Bom Jesus, Piauí

Bom Jesus is a municipality in the state of Piauí in the Northeast region of Brazil.^[2][3][4][5]

Bom Jesus
Municipality
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Location in Piauí
Country	Brazil
Region	Nordeste
State	Piauí
Mesoregion	Sudoeste Piauiense
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	25,387
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)

The municipality contains part of the 823,843 hectares (2,035,760 acres) Serra das Confusões National Park, created in 1998, which protects an area of the Caatinga biome.^[6]

Name

Bom Jesus means "Good Jesus" in Portuguese.

Geography and climate

Bom Jesus has a rather dry tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). It received national recognition in November 21, 2005 when it was measured the temperature of 44.7 °C (112.4 °F) in the town, the highest ever officially recorded in Brazil until November 2023.^[7]

The municipality contains part of the Uruçui-Una Ecological Station.^[8]

Climate data for Bom Jesus, Piauí (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	44.6 (112.3)	43.2 (109.8)	42.6 (108.7)	39.2 (102.6)	39.7 (103.5)	40.2 (104.4)	40.2 (104.4)	41.3 (106.3)	42.5 (108.5)	42.5 (108.5)	44.7 (112.5)	43.2 (109.8)	44.7 (112.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	32.7 (90.9)	32.7 (90.9)	32.3 (90.1)	32.6 (90.7)	33.4 (92.1)	33.7 (92.7)	34.0 (93.2)	34.9 (94.8)	36.2 (97.2)	35.8 (96.4)	34.5 (94.1)	33.4 (92.1)	33.9 (93.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	27.0 (80.6)	27.0 (80.6)	26.7 (80.1)	27.1 (80.8)	27.1 (80.8)	27.2 (81.0)	27.3 (81.1)	28.3 (82.9)	29.6 (85.3)	29.4 (84.9)	28.2 (82.8)	27.6 (81.7)	27.7 (81.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	20.2 (68.4)	20.1 (68.2)	19.9 (67.8)	20.1 (68.2)	19.7 (67.5)	19.2 (66.6)	19.2 (66.6)	20.0 (68.0)	21.2 (70.2)	21.2 (70.2)	20.5 (68.9)	20.2 (68.4)	20.1 (68.2)
Record low °C (°F)	18.6 (65.5)	18.0 (64.4)	15.7 (60.3)	16.7 (62.1)	15.1 (59.2)	12.7 (54.9)	12.7 (54.9)	12.9 (55.2)	16.3 (61.3)	18.2 (64.8)	18.6 (65.5)	17.1 (62.8)	12.7 (54.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	159.3 (6.27)	149.8 (5.90)	172.9 (6.81)	112.3 (4.42)	29.2 (1.15)	1.6 (0.06)	0.0 (0.0)	1.5 (0.06)	19.2 (0.76)	71.1 (2.80)	114.5 (4.51)	155.3 (6.11)	986.7 (38.85)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	11	11	13	8	3	0	0	0	1	5	8	10	70
Average relative humidity (%)	63.9	64.9	64.4	61.9	58.2	52.1	48.8	44.2	43.9	46.6	56.5	59.6	55.4
Mean monthly sunshine hours	176.5	154.1	169.5	210.8	258.9	273.9	294.9	301.4	261.9	235.6	193.0	180.5	2,711
Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[9][10]

See also

• List of municipalities in Piauí