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Carolina
Carolina
Municipality
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Country	Brazil
Region	Nordeste
State	Maranhão
Mesoregion	Sul Maranhense
Population (2020 )
• 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

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]

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.