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]

Orleans highlighted in Santa Catarina.

The municipality contains part of the 1,330 hectares (3,300 acres) Serra Furada State Park, created in 1980.[2]

History

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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

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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

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  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ Parque Estadual da Serra Furada (in Portuguese), FATMA: Fundação do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2017-02-04
  3. ^ "História da Prefeitura municipal de Orleans". orleans.sc.gov.br. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  4. ^ "História da Prefeitura municipal de Orleans". orleans.sc.gov.br. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Imigração da Europa a Santa Catarina". hafemann.br. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Imigração no Brasil". weber-ruiz.com. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  7. ^ "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.

28°21′S 49°18′W / 28.350°S 49.300°W / -28.350; -49.300