Carmo, Rio de Janeiro
Municipality in Southeast, Brazil
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Cidade Bela
Location of Carmo in the state of Rio de Janeiro
(2020 [1])
Carmo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaʁmu]) is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its nickname is the Cidade Bela (Beautiful City).[2]
Geography
Carmo encompasses an area of about 320 square kilometres (120 sq mi).
Its current population is estimated to be more than 19,000 inhabitants, of which 72.3% live in the suburban area.
The municipality neighbors Sumidouro, Cantagalo, Duas Barras, Sapucaia, as well as bordering Além Paraíba.
Part of the city is situated in the basin of the Paquequer River, one of the last tributaries of the Paraíba do Sul that has little aquatic pollution.
Climate
Climate data for Carmo, Rio de Janeiro (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.2 (90.0) | 33.3 (91.9) | 32.3 (90.1) | 31.0 (87.8) | 28.4 (83.1) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.1 (80.8) | 28.5 (83.3) | 28.9 (84.0) | 29.9 (85.8) | 30.7 (87.3) | 31.5 (88.7) | 30.1 (86.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.3 (70.3) | 21.3 (70.3) | 20.8 (69.4) | 19.2 (66.6) | 16.4 (61.5) | 14.5 (58.1) | 13.9 (57.0) | 14.8 (58.6) | 16.8 (62.2) | 18.8 (65.8) | 20.1 (68.2) | 20.9 (69.6) | 18.2 (64.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 237.3 (9.34) | 134.7 (5.30) | 147.9 (5.82) | 74.6 (2.94) | 45.1 (1.78) | 18.0 (0.71) | 18.3 (0.72) | 18.7 (0.74) | 63.4 (2.50) | 105.1 (4.14) | 179.7 (7.07) | 286.8 (11.29) | 1,329.6 (52.35) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 15 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 99 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[3] |
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Capital: Rio de Janeiro
Baixadas
Bacia de São João | |
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Lagos |
Centro Fluminense
Cantagalo-Cordeiro | |
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Nova Friburgo | |
Santa Maria Madalena | |
Três Rios |
Metropolitana do
Rio de Janeiro
Itaguaí | |
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Macacu-Caceribu | |
Microregion Rio de Janeiro | |
Serrana | |
Vassouras |
Noroeste Fluminense
Itaperuna | |
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Santo Antônio de Pádua |
Norte Fluminense
Campos dos Goytacazes | |
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Macaé |
Sul Fluminense
Baía da Ilha Grande | |
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Barra do Piraí | |
Vale do Paraíba Fluminense |
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