Carolina, Maranhão
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Carolina | |
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Municipality | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
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| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Nordeste |
| State | Maranhão |
| Mesoregion | Sul Maranhense |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
• Total | 24,165 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
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
[edit]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) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
External links
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