Lençóis
Lençóis  | |
|---|---|
Historic Center of Lençóis.  | |
![]() Location in Bahia  state  | |
![]() Lençóis Location in Brazil  | |
| Coordinates: 12°33′46″S 41°23′24″W / 12.56278°S 41.39000°W | |
| Country | Brazil | 
| Region | Northeast | 
| State | Bahia | 
| Area | |
 • Total  | 1,277 km2 (493 sq mi) | 
| Population  (2020 [1])  | |
 • Total  | 11,499 | 
| • Density | 9.0/km2 (23/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) | 
Lençóis is a municipality in the state of Bahia in Brazil. The population is 11,499 (2020 est.) in an area of 1277 km2.[2] The town has a well-preserved colonial atmosphere and is the starting point for treks into Chapada Diamantina.
Transportation
The city is served by Horácio de Mattos Airport.

Climate
Lençóis has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw) with a hot, moderately rainy wet season and a warm drier season.
| Climate data for Lençóis (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | 
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.7 (89.1)  | 
31.8 (89.2)  | 
31.3 (88.3)  | 
29.9 (85.8)  | 
28.3 (82.9)  | 
27.0 (80.6)  | 
26.5 (79.7)  | 
27.4 (81.3)  | 
29.5 (85.1)  | 
31.5 (88.7)  | 
30.7 (87.3)  | 
31.1 (88.0)  | 
29.7 (85.5)  | 
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.5 (77.9)  | 
25.8 (78.4)  | 
25.3 (77.5)  | 
24.4 (75.9)  | 
23.2 (73.8)  | 
21.8 (71.2)  | 
21.3 (70.3)  | 
21.9 (71.4)  | 
23.5 (74.3)  | 
25.0 (77.0)  | 
24.9 (76.8)  | 
25.2 (77.4)  | 
24.0 (75.2)  | 
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20.4 (68.7)  | 
20.5 (68.9)  | 
20.6 (69.1)  | 
20.1 (68.2)  | 
18.9 (66.0)  | 
17.5 (63.5)  | 
16.6 (61.9)  | 
17.1 (62.8)  | 
18.1 (64.6)  | 
19.4 (66.9)  | 
19.9 (67.8)  | 
20.2 (68.4)  | 
19.1 (66.4)  | 
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 133.1 (5.24)  | 
93.9 (3.70)  | 
164.3 (6.47)  | 
113.6 (4.47)  | 
62.5 (2.46)  | 
55.7 (2.19)  | 
41.5 (1.63)  | 
40.4 (1.59)  | 
26.4 (1.04)  | 
75.5 (2.97)  | 
135.0 (5.31)  | 
115.8 (4.56)  | 
1,057.7 (41.64)  | 
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 8.0 | 7.8 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 9.3 | — | — | 
| Average relative humidity (%) | 71.4 | 70.0 | 73.6 | 76.3 | 77.9 | 79.3 | 76.5 | 72.2 | 66.6 | 64.7 | 71.3 | 71.7 | 72.6 | 
| Average dew point °C (°F) | 20.8 (69.4)  | 
20.7 (69.3)  | 
21.1 (70.0)  | 
20.9 (69.6)  | 
20.0 (68.0)  | 
19.0 (66.2)  | 
18.0 (64.4)  | 
17.7 (63.9)  | 
18.0 (64.4)  | 
18.9 (66.0)  | 
20.1 (68.2)  | 
20.6 (69.1)  | 
19.7 (67.5)  | 
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 202.0 | 186.6 | 203.9 | 183.4 | 166.0 | 153.5 | 174.4 | 191.8 | 194.4 | 201.1 | 161.7 | 183.3 | 2,202.1 | 
| Source: NOAA[3] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- Júlio Afrânio Peixoto (born December 17 1876 in Lençóis) physician, writer, politician, historian, university president, and pioneering eugenicist.
 
References
- ^ IBGE 2020
 - ^ Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística
 - ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Lençóis". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
 
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lençóis.
 Lençóis travel guide from Wikivoyage








