Palmas, Paraná

Palmas is a municipality in the south of the Brazilian state of Paraná. Palmas is located in the mountainous area of Paraná and is in the mesoregion of South-Central Paraná. Palmas is the capital of the microregion of the same name. The population is 51,755 (2020 est.) in an area of 1557.90 km².^[2] The elevation is 1,056 m.

Palmas
City
Flag
Palmas
Coordinates: 26°29′3″S 51°59′26″W
Country	Brazil
State	Paraná
Meso-Region	Southcentral Paraná (Central-Sul do Paraná)
Micro-Region	Palma
Founded	1877
Area
• Total	1,557.90 km2 (601.51 sq mi)
Elevation	1,035 m (3,396 ft)
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	51,755
• Density	33/km2 (86/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Postal code	85555-xxx
Area code	4x

Climate

Climate data for Palmas, Paraná, elevation 1,100 m (3,600 ft), (1979–2017)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	32.2 (90.0)	32.6 (90.7)	32.4 (90.3)	30.0 (86.0)	28.2 (82.8)	28.0 (82.4)	27.0 (80.6)	29.6 (85.3)	31.6 (88.9)	32.6 (90.7)	34.4 (93.9)	32.4 (90.3)	34.4 (93.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	26.5 (79.7)	26.0 (78.8)	25.3 (77.5)	22.9 (73.2)	19.3 (66.7)	18.1 (64.6)	18.1 (64.6)	20.4 (68.7)	21.0 (69.8)	23.0 (73.4)	24.7 (76.5)	25.8 (78.4)	22.6 (72.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	20.3 (68.5)	20.2 (68.4)	19.1 (66.4)	16.8 (62.2)	13.3 (55.9)	12.1 (53.8)	11.8 (53.2)	13.6 (56.5)	14.6 (58.3)	16.9 (62.4)	18.4 (65.1)	19.8 (67.6)	16.4 (61.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	16.0 (60.8)	16.2 (61.2)	15.0 (59.0)	12.8 (55.0)	9.3 (48.7)	8.0 (46.4)	7.5 (45.5)	8.8 (47.8)	10.0 (50.0)	12.4 (54.3)	13.6 (56.5)	15.2 (59.4)	12.1 (53.7)
Record low °C (°F)	6.2 (43.2)	6.2 (43.2)	2.4 (36.3)	−1.0 (30.2)	−2.6 (27.3)	−6.8 (19.8)	−6.4 (20.5)	−5.1 (22.8)	−3.4 (25.9)	−1.4 (29.5)	3.2 (37.8)	4.4 (39.9)	−6.8 (19.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	181.8 (7.16)	180.6 (7.11)	146.4 (5.76)	172.8 (6.80)	193.5 (7.62)	178.9 (7.04)	156.7 (6.17)	128.2 (5.05)	181.8 (7.16)	258.5 (10.18)	169.3 (6.67)	193.6 (7.62)	2,142.1 (84.34)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	15	15	12	10	10	10	10	8	11	14	12	14	141
Average relative humidity (%)	79	80	79	80	82	81	78	73	74	76	73	76	78
Mean monthly sunshine hours	210.8	183.8	206.0	182.5	173.4	163.6	186.8	206.9	180.5	191.6	219.7	210.7	2,316.3
Source: IDR-Paraná[3]