Turiaçu is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.[2][3][4][5]
Turiaçu | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in Maranhão | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Region | Nordeste |
| State | Maranhão |
| Mesoregion | Oeste Maranhense |
| Population (2020 [1]) | |
| • Total | 35,709 |
| Time zone | UTC−3 (BRT) |
The municipality contains a small part of the Baixada Maranhense Environmental Protection Area, a 1,775,035.6 hectares (4,386,208 acres) sustainable use conservation unit created in 1991 that has been a Ramsar Site since 2000.[6]
Climate edit
| Climate data for Turiaçu (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.4 (88.5) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.4 (86.7) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.3 (88.3) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.7 (90.9) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.1 (91.6) |
32.7 (90.9) |
31.7 (89.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.1 (80.8) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.1 (80.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.7 (74.7) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.3 (75.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 221.6 (8.72) |
296.8 (11.69) |
455.9 (17.95) |
420.8 (16.57) |
306.4 (12.06) |
205.7 (8.10) |
155.0 (6.10) |
45.5 (1.79) |
11.4 (0.45) |
8.4 (0.33) |
11.2 (0.44) |
36.4 (1.43) |
2,175.1 (85.63) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.0 | 17.7 | 23.1 | 22.9 | 20.1 | 17.0 | 14.4 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 142.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83.2 | 86.4 | 88.4 | 89.0 | 87.6 | 85.8 | 85.0 | 81.4 | 77.9 | 76.7 | 77.0 | 78.4 | 83.1 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | 24.2 (75.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.8 (74.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.3 (75.7) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 166.7 | 124.2 | 118.1 | 114.5 | 159.5 | 191.1 | 215.9 | 246.6 | 255.1 | 258.8 | 245.4 | 222.6 | 2,318.5 |
| Source: NOAA[7] | |||||||||||||
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. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ^ "Produto Interno Bruto dos Municípios 2002-2005" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). December 19, 2007. Retrieved December 17, 2009.
- ^ APA Baixada Maranhense (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-06-13
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Turiaçu". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
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