus" in Portuguese.

Geography and climate

Bom Jesus has a rather dry tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). It received national recognition in November 21, 2005 when it was measured the temperature of 44.7 °C (112.4 °F) in the town, the highest ever officially recorded in Brazil until November 2023.^[7]

The municipality contains part of the Uruçui-Una Ecological Station.^[8]

Climate data for Bom Jesus, Piauí (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	44.6 (112.3)	43.2 (109.8)	42.6 (108.7)	39.2 (102.6)	39.7 (103.5)	40.2 (104.4)	40.2 (104.4)	41.3 (106.3)	42.5 (108.5)	42.5 (108.5)	44.7 (112.5)	43.2 (109.8)	44.7 (112.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	32.7 (90.9)	32.7 (90.9)	32.3 (90.1)	32.6 (90.7)	33.4 (92.1)	33.7 (92.7)	34.0 (93.2)	34.9 (94.8)	36.2 (97.2)	35.8 (96.4)	34.5 (94.1)	33.4 (92.1)	33.9 (93.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	27.0 (80.6)	27.0 (80.6)	26.7 (80.1)	27.1 (80.8)	27.1 (80.8)	27.2 (81.0)	27.3 (81.1)	28.3 (82.9)	29.6 (85.3)	29.4 (84.9)	28.2 (82.8)	27.6 (81.7)	27.7 (81.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	20.2 (68.4)	20.1 (68.2)	19.9 (67.8)	20.1 (68.2)	19.7 (67.5)	19.2 (66.6)	19.2 (66.6)	20.0 (68.0)	21.2 (70.2)	21.2 (70.2)	20.5 (68.9)	20.2 (68.4)	20.1 (68.2)
Record low °C (°F)	18.6 (65.5)	18.0 (64.4)	15.7 (60.3)	16.7 (62.1)	15.1 (59.2)	12.7 (54.9)	12.7 (54.9)	12.9 (55.2)	16.3 (61.3)	18.2 (64.8)	18.6 (65.5)	17.1 (62.8)	12.7 (54.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	159.3 (6.27)	149.8 (5.90)	172.9 (6.81)	112.3 (4.42)	29.2 (1.15)	1.6 (0.06)	0.0 (0.0)	1.5 (0.06)	19.2 (0.76)	71.1 (2.80)	114.5 (4.51)	155.3 (6.11)	986.7 (38.85)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	11	11	13	8	3	0	0	0	1	5	8	10	70
Average relative humidity (%)	63.9	64.9	64.4	61.9	58.2	52.1	48.8	44.2	43.9	46.6	56.5	59.6	55.4
Mean monthly sunshine hours	176.5	154.1	169.5	210.8	258.9	273.9	294.9	301.4	261.9	235.6	193.0	180.5	2,711
Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[9][10]

See also

• List of municipalities in Piauí

References

1. IBGE 2020
2. "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
3. "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). August 14, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
4. "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
5. "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
6. Unidade de Conservação: Parque Nacional Serra das Confusões (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-06-09
7. "Piauí tem a temperatura mais alta em 96 anos (Piauí has the highest temperature in 96 years)". Terra. 26 November 2005. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
8. Unidade de Conservação: Estação Ecológica de Uruçuí-Una (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-23
9. "Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010" (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
10. "NORMAIS CLIMATOLÓGICAS DO BRASIL 1961-1990" (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Retrieved 22 September 2014.

9.07389°S 44.3589°W / -9.07389; -44.3589