The climate of Iguaçu (Brazil)
Iguaçu is a national park situated in the south of Brazil in the state
of Paraná. The southern part of the park is situated in Argentina and
is called Iguazú. Two rivers flow through the park: the Iguaçu and the
Paraná. The Iguaçu River forms the border between Brazil and Argentina
in a spectacular way; via the world famous Cataratas do Iguaçu
waterfalls. These waterfalls are among the largest in the world; when
there is enough water in the river there are almost 300 waterfalls.
The most famous part of the Cataratas is the Garganta do Diabo, which
is a semi round waterfall. The park has a surface area of almost
200,000 hectares and it has a great diversity of unique animal and
plant life. The park has been a UNESCO world heritage site since 1986.
Iguaçu has a warm continental climate with reasonably high
precipitation figures, spread out over the year. The largest part of
the year the climate is very pleasant here. Extremes in temperatures
are uncommon. However, from May till August it may get cold. Humidity
figures are rather high because of the presence of the rivers and the
waterfalls.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Iguaçu:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
32
21
6
12
n/a
February
32
21
6
11
n/a
March
31
20
5
9
n/a
April
27
16
5
9
n/a
May
24
13
5
9
n/a
June
22
11
5
8
n/a
July
23
11
5
7
n/a
August
24
12
4
8
n/a
September
26
14
4
9
n/a
October
28
16
5
11
n/a
November
30
18
7
11
n/a
December
32
20
7
10
n/a
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm
