Itaperuna

Itaperuna was founded in 1889, after being separated from the municipality of Campos dos Goytacazes.{{cite web|url=http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/topwindow.htm?1 |title=IBGE Cities |author=IBGE |author-link=Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430164910/http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/topwindow.htm?1 |archive-date=2012-04-30 }}

Itaperuna is located 230 km from the state capital Rio de Janeiro. Its neighbouring municipalities are:{{cite web| url=http://www.ibge.gov.br/mapas_ibge/pol_estaduais.php | title= Political-Administrative Maps |author= IBGE |author-link= Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics }}

• Bom Jesus do Itabapoana – north, northeast and east
• Campos dos Goytacazes – east
• Italva – east and southeast
• Cambuci – south
• São José de Ubá – south
• Miracema – southwest
• Laje do Muriaé – west
• Patrocínio de Muriaé – northwest
• Eugenópolis – northwest
• Antônio Prado de Minas – northwest

{{Weather box

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| metric first = yes

| single line = yes

| location = Itaperuna (1991–2020)

| Jan high C = 33.0

| Feb high C = 33.5

| Mar high C = 32.2

| Apr high C = 30.6

| May high C = 28.4

| Jun high C = 27.8

| Jul high C = 27.9

| Aug high C = 28.8

| Sep high C = 29.9

| Oct high C = 30.7

| Nov high C = 30.4

| Dec high C = 31.8

| year high C = 30.4

| Jan mean C = 27.0

| Feb mean C = 27.1

| Mar mean C = 26.3

| Apr mean C = 24.8

| May mean C = 22.2

| Jun mean C = 21.0

| Jul mean C = 20.9

| Aug mean C = 21.8

| Sep mean C = 23.2

| Oct mean C = 24.5

| Nov mean C = 24.9

| Dec mean C = 26.1

| year mean C = 24.2

| Jan low C = 22.6

| Feb low C = 22.5

| Mar low C = 22.2

| Apr low C = 20.7

| May low C = 17.8

| Jun low C = 16.3

| Jul low C = 15.8

| Aug low C = 16.4

| Sep low C = 18.2

| Oct low C = 20.1

| Nov low C = 21.0

| Dec low C = 22.1

| year low C = 19.6

| precipitation colour = green

| Jan precipitation mm = 189.9

| Feb precipitation mm = 120.0

| Mar precipitation mm = 150.7

| Apr precipitation mm = 68.8

| May precipitation mm = 41.5

| Jun precipitation mm = 21.3

| Jul precipitation mm = 15.4

| Aug precipitation mm = 21.3

| Sep precipitation mm = 61.3

| Oct precipitation mm = 89.8

| Nov precipitation mm = 197.1

| Dec precipitation mm = 227.5

| year precipitation mm = 1204.6

| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

| Jan precipitation days = 11.1

| Feb precipitation days = 8.0

| Mar precipitation days = 9.5

| Apr precipitation days = 6.3

| May precipitation days = 4.7

| Jun precipitation days = 2.5

| Jul precipitation days = 2.6

| Aug precipitation days = 3.1

| Sep precipitation days = 4.7

| Oct precipitation days = 6.9

| Nov precipitation days = 12.5

| Dec precipitation days = 13.8

| year precipitation days = 85.7

| Jan dew point C = 22.3

| Feb dew point C = 22.2

| Mar dew point C = 22.2

| Apr dew point C = 21.1

| May dew point C = 18.8

| Jun dew point C = 17.7

| Jul dew point C = 16.8

| Aug dew point C = 16.8

| Sep dew point C = 17.8

| Oct dew point C = 19.3

| Nov dew point C = 20.7

| Dec dew point C = 22.0

| year dew point C = 19.8

| Jan sun = 217.8

| Feb sun = 221.1

| Mar sun = 207.2

| Apr sun = 194.2

| May sun = 189.9

| Jun sun = 186.5

| Jul sun = 197.8

| Aug sun = 211.5

| Sep sun = 184.7

| Oct sun = 183.1

| Nov sun = 159.3

| Dec sun = 185.2

| year sun = 2338.3

| source 1 = NOAA{{cite web

|url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-3-WMO-Normals-9120/Brazil/CSV/ITAPERUNA_83695.csv

|title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Itaperuna

|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

|access-date = January 30, 2024}}

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The city is served by Ernani do Amaral Peixoto Airport.

{{Reflist}}{{Municipalities of Rio de Janeiro}}

Category:Municipalities in Rio de Janeiro (state)

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