The climate of Fortaleza (Brazil)
Fortaleza is located in the north-eastern part of Brazil and is the
capital of the federal state of Ceára. The city was founded by the
Dutch as Fort Schoonenborch. The pleasant climate and the large sandy
beaches attract many tourists. During the day you can enjoy the sun
and the ocean on 25 kilometers of beaches. During the evening you can
enjoy the beautiful sunset. You may even get lucky and spot a dolphin
in the dusk. In 2014 Fortaleza is one of the host cities for the
soccer world championship. Fortaleza has a tropical climate with a wet
and a dry season and high temperatures as well as high humidity
figures all year round. The climate is much more pleasant here than in
the interior because of an ever blowing sea wind. Fortaleza gets about
1,378 millimeters of rain per year; most of which falls during the
first six months of the year. This makes the climate rather unique.
Winters are dry, rainfall is scarce then.
Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records.
They are an average for Fortaleza:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
30
24
7
22
28
February
30
23
6
24
28
March
30
24
5
29
28
April
30
23
5
28
28
May
29
23
7
28
28
June
30
22
8
22
28
July
30
22
8
17
27
August
29
23
6
11
27
September
29
23
9
13
27
October
30
24
9
10
27
November
31
24
9
11
27
December
31
25
8
15
27
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
Disclaimer
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