Palmeira dos Índios
# Palmeira dos Índios

Palmeira dos Índios is a municipality located in the western of the Brazilian state of Alagoas. As of 2010, it has a population of around 70,000.

The city is situated in the interior of Alagoas. The Brazilian writer Graciliano Ramos was its mayor in 1927. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios.

## Languages

Xukuru-Kariri was spoken in Palmeira dos Índios.

## Climate

Climate data for Palmeira dos Índios (1981–2010, extremes 1961–present) :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Record high °C (°F) | 38.9 (102.0) | 37.9 (100.2) | 37.4 (99.3) | 36.9 (98.4) | 36.4 (97.5) | 33.0 (91.4) | 30.8 (87.4) | 32.8 (91.0) | 35.3 (95.5) | 38.8 (101.8) | 37.8 (100.0) | 38.7 (101.7) | 38.9 (102.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 33.2 (91.8) | 33.2 (91.8) | 32.9 (91.2) | 31.1 (88.0) | 29.2 (84.6) | 27.0 (80.6) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26.8 (80.2) | 28.7 (83.7) | 31.3 (88.3) | 32.9 (91.2) | 33.4 (92.1) | 30.5 (86.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.5 (79.7) | 26.6 (79.9) | 25.6 (78.1) | 24.3 (75.7) | 22.9 (73.2) | 22.1 (71.8) | 22.1 (71.8) | 23.0 (73.4) | 24.7 (76.5) | 25.9 (78.6) | 26.4 (79.5) | 24.7 (76.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 21.3 (70.3) | 21.5 (70.7) | 21.8 (71.2) | 21.2 (70.2) | 20.4 (68.7) | 19.6 (67.3) | 18.7 (65.7) | 18.5 (65.3) | 18.8 (65.8) | 19.9 (67.8) | 20.8 (69.4) | 21.3 (70.3) | 20.3 (68.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 15.1 (59.2) | 15.0 (59.0) | 15.6 (60.1) | 15.4 (59.7) | 14.7 (58.5) | 12.4 (54.3) | 14.8 (58.6) | 14.3 (57.7) | 10.8 (51.4) | 16.2 (61.2) | 14.6 (58.3) | 15.7 (60.3) | 10.8 (51.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 38.5 (1.52) | 42.9 (1.69) | 68.2 (2.69) | 99.0 (3.90) | 131.0 (5.16) | 167.7 (6.60) | 134.2 (5.28) | 86.6 (3.41) | 41.8 (1.65) | 19.0 (0.75) | 15.9 (0.63) | 33.4 (1.31) | 878.2 (34.57) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 104 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 66.9 | 67.3 | 69.6 | 76.3 | 80.8 | 84.9 | 84.7 | 82.8 | 77.1 | 70.8 | 66.3 | 65.8 | 74.4 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 253.1 | 221.2 | 230.7 | 205.7 | 186.4 | 147.0 | 161.1 | 177.8 | 223.4 | 269.0 | 282.9 | 279.3 | 2,637.6 |
| Source 1: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: Meteo Climat (record highs and lows) ||||||||||||||
