Ceará · Brazil
Maracanaú travel guide
Maracanaú is a city in Ceará, Brazil, home to about 235,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- FOR15 km · Pinto Martins International Airport
- Currency
- BRLBrazilian real
- Time zone
- America/Fortaleza
- Language
- Portuguese, Brazilian Sign Language
About
About Maracanaú
Maracanaú is a municipality in the state of Ceará, Brazil. Its name comes from Tupi language and means "lagoon where maracanãs (red-shouldered macaws) drink", because of the presence of these birds flying over the lagoons in the city's area.
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Where to stay
Hotels in Maracanaú
1 hotel within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ibis Styles Maracanau | 1.3 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Maracanaú
Maracanaú has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. December is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; April is the wettest, with about 242 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Maracanaú: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Pinto Martins International Airport (FOR), about 15 km from the city centre in a straight line.
FOR · Pinto Martins International Airport
Questions
Maracanaú: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Maracanaú?
Maracanaú has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. December is the warmest month, with average highs of 32 °C; April is the wettest, with about 242 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Maracanaú?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Pinto Martins International Airport (FOR), about 15 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Maracanaú?
Brazilian real (BRL).
Nearby
Destinations near Maracanaú
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.