Porto de Pedras

Porto de Pedras
Municipality of Alagoas, Brazil
Porto de Pedras with its lighthouse in the background
Porto de Pedras with its lighthouse in the background
Flag of Porto de Pedras
Flag
Etymology: In English "Port of Stones", due to its location between the sea and a rocky slope[1]
Location of Porto de Pedras in Alagoas
Location of Porto de Pedras in Alagoas
Porto de Pedras is located in Brazil
Porto de Pedras
Porto de Pedras
Location within Brazil
Porto de Pedras is located in South America
Porto de Pedras
Porto de Pedras
Location within South America
Coordinates: 9°9′28″S 35°17′42″W / 9.15778°S 35.29500°W / -9.15778; -35.29500
Country Brazil
RegionNortheast
State Alagoas
Founded9 June 1921[1]
Government
 • MayorAllan de Jesus Silva (MDB) (2025-2028)[2][3]
 • Vice MayorEuda Santos Silva (PSB) (2025-2028)[2][3]
Area
 • Total
257.105 km2 (99.269 sq mi)
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
9,295[4]
 • Density36.15/km2 (93.6/sq mi)
DemonymPorto-pedrense (Brazilian Portuguese)[4]
Time zoneUTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code
57945-000, 57948-000[5]
HDI (2010)0.541 – low[4]
Websiteportodepedras.al.gov.br

Porto de Pedras (Central northeastern portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpoɦtʊ ˈdɪ ˈpɛd(ɾ)ɐ]) is a municipality located in the northern coast of the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population was 7,701 in 2020.[6] Its area is 266 km2 (103 sq mi).[7]

Geography

Climate

Climate data for Porto de Pedras (1981–2010, extremes 1961–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 32.0
(89.6)		 32.6
(90.7)		 33.4
(92.1)		 32.6
(90.7)		 31.7
(89.1)		 30.5
(86.9)		 37.1
(98.8)		 30.3
(86.5)		 37.3
(99.1)		 30.7
(87.3)		 31.2
(88.2)		 32.5
(90.5)		 37.3
(99.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.2
(86.4)		 30.6
(87.1)		 30.5
(86.9)		 30.0
(86.0)		 29.1
(84.4)		 28.0
(82.4)		 27.4
(81.3)		 27.4
(81.3)		 28.2
(82.8)		 29.3
(84.7)		 29.9
(85.8)		 30.3
(86.5)		 29.2
(84.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.2
(81.0)		 27.5
(81.5)		 27.4
(81.3)		 27.1
(80.8)		 26.2
(79.2)		 25.3
(77.5)		 24.7
(76.5)		 24.6
(76.3)		 25.4
(77.7)		 26.2
(79.2)		 26.8
(80.2)		 27.1
(80.8)		 26.3
(79.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 24.0
(75.2)		 24.1
(75.4)		 23.9
(75.0)		 23.7
(74.7)		 22.9
(73.2)		 22.3
(72.1)		 21.7
(71.1)		 21.6
(70.9)		 22.5
(72.5)		 23.1
(73.6)		 23.8
(74.8)		 24.0
(75.2)		 23.1
(73.6)
Record low °C (°F) 18.3
(64.9)		 18.3
(64.9)		 19.4
(66.9)		 19.2
(66.6)		 17.7
(63.9)		 17.2
(63.0)		 16.1
(61.0)		 15.8
(60.4)		 17.3
(63.1)		 13.0
(55.4)		 17.2
(63.0)		 19.1
(66.4)		 13.0
(55.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 68.2
(2.69)		 90.9
(3.58)		 201.1
(7.92)		 211.6
(8.33)		 227.6
(8.96)		 305.7
(12.04)		 240.4
(9.46)		 166.2
(6.54)		 91.9
(3.62)		 43.2
(1.70)		 32.5
(1.28)		 39.6
(1.56)		 1,718.9
(67.67)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 7 9 12 15 17 20 20 16 9 6 4 5 140
Mean monthly sunshine hours 282.8 240.3 256.4 225.2 213.9 180.2 185.3 213.9 246.1 276.0 291.8 292.7 2,904.6
Source 1: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[8]
Source 2: Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)[9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Porto de Pedras, a antiga Águas Belas". História de Alagoas. História de Alagoas. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Eleições 2024: Allan de Jesus (MDB) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Porto De Pedras-AL". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Folha de S.Paulo. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Prefeito de Porto de Pedras (AL) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "Porto de Pedras". Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "Código Postal Porto de Pedras/AL - Brasil". Código Postal. Código Postal. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  6. ↑ IBGE 2020
  7. ↑ IBGE -
  8. ↑ "Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010" (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "Station Porto de Pedras" (in French). Meteo Climat. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
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