Santa Teresa, Espírito Santo
Santa Teresa is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Its population was 23,724 (2020) and its area is 695 km.
The municipality contains the 3,562 hectares (8,800 acres) Augusto Ruschi Biological Reserve, a fully protected area.
Notable people
Augusto Ruschi was a Brazilian agronomist, ecologist, and naturalist. Ruschi was interested in the study of plants and animals since childhood, allowing him to know in depth several branches of biology, becoming a respected specialist in hummingbirds and orchids in Brazil.
Anderson Varejão of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers is originally from Santa Teresa.
Climate
| Climate data for Santa Teresa (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.0 (82.4) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.0 (82.4) |
26.3 (79.3) |
24.7 (76.5) |
23.8 (74.8) |
22.9 (73.2) |
23.4 (74.1) |
24.1 (75.4) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.8 (78.4) |
27.1 (80.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 22.3 (72.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.2 (72.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
18.8 (65.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
16.8 (62.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
18.4 (65.1) |
19.8 (67.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.9 (71.4) |
19.9 (67.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.4 (65.1) |
17.9 (64.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
16.7 (62.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
12.4 (54.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
14.5 (58.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
17.5 (63.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
15.8 (60.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 227.8 (8.97) |
95.5 (3.76) |
172.6 (6.80) |
93.0 (3.66) |
42.8 (1.69) |
37.3 (1.47) |
42.5 (1.67) |
42.7 (1.68) |
69.0 (2.72) |
114.3 (4.50) |
222.7 (8.77) |
226.6 (8.92) |
1,386.8 (54.60) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 14 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 118 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82.6 | 80.8 | 82.3 | 83.3 | 83.7 | 84.0 | 84.0 | 81.6 | 81.5 | 81.7 | 82.8 | 83.1 | 82.6 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 175.8 | 193.9 | 179.6 | 166.2 | 165.6 | 159.8 | 157.9 | 171.6 | 132.5 | 131.5 | 128.8 | 143.8 | 1,907 |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia | |||||||||||||