Pedro Afonso, Tocantins

Pedro Afonso
Municipality
Country	Brazil
Region	Northern
State	Tocantins
Mesoregion	Oriental do Tocantins
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	13,773
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)

Pedro Afonso is a municipality in the state of Tocantins in the Northern region of Brazil.[2][3][4][5]

Xaraó, an extinct Jê language, was once spoken in the municipality.[6]

Geography

Climate

Climate data for Pedro Afonso (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	31.7 (89.1)	31.7 (89.1)	31.8 (89.2)	32.5 (90.5)	33.1 (91.6)	34.0 (93.2)	35.0 (95.0)	36.4 (97.5)	36.5 (97.7)	34.4 (93.9)	32.8 (91.0)	32.3 (90.1)	33.5 (92.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)	26.0 (78.8)	26.0 (78.8)	26.2 (79.2)	26.7 (80.1)	26.8 (80.2)	26.0 (78.8)	25.7 (78.3)	27.0 (80.6)	28.3 (82.9)	27.6 (81.7)	26.8 (80.2)	26.4 (79.5)	26.6 (79.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22.5 (72.5)	22.6 (72.7)	22.7 (72.9)	23.0 (73.4)	22.4 (72.3)	20.2 (68.4)	19.0 (66.2)	19.7 (67.5)	21.9 (71.4)	22.9 (73.2)	22.8 (73.0)	22.7 (72.9)	21.9 (71.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	282.3 (11.11)	229.2 (9.02)	277.1 (10.91)	186.5 (7.34)	67.5 (2.66)	4.9 (0.19)	3.3 (0.13)	2.3 (0.09)	42.5 (1.67)	124.4 (4.90)	215.6 (8.49)	229.0 (9.02)	1,664.6 (65.54)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	16.7	16.0	16.7	12.1	5.3	0.6	0.3	0.4	3.2	8.0	13.2	14.6	107.1
Average relative humidity (%)	84.3	84.2	85.2	83.4	79.0	71.9	65.0	58.1	60.2	72.0	79.8	82.1	75.4
Average dew point °C (°F)	23.5 (74.3)	23.6 (74.5)	23.8 (74.8)	24.0 (75.2)	23.4 (74.1)	21.2 (70.2)	19.5 (67.1)	18.9 (66.0)	20.4 (68.7)	22.5 (72.5)	23.4 (74.1)	23.5 (74.3)	22.3 (72.1)
Mean monthly sunshine hours	153.8	146.4	162.9	185.3	230.7	265.3	287.6	289.8	228.3	189.3	159.7	153.0	2,452.1
Source: NOAA[7]

See also

• List of municipalities in Tocantins

References

1. "IBGE 2020". Retrieved 26 January 2021.
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. Loukotka, Čestmír (1968). Classification of South American Indian languages. Los Angeles: UCLA Latin American Center.
7. "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Pedro Afonso". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 31, 2024.

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