Santa Maria Madalena, Rio de Janeiro

Santa Maria Madalena
Municipality
Município de Santa Maria Madalena
Flag Seal
Location of Santa Maria Madalena in the state of Rio de Janeiro
Santa Maria Madalena Location of Santa Maria Madalena in Brazil
Coordinates: 21°57′18″S 42°00′28″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Southeast
State	Rio de Janeiro
Government
• Prefeito	Carlos Botelho (DEM)
Area
• Total	815.591 km^2 (314.901 sq mi)
Elevation	615 m (2,018 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	10,392
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Website	[2]

Santa Maria Madalena (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐ̃tɐ mɐˈɾi.ɐ madɐˈlẽnɐ]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 10,392 (2020) and its area is 816 km².^[2]

The municipality contains part of the 21,444 hectares (52,990 acres) Desengano State Park, created in 1970.^[3]

Climate

Climate data for Santa Maria Madalena, Rio de Janeiro (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28.4 (83.1)	29.4 (84.9)	28.3 (82.9)	26.7 (80.1)	24.5 (76.1)	23.3 (73.9)	23.1 (73.6)	23.9 (75.0)	24.2 (75.6)	25.7 (78.3)	26.4 (79.5)	27.3 (81.1)	25.9 (78.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	18.8 (65.8)	18.8 (65.8)	18.4 (65.1)	17.0 (62.6)	14.9 (58.8)	13.3 (55.9)	13.0 (55.4)	13.1 (55.6)	14.5 (58.1)	16.0 (60.8)	17.1 (62.8)	18.1 (64.6)	16.1 (61.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	245.6 (9.67)	134.7 (5.30)	165.9 (6.53)	87.6 (3.45)	60.0 (2.36)	43.4 (1.71)	45.9 (1.81)	42.6 (1.68)	93.1 (3.67)	113.6 (4.47)	195.0 (7.68)	262.9 (10.35)	1,490.3 (58.67)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	12	8	10	7	5	4	5	4	8	8	11	13	95
Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[4]

References

1. IBGE 2020
2. IBGE - [1]
3. Upam Desengano flagra corte de madeira nativa em Santa Maria Madalena (in Portuguese), Inea: Instituto Estadual do Ambiente, 14 October 2015, retrieved 2017-01-12
4. "Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010" (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Retrieved 21 May 2024.