Ouricuri
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Country
Brazil
BrazilFounded14 May 1903[1]
Elevation451 m (1,480 ft)
DemonymOuricuriense (Brazilian Portuguese)[4]
Ouricuri | |
|---|---|
 Church of San Sebastian in Ouricuri | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Ouricuri in Pernambuco | |
  Ouricuri  Ouricuri | |
| Coordinates: 7°52′58″S 40°4′55″W / 7.88278°S 40.08194°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State |  Pernambuco |
| Founded | 14 May 1903[1] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Francisco Victor Ramos Coelho (Republicanos) (2025-2028)[2][3] |
| • Vice Mayor | Francisco Assis de Matos Alencar (PT) (2025-2028)[2][3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,381.570 km2 (919.529 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 451 m (1,480 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 65,245[4] |
| • Density | 27.4/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Ouricuriense (Brazilian Portuguese)[4] |
| Time zone | UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time) |
| Postal code | 56200-000, 56203-000, 56205-000[5] |
| HDI (2010) | 0.572 – medium[4] |
| Website | ouricuri.pe.gov.br |
Ouricuri is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is located in the mesoregion of Sertão Pernambucano. Ouricuri has a total area of 2,423 square kilometers and had an estimated population of 66,978 inhabitants [6] in 2009 according to the IBGE.
Climate
- State - Pernambuco
- Region - Sertão Pernambucano
- Boundaries - Araripina, Trindade and Ipubi (N), Santa Cruz and Santa Filomena (S), Parnamirim and Bodocó (E), Piauí state (W)
- Area - 2,423 km2
- Elevation - 451 m
- Hydrography - Brigida River
- Vegetation - Caatinga
- Climate - Semi-arid (Sertao) hot and dry
- Annual average temperature - 25.5 c
- Main road - BR 232 and BR 316
- Distance to Recife - 621 km
| Climate data for Ouricuri (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31.9 (89.4) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.4 (86.7) |
29.6 (85.3) |
29.6 (85.3) |
30.8 (87.4) |
32.8 (91.0) |
34.4 (93.9) |
34.6 (94.3) |
33.4 (92.1) |
31.7 (89.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.1 (79.0) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.9 (76.8) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.6 (74.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
26.2 (79.2) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.7 (81.9) |
25.8 (78.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.9 (71.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
18.9 (66.0) |
19.2 (66.6) |
20.4 (68.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.9 (73.2) |
22.9 (73.2) |
21.1 (70.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 105.3 (4.15) |
104.7 (4.12) |
156.5 (6.16) |
105.3 (4.15) |
37.7 (1.48) |
8.2 (0.32) |
11.3 (0.44) |
4.1 (0.16) |
3.2 (0.13) |
13.3 (0.52) |
29.5 (1.16) |
86.7 (3.41) |
665.8 (26.21) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 6.5 | 6.5 | 9.3 | 6.8 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 48.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 67.9 | 73.2 | 75.4 | 76.2 | 70.3 | 66.0 | 63.0 | 56.2 | 49.3 | 48.2 | 51.7 | 57.9 | 62.9 |
| Average dew point °C (°F) | 19.7 (67.5) |
20.4 (68.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
20.8 (69.4) |
19.7 (67.5) |
18.0 (64.4) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
16.8 (62.2) |
17.8 (64.0) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 215.3 | 183.7 | 208.6 | 204.8 | 199.4 | 191.4 | 204.9 | 255.3 | 264.7 | 286.8 | 258.2 | 249.0 | 2,722.1 |
| Source 1: NOAA (precipitation and sun 1991–2020)[7] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia[8] | |||||||||||||
