Jequié is a city in the state of Bahia, Brazil. Jequié is 365 km away from Salvador, in the Southwest region of Bahia. It is nicknamed "Cidade Sol", meaning "The Sun City" because of its high temperatures. Surrounded by mountains, the city suffers with the heat during the whole year. On summer days, the temperature can reach 48 °C. Jequié is rich on Iron Ore, so it is very hot during the day, and cold at night. It is also known as "Chicago Baiana".

Jequié
Jequié
Jequié
Flag of Jequié
Official seal of Jequié
Jequié is located in Brazil
Jequié
Jequié
Location in the state of Bahia
Coordinates: 13°51′47″S 40°05′03″W / 13.8630°S 40.0843°W / -13.8630; -40.0843
Country Brazil
RegionNordeste
StateBahia
Government
Area
 • Total2,969.034 km2 (1,146.350 sq mi)
Population
 (2022[1])
 • Total158,813
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)

Climate

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Climate data for Jequié
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.3
(88.3)
31.6
(88.9)
31.4
(88.5)
29.9
(85.8)
28.0
(82.4)
26.8
(80.2)
26.0
(78.8)
26.8
(80.2)
28.2
(82.8)
30.0
(86.0)
30.3
(86.5)
30.7
(87.3)
29.3
(84.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 25.8
(78.4)
26.2
(79.2)
26.3
(79.3)
25.0
(77.0)
23.2
(73.8)
22.1
(71.8)
21.5
(70.7)
21.8
(71.2)
23.1
(73.6)
24.6
(76.3)
24.9
(76.8)
25.4
(77.7)
24.2
(75.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.9
(69.6)
21.1
(70.0)
21.2
(70.2)
20.6
(69.1)
19.1
(66.4)
17.8
(64.0)
17.1
(62.8)
17.1
(62.8)
18.2
(64.8)
19.6
(67.3)
20.6
(69.1)
20.8
(69.4)
19.5
(67.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 57.9
(2.28)
75.5
(2.97)
90.6
(3.57)
75.3
(2.96)
38.9
(1.53)
34.7
(1.37)
38.1
(1.50)
32.4
(1.28)
20.1
(0.79)
40.6
(1.60)
105.0
(4.13)
85.4
(3.36)
688.9
(27.12)
Source: Universidade Federal de Campina Grande[2][3][4][5]
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References

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  1. ^ IBGE 2022
  2. ^ "PRECIPITACAO MENSAL - ESTADO DA BAHIA". Departmento de Ciencas Atmosfericas. Archived from the original on February 20, 2018.
  3. ^ "TEMPERATURA MAXIMA MENSAL E ANUAL DA BAHIA". Departmento de Ciencas Atmosfericas. Archived from the original on February 20, 2018.
  4. ^ "TEMPERATURA COMPENSADA MENSAL E ANUAL DA BAHIA". Departmento de Ciencas Atmosfericas. Archived from the original on December 30, 2021.
  5. ^ "TEMPERATURA MINIMA MENSAL E ANUAL DA BAHIA". Departmento de Ciencas Atmosfericas. Archived from the original on December 6, 2021.