Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Araripe features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (74 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 16 °C (60 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 651 mm (25.6 inches) and receives 87 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Araripe enjoys an average of 3775 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 41 minutes to 12 hours 31 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Araripe are October, November and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 28 °C (79 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in May, June and July, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 24 °C (74 - 75 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Araripe experiences 326 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 36°C (96°F) |
Mean maximum | 32°C (91°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 34°C (93°F) |
Average high | 30°C (86°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (93°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Daily mean | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) |
Average low | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) |
Mean minimum | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (68°F) |
Minimum | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 18°C (65°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Araripe, Ceará, Brazil with other places around the world.
Araripe usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 18 rainy days and 151 mm (6.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Araripe are August, September and October. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 90 (3.5) | 146 (5.8) | 195 (7.7) | 113 (4.4) | 25 (1.0) | 6 (0.2) | 6 (0.2) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 5 (0.2) | 23 (0.9) | 41 (1.6) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 12 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
The sunniest months in Araripe are August, September and October, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 21 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Araripe: January, February and April receive an average of 9 hours 3 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 250 | 264 | 300 | 299 | 319 | 313 | 321 | 342 | 344 | 356 | 331 | 328 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 12h 28m | 12h 19m | 12h 7m | 11h 55m | 11h 46m | 11h 41m | 11h 44m | 11h 52m | 12h 3m | 12h 15m | 12h 25m | 12h 31m |
Araripe experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 15 - 16, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Araripe UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |