Rio Bonito (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁi.u buˈnitu], [ˈʁi.u boˈnitu]) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 60,573 (2020) and its area is 462 km2.[2]
Rio Bonito | |
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| Município de Rio Bonito | |
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| Motto: Mvnicipivm Legesqve Diligere | |
 Location of Rio Bonito in the state of Rio de Janeiro | |
  Rio Bonito Location of Rio Bonito in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 22°42′28″S 42°37′33″W / 22.70778°S 42.62583°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Southeast |
| State |  Rio de Janeiro |
| Government | |
| • Prefeito | José Luis Alves Antunes (PP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 462.156 km2 (178.439 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
| • Total | 60,573 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
| Website | [2] |
The municipality contains part of the Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic of conservation units, created in 2006.[3]
Climate
| Climate data for Rio Bonito (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 32.5 (90.5) | 33.5 (92.3) | 32.3 (90.1) | 30.3 (86.5) | 27.8 (82.0) | 27.4 (81.3) | 26.8 (80.2) | 28.0 (82.4) | 28.1 (82.6) | 29.0 (84.2) | 29.8 (85.6) | 31.3 (88.3) | 29.7 (85.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.3 (72.1) | 21.9 (71.4) | 20.3 (68.5) | 17.3 (63.1) | 15.5 (59.9) | 15.3 (59.5) | 16.2 (61.2) | 17.7 (63.9) | 19.6 (67.3) | 20.4 (68.7) | 21.7 (71.1) | 19.2 (66.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 205.6 (8.09) | 164.0 (6.46) | 194.4 (7.65) | 123.0 (4.84) | 82.7 (3.26) | 40.9 (1.61) | 68.4 (2.69) | 55.1 (2.17) | 89.2 (3.51) | 113.6 (4.47) | 225.4 (8.87) | 210.3 (8.28) | 1,572.6 (61.91) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 114 |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[4] | |||||||||||||