Bacabal

Bacabal is a city in Maranhão, Brazil. It is located approximately 250 km south of the state capital São Luís. The city proper has a population of 104,633 (IBGE 2018 estimate).^[1] It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bacabal.^[2]

Bacabal
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Maranhão state
Bacabal Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 4°13′30″S 44°46′48″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Maranhão
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	104,633
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.^[3]

Climate

Climate data for Bacabal (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	32.7 (90.9)	32.4 (90.3)	32.3 (90.1)	32.3 (90.1)	32.7 (90.9)	32.7 (90.9)	33.1 (91.6)	34.7 (94.5)	36.1 (97.0)	36.2 (97.2)	35.6 (96.1)	34.4 (93.9)	33.8 (92.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	27.2 (81.0)	26.9 (80.4)	26.8 (80.2)	27.3 (81.1)	27.2 (81.0)	27.1 (80.8)	27.3 (81.1)	28.0 (82.4)	28.9 (84.0)	29.1 (84.4)	28.9 (84.0)	28.3 (82.9)	27.8 (82.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22.8 (73.0)	23.2 (73.8)	23.4 (74.1)	23.6 (74.5)	23.8 (74.8)	22.9 (73.2)	22.3 (72.1)	22.6 (72.7)	23.1 (73.6)	23.5 (74.3)	23.8 (74.8)	23.5 (74.3)	23.2 (73.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	263.8 (10.39)	263.8 (10.39)	390.4 (15.37)	358.4 (14.11)	195.0 (7.68)	54.6 (2.15)	17.9 (0.70)	14.6 (0.57)	10.6 (0.42)	35.4 (1.39)	67.8 (2.67)	135.3 (5.33)	1,807.6 (71.17)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	16	16	21	20	13	6	2	1	2	4	5	9	115
Average relative humidity (%)	82.0	83.7	84.8	85.1	80.8	76.9	73.4	68.3	65.5	66.4	68.5	74.8	75.9
Mean monthly sunshine hours	155.4	138.4	140.6	148.6	199.1	241.3	262.1	272.3	241.2	214.5	186.4	176.9	2,376.8
Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[4]