The aim of this study was to investigate the temperature and the relative humidity characteristics from the intra-urban and rural areas around Teodoro Sampaio, SP, a small town located at 22º 53' 25" S and 52º 16' 75" W, in the most western part of the Sao Paulo state, Brazil. Small meteorological shelters were used to collect data. These shelters were supplied with psychrometers and distributed over seven locals, six in the urban area and one in the rural area, and data collection were made at 7 h, 9 h, 15 h e 21 h, during some typical days of January 2005 (summer) and July 2005 (winter). It was concluded that Teodoro Sampaio, a sixteen thousand inhabitants small town, has already a specific urban climate as a result of the land occupation and urban functionalities which created heat and coolness islands in the town.
Urban climate; heat islands; coolness islands; Teodoro Sampaio
