Alto Parnaíba is a Brazilian municipality in the southernmost tip of the

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Maranhão Maranhão () is a States of Brazil, state in Brazil. Located in the country's Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region, it has a population of about 7 million and an area of and it is divided into 217 municipalities. Clockwise from north, it ...

. In 2020, the city's population was 11,212. The municipality contains part of the Nascentes do Rio Parnaíba National Park, created in 2002.

Climate

Alto Parnaíba experiences a

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(

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: ''Aw'') with hot temperatures and distinct wet and dry seasons. The city experiences a

wet season The wet season (sometimes called the rainy season or monsoon season) is the time of year when most of a region's average annual rainfall occurs. Generally, the season lasts at least one month. The term ''green season'' is also sometimes used a ...

from November to April. The

dry season The dry season is a yearly period of low rainfall, especially in the tropics. The weather in the tropics is dominated by the tropical rain belt, which moves from the northern to the southern tropics and back over the course of the year. The t ...

extends from May to September, with June through August having almost no rainfall. Alto Parnaíba has hot and humid conditions throughout the year. September and October, before the wet season, are the hottest months, with average highs around .

References

Municipalities in Maranhão Populated places established in 1866 1866 establishments in Brazil {{Maranhão-geo-stub