Paranaíba

Municipality in Central-West, Brazil

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Location of Paranaíba

Coordinates: 19°40′37″S 51°11′27″W / 19.67694°S 51.19083°W / -19.67694; -51.19083Country

BrazilRegionCentral-WestState

Mato Grosso do SulFoundedApril 19, 1838Government

• MayorJosé Garcia de Freitas (Zé Braquiara) (PDT)Area

• Total5,402.778 km² (2,086.024 sq mi)Elevation

374 m (1,227 ft)Population

(2020 ^[1])

• Total42,276 • Density7.16/km² (18.5/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−4 (AMT)HDI (2000)0.772 – medium^[2]Websitewww.paranaiba.ms.gov.br/

Paranaíba is the easternmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. Its population was 42,276 (2020) and its area is 5,402.778 km².

Climate

Climate data for Paranaíba (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	31.5 (88.7)	31.9 (89.4)	31.6 (88.9)	31.1 (88.0)	28.6 (83.5)	28.2 (82.8)	29.1 (84.4)	31.5 (88.7)	32.2 (90.0)	32.8 (91.0)	32.2 (90.0)	31.7 (89.1)	31.0 (87.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	25.7 (78.3)	25.9 (78.6)	25.7 (78.3)	24.8 (76.6)	21.7 (71.1)	20.9 (69.6)	21.2 (70.2)	23.3 (73.9)	24.8 (76.6)	26.1 (79.0)	26.0 (78.8)	25.8 (78.4)	24.3 (75.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21.6 (70.9)	21.6 (70.9)	21.3 (70.3)	19.7 (67.5)	16.0 (60.8)	14.8 (58.6)	14.4 (57.9)	16.3 (61.3)	18.8 (65.8)	20.8 (69.4)	21.1 (70.0)	21.4 (70.5)	19.0 (66.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	304.6 (11.99)	185.4 (7.30)	196.7 (7.74)	72.0 (2.83)	48.6 (1.91)	22.2 (0.87)	14.3 (0.56)	15.5 (0.61)	58.4 (2.30)	105.5 (4.15)	141.6 (5.57)	241.4 (9.50)	1,406.2 (55.36)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	18	12	12	5	4	2	2	2	6	8	11	16	98
Average relative humidity (%)	77.6	75.8	76.0	70.4	68.1	64.8	56.5	51.0	56.4	61.5	67.5	73.8	66.6
Mean monthly sunshine hours	191.3	199.8	223.0	242.3	228.8	214.9	242.8	255.0	210.7	223.4	226.3	204.6	2,662.9
Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia^[3]