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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Grajaú (Maranhão)

Grajaú is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Maranhão. Founded on 29 April 1811, its population in 2020 was of 70,065. The total area is 8,864 km.

It is one of the most important city in the south of the State. In Grajaú are located several industries of Plaster of Paris, as well as gypsum mining for other purposes (drywall, etc.). The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grajaú.

Climate

Climate data for Grajaú (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.2
(88.2)
30.8
(87.4)
30.9
(87.6)
31.4
(88.5)
32.2
(90.0)
32.8
(91.0)
33.6
(92.5)
34.7
(94.5)
35.2
(95.4)
34.1
(93.4)
33.0
(91.4)
31.9
(89.4)
32.7
(90.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21.3
(70.3)
21.2
(70.2)
21.7
(71.1)
21.4
(70.5)
20.1
(68.2)
18.4
(65.1)
17.2
(63.0)
17.6
(63.7)
19.9
(67.8)
21.1
(70.0)
21.2
(70.2)
21.3
(70.3)
20.2
(68.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 184.7
(7.27)
213.9
(8.42)
243.5
(9.59)
171.5
(6.75)
41.8
(1.65)
17.0
(0.67)
2.2
(0.09)
7.3
(0.29)
37.5
(1.48)
53.5
(2.11)
100.8
(3.97)
133.9
(5.27)
1,207.6
(47.54)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 12 14 16 12 5 2 0 1 2 5 7 12 88
Mean monthly sunshine hours 136.2 119.9 134.1 169.3 217.7 244.8 265.8 253.1 215.5 167.0 144.6 135.5 2,203.5
Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ "Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010" (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Retrieved 21 May 2024.