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.
The municipality contains part of the 1,330 hectares (3,300 acres) Serra Furada State Park, created in 1980.
History
Named after emperor Dom Pedro II's son-in-law, Gaston, Count of Eu, from the House of Orléans on December 26, 1884. It was first colonized by Italians, then Germans, Austrians, Poles, Norwegians, Latvians, Dutch and other nationalities from Europe.
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) | |||||||||||||