Sousa, Paraíba

Sousa is a municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil.^[2][3][4][5]

Sousa
Municipality
Church catholic in Souza
Flag Seal
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Paraíba
Mesoregion	Sertao Paraibana
Population  (2020 [1])
• Total	69,723
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)

It lies in the region called the Valley of the Dinosaurs, which contains a protected area containing dinosaur tracks.^[6] The municipality established the Valley of the Dinosaurs Natural Monument, a fully protected area, in 2002.^[7]

Climate

Climate data for Sousa (São Gonçalo), Paraíba (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	33.6 (92.5)	32.6 (90.7)	32.1 (89.8)	31.6 (88.9)	31.2 (88.2)	31.3 (88.3)	31.9 (89.4)	33.2 (91.8)	34.7 (94.5)	35.4 (95.7)	35.4 (95.7)	34.7 (94.5)	33.1 (91.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	27.0 (80.6)	26.4 (79.5)	26.1 (79.0)	25.9 (78.6)	25.6 (78.1)	25.1 (77.2)	25.5 (77.9)	26.5 (79.7)	27.6 (81.7)	27.9 (82.2)	28.2 (82.8)	27.8 (82.0)	26.6 (79.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22.3 (72.1)	21.9 (71.4)	22.0 (71.6)	21.8 (71.2)	21.0 (69.8)	19.5 (67.1)	19.2 (66.6)	19.9 (67.8)	20.9 (69.6)	21.5 (70.7)	22.1 (71.8)	22.1 (71.8)	21.2 (70.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	163.2 (6.43)	163.5 (6.44)	252.9 (9.96)	181.4 (7.14)	124.4 (4.90)	37.8 (1.49)	21.0 (0.83)	10.7 (0.42)	2.0 (0.08)	9.9 (0.39)	12.2 (0.48)	71.2 (2.80)	1,050.2 (41.35)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	10	10	14	12	9	4	3	2	0	1	1	5	71
Average relative humidity (%)	69.0	73.7	76.1	76.6	73.3	64.6	56.1	51.0	49.6	54.4	56.8	62.9	63.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours	261.7	235.2	253.3	248.8	253.6	251.8	262.8	291.6	294.9	315.6	303.6	283.7	3,256.6
Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[8]

Sports

Sousa Esporte Clube is the municipality's football club.

See also

• List of municipalities in Paraíba