Carolina, Maranhão
Municipality in Nordeste, Brazil
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Carolina is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.[2][3][4][5]
Carolina is served by Brig. Lysias Augusto Rodrigues Airport.
Climate
Carolina features a tropical savanna climate (Köppen: Aw) characterized by hot temperatures and distinct wet and dry seasons. The city experiences a wet season from October to April, with January through March being the rainiest period. The dry season is from June to September, and experiences little rain.
| Climate data for Carolina (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.3 (88.3) | 31.5 (88.7) | 31.6 (88.9) | 32.1 (89.8) | 32.9 (91.2) | 33.9 (93.0) | 35.0 (95.0) | 36.4 (97.5) | 36.3 (97.3) | 34.2 (93.6) | 32.4 (90.3) | 31.6 (88.9) | 33.3 (91.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.3 (79.3) | 26.8 (80.2) | 27.1 (80.8) | 27.0 (80.6) | 27.4 (81.3) | 28.7 (83.7) | 29.4 (84.9) | 28.1 (82.6) | 27.1 (80.8) | 26.5 (79.7) | 27.2 (81.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22.6 (72.7) | 22.7 (72.9) | 23.0 (73.4) | 23.1 (73.6) | 22.7 (72.9) | 21.2 (70.2) | 20.4 (68.7) | 21.5 (70.7) | 23.3 (73.9) | 23.3 (73.9) | 23.1 (73.6) | 22.8 (73.0) | 22.5 (72.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 303.0 (11.93) | 289.0 (11.38) | 293.0 (11.54) | 206.3 (8.12) | 91.6 (3.61) | 13.1 (0.52) | 7.4 (0.29) | 9.0 (0.35) | 37.5 (1.48) | 116.9 (4.60) | 174.3 (6.86) | 231.0 (9.09) | 1,772.1 (69.77) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 17.4 | 16.8 | 17.6 | 13.0 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 7.8 | 10.1 | 13.3 | 108.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83.4 | 83.6 | 84.3 | 82.5 | 76.9 | 65.8 | 55.4 | 47.9 | 54.3 | 69.4 | 78.1 | 81.5 | 71.9 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.9 (75.0) | 23.3 (73.9) | 20.9 (69.6) | 18.6 (65.5) | 17.7 (63.9) | 19.8 (67.6) | 22.4 (72.3) | 23.3 (73.9) | 23.5 (74.3) | 22.0 (71.6) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 146.1 | 133.7 | 149.2 | 176.7 | 235.2 | 285.7 | 307.4 | 298.7 | 233.0 | 176.3 | 147.4 | 141.7 | 2,431.1 |
| Source: NOAA[6] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ IBGE 2020
- ^ "Divisão Territorial do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Divisão Territorial do Brasil e Limites Territoriais, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). July 1, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ^ "Estimativas da população para 1º de julho de 2009" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Estimativas de População, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). August 14, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ^ "Ranking decrescente do IDH-M dos municípios do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Atlas do Desenvolvimento Humano, Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento (PNUD). 2000. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ^ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2008. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Carolina". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
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