Quixeramobim, Ceará

Quixeramobim
Municipality
Coat of arms of Quixeramobim
Coat of arms
Location in Ceará state
Location in Ceará state
Quixeramobim is located in Brazil
Quixeramobim
Quixeramobim
Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 5°12′S 39°17′W / 5.200°S 39.283°W / -5.200; -39.283
CountryBrazil
RegionNortheast
StateCeará
Population
 (2020[1])
 • Total
81,778
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Quixeramobim (formally Santo Antônio do Boqueirão de Quixeramobim; formerly Nova Vila do Campo Maior) is a municipality in central State of Ceará, northeastern Brazil. It has a population of about 81,778 (2020 est). The local biome is caatinga hiperxerófila.

Climate

Semi-arid tropical warm with rainfall concentrated from February to April. The average temperature is 26–28 °C and the average annual rainfall is 499 mm.[2]

The Paus Brancos district of the municipality was designated a priority area for conservation and sustainable use when the Caatinga Ecological Corridor was created in 2006.[3]

Climate

Climate data for Quixeramobim (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 33.9
(93.0) 		33.3
(91.9) 		32.4
(90.3) 		31.4
(88.5) 		31.0
(87.8) 		31.1
(88.0) 		32.1
(89.8) 		33.4
(92.1) 		34.8
(94.6) 		35.4
(95.7) 		35.5
(95.9) 		35.1
(95.2) 		33.3
(91.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.8
(82.0) 		27.5
(81.5) 		26.8
(80.2) 		26.4
(79.5) 		26.0
(78.8) 		25.7
(78.3) 		26.2
(79.2) 		27.1
(80.8) 		27.9
(82.2) 		28.2
(82.8) 		28.5
(83.3) 		28.5
(83.3) 		27.2
(81.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.8
(74.8) 		23.6
(74.5) 		23.2
(73.8) 		22.9
(73.2) 		22.5
(72.5) 		21.8
(71.2) 		21.8
(71.2) 		22.2
(72.0) 		22.9
(73.2) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.8
(74.8) 		24.0
(75.2) 		23.0
(73.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 87.7
(3.45) 		77.8
(3.06) 		146.2
(5.76) 		173.1
(6.81) 		105.2
(4.14) 		55.3
(2.18) 		23.4
(0.92) 		16.3
(0.64) 		2.3
(0.09) 		1.3
(0.05) 		3.3
(0.13) 		20.9
(0.82) 		712.8
(28.06)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm 0) 8 8 13 13 11 5 3 2 0 1 1 3 68
Average relative humidity (%) 63.0 66.4 71.9 73.3 72.9 66.8 59.3 53.4 52.0 53.1 54.8 58.1 62.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours 220.1 197.9 206.3 195.3 215.2 226.1 255.4 279.3 282.4 292.5 268.2 253.0 2,891.7
Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[4]

History

It was founded in the 17th century on lands adjacent to Rio Ibu (Quixeramobim) and became a municipality in 1755.

Economy

The primary economic occupations are farming and ranching.

Famous residents

References

  1. ^ IBGE 2020
  2. ^ Wernstadt, Frederick L.; World Climatic Data; published 1972 by Climatic Data Press; p. 102.
  3. ^ Mattos, Marluza (2006), Ministério cria Corredor Ecológico da Caatinga (in Portuguese), Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-11-01
  4. ^ "Normais Climatológicas Do Brasil 1981–2010" (in Portuguese). Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia. Retrieved 21 May 2024.


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