São Borja, Rio Grande Do Sul
São Borja is a city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. São Borja is the oldest municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul and was founded in 1682 by the Jesuits as the first of the Seven Places of the Missions, and named São Francisco de Borja, in honor of Saint Francis Borgia.
Proximity with Argentina
It is situated on the Western Frontier of Rio Grande do Sul on the border with Argentina which is defined by the Uruguay River (Portuguese spelling of the river: Uruguai).
Served also by São Borja Airport, the city is linked to the Argentine city of Santo Tomé through the Integration Bridge.
Presidential heritage
São Borja is known as the Land of the Presidents as is the birthplace of two Brazilian Presidents: Getúlio Vargas (1882–1954) and João Goulart (1919–1976).
Climate
| Climate data for São Borja (1976–2005) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 37.5 (99.5) |
36.4 (97.5) |
35.2 (95.4) |
33.2 (91.8) |
30.0 (86.0) |
28.6 (83.5) |
29.2 (84.6) |
31.3 (88.3) |
32.6 (90.7) |
34.2 (93.6) |
35.5 (95.9) |
36.5 (97.7) |
37.5 (99.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.3 (90.1) |
31.3 (88.3) |
29.8 (85.6) |
26.4 (79.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
20.7 (69.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
23.4 (74.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
28.8 (83.8) |
31.2 (88.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.3 (79.3) |
25.5 (77.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
17.7 (63.9) |
15.6 (60.1) |
15.5 (59.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
17.9 (64.2) |
20.8 (69.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
25.1 (77.2) |
20.7 (69.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.2 (68.4) |
19.7 (67.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
12.3 (54.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
12.4 (54.3) |
15.0 (59.0) |
16.6 (61.9) |
19.0 (66.2) |
15.1 (59.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) |
13.8 (56.8) |
11.9 (53.4) |
7.6 (45.7) |
4.1 (39.4) |
1.6 (34.9) |
1.5 (34.7) |
2.3 (36.1) |
4.1 (39.4) |
7.5 (45.5) |
9.7 (49.5) |
13.0 (55.4) |
1.5 (34.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 164.0 (6.46) |
136.0 (5.35) |
135.0 (5.31) |
165.0 (6.50) |
120.0 (4.72) |
118.0 (4.65) |
113.0 (4.45) |
105.0 (4.13) |
153.0 (6.02) |
215.0 (8.46) |
158.0 (6.22) |
158.0 (6.22) |
1,740 (68.49) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70 | 74 | 75 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 75 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 283 | 240 | 238 | 197 | 190 | 157 | 176 | 181 | 188 | 236 | 263 | 287 | 2,636 |
| Source 1: Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA) | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Climatempo (precipitation) | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "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.
- ^ "Climatologia e histórico de previsão do tempo em São Borja, BR". Climatempo. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
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