Caxias, Maranhão

Caxias
Caxias
Municipality
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	Location of Caxias in the state of Maranhão
	Caxias Location in Brazil
	Coordinates: 4°51′32″S 43°21′21″W
Country	Brazil
Region	Nordeste
State	Maranhão
Mesoregion	Leste Maranhense
Area
• Total	2,006.484 sq mi (5,196.769 km2)
Elevation	217 ft (66 m)
Population (2022)
• Total	156,973
• Density	78/sq mi (30/km2)
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)

Caxias is a municipality in the state of Maranhão in the Northeast region of Brazil.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

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It is the fifth largest city in the state, with a population of 165,525 inhabitants and an area of about 5,170 km2.

Climate data for Caxias (1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	32.8 (91.0)	32.0 (89.6)	31.9 (89.4)	31.8 (89.2)	32.0 (89.6)	32.2 (90.0)	33.1 (91.6)	34.9 (94.8)	36.5 (97.7)	36.9 (98.4)	36.3 (97.3)	34.7 (94.5)	33.8 (92.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	27.2 (81.0)	26.6 (79.9)	26.3 (79.3)	26.5 (79.7)	26.8 (80.2)	26.5 (79.7)	26.7 (80.1)	27.7 (81.9)	29.1 (84.4)	29.8 (85.6)	29.7 (85.5)	28.6 (83.5)	27.6 (81.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23.0 (73.4)	22.8 (73.0)	22.7 (72.9)	22.8 (73.0)	22.6 (72.7)	21.5 (70.7)	21.0 (69.8)	21.3 (70.3)	22.7 (72.9)	23.6 (74.5)	23.9 (75.0)	23.7 (74.7)	22.6 (72.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	215.9 (8.50)	242.1 (9.53)	353.0 (13.90)	298.2 (11.74)	143.3 (5.64)	32.2 (1.27)	16.3 (0.64)	14.9 (0.59)	9.5 (0.37)	25.7 (1.01)	39.3 (1.55)	127.5 (5.02)	1,517.9 (59.76)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	13	14	20	17	11	4	2	1	2	3	3	7	97
Average relative humidity (%)	74.6	78.5	81.7	82.3	77.9	71.5	64.3	57.2	53.4	54.2	56.8	65.1	68.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours	180.0	156.1	170.0	179.9	218.2	249.4	277.0	289.7	278.7	261.2	231.0	199.5	2,690.7
Source: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia^[6]

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