Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul
Appearance
Cruz Alta | |
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![]() Vista da Rua Coronel Pillar (Monumento de Fátima). | |
UTC−3 (BRT) | |
Postal Code | 98005-970 |
Area code | +55 55 |
Website | http://www.cruzalta.rs.gov.br/ |
Cruz Alta is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The town is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cruz Alta. Was founded on August 18, 1821.
It is the birthplace writer
Júlio Prates de Castilhos, and of model and television presenter Luize Altenhofen
.
The municipality is known to have given rise to many other municipalities as Ijuí, Santa Maria, Passo Fundo, Santo Angelo and their initial territory led to more other, became known by the northwestern mother.[2] The
.The location of the
state
, with the presence of a dry port in the northeast of the city.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Marco_Alusivo_Cruz_Alta.jpg/220px-Marco_Alusivo_Cruz_Alta.jpg)
Climate
Cruz Alta experiences a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: Cfa) with hot summers, mild winters, and ample rainfall throughout the year.
Climate data for Cruz Alta (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30.0 (86.0) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
21.7 (71.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
18.7 (65.7) |
21.4 (70.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
25.4 (77.7) |
28.1 (82.6) |
29.7 (85.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.7 (74.7) |
23.0 (73.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
19.2 (66.6) |
15.7 (60.3) |
13.8 (56.8) |
13.0 (55.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
16.3 (61.3) |
19.1 (66.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
23.3 (73.9) |
18.8 (65.8) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.8 (65.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
14.7 (58.5) |
11.8 (53.2) |
10.0 (50.0) |
9.0 (48.2) |
10.5 (50.9) |
11.7 (53.1) |
14.3 (57.7) |
15.9 (60.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
14.2 (57.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 154.6 (6.09) |
148.7 (5.85) |
138.2 (5.44) |
154.9 (6.10) |
148.8 (5.86) |
159.5 (6.28) |
157.7 (6.21) |
125.4 (4.94) |
162.5 (6.40) |
245.9 (9.68) |
156.6 (6.17) |
179.5 (7.07) |
1,932.3 (76.07) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.1 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 7.9 | 9.2 | 11.0 | 8.0 | 9.4 | 106.3 |
Average dew point °C (°F) | 20.1 (68.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
16.3 (61.3) |
13.2 (55.8) |
11.7 (53.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
11.9 (53.4) |
13.1 (55.6) |
15.6 (60.1) |
16.6 (61.9) |
18.7 (65.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 251.6 | 217.2 | 228.0 | 197.9 | 172.8 | 140.5 | 157.6 | 187.0 | 177.1 | 200.4 | 239.3 | 252.0 | 2,421.4 |
Source: NOAA[3] |
References
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ FEE. "Data de criação dos municípios do RS". Fundação de Economia e Estatística. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Cruz Alta". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 30, 2024.