Orleans, Santa Catarina
Orleans is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Santa Catarina. The town is located in the south of the state. As of 2020, the estimated population was 23,038.[1]
The municipality contains part of the 1,330 hectares (3,300 acres) Serra Furada State Park, created in 1980.[2]
History
Named after emperor Dom Pedro II's son-in-law, Gaston, Count of Eu, from the House of Orléans on December 26, 1884.[3] It was first colonized by Italians, then Germans, Austrians, Poles, Norwegians, Latvians, Dutch and other nationalities from Europe.[4][5][6]
Climate
| Climate data for Orleans (1976–2005) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 44.6 (112.3) |
41.0 (105.8) |
43.2 (109.8) |
41.1 (106.0) |
36.3 (97.3) |
35.0 (95.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
38.2 (100.8) |
38.4 (101.1) |
39.8 (103.6) |
39.7 (103.5) |
41.5 (106.7) |
44.6 (112.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.2 (88.2) |
30.5 (86.9) |
29.3 (84.7) |
26.1 (79.0) |
24.1 (75.4) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.0 (75.2) |
28.4 (83.1) |
30.2 (86.4) |
26.4 (79.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 23.0 (73.4) |
23.1 (73.6) |
21.6 (70.9) |
19.0 (66.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
14.4 (57.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
14.9 (58.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
18.9 (66.0) |
20.5 (68.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
18.7 (65.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16.5 (61.7) |
16.9 (62.4) |
16.1 (61.0) |
13.0 (55.4) |
10.3 (50.5) |
8.5 (47.3) |
7.8 (46.0) |
9.0 (48.2) |
10.6 (51.1) |
12.7 (54.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
15.7 (60.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 7.1 (44.8) |
7.4 (45.3) |
6.0 (42.8) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
3.0 (37.4) |
2.6 (36.7) |
6.4 (43.5) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 219.8 (8.65) |
186.7 (7.35) |
134.4 (5.29) |
83.8 (3.30) |
106.9 (4.21) |
77.6 (3.06) |
121.3 (4.78) |
84.4 (3.32) |
109.0 (4.29) |
137.6 (5.42) |
121.8 (4.80) |
151.4 (5.96) |
1,534.7 (60.43) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 85 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 84 | 85 |
| Source: Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA)[7] | |||||||||||||
References
- IBGE 2020
- Parque Estadual da Serra Furada (in Portuguese), FATMA: Fundação do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2017-02-04
- "História da Prefeitura municipal de Orleans". orleans.sc.gov.br. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- "História da Prefeitura municipal de Orleans". orleans.sc.gov.br. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- "Imigração da Europa a Santa Catarina". hafemann.br. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- "Imigração no Brasil". weber-ruiz.com. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
- "Atlas climático da Região Sul do Brasil: Estados do Paraná, Santa Catarina e Rio Grande do Sul" (PDF). EMBRAPA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
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