Water Hardness Atlas ZIP / postcode

Tap water hardness in Ceará

We have published hardness data for 47 cities in Ceará. The median is 115 mg/L; the hardest water is in Ararendá (710 mg/L), the softest in Poranga (6 mg/L).

45 % of these cities have hard or very hard water (over 120 mg/L).

Portaria GM/MS nº 888/2021 sets a maximum of 300 mg/L CaCO₃ for total hardness (dureza total); operators report it in mg/L to SISAGUA.

Each dot is a place with published data; colour shows the hardness band.

Cities in Ceará, hardest first

mg/Lmg/L
Ararendá710710very hard
Salitre365365very hard
Monsenhor Tabosa365365very hard
Ipaumirim320320very hard
Porteiras284284very hard
Abaiara254254very hard
Jati244244very hard
Nova Olinda230230very hard
Novo Oriente207207very hard
Farias Brito199199very hard
Penaforte161161hard
Baixio160160hard
Altaneira153153hard
Parambu145145hard
Potengi139139hard
Barbalha137137hard
Catarina137137hard
Tamboril135135hard
Catunda134134hard
Saboeiro126126hard
Granjeiro126126hard
Tarrafas120120moderately hard
Mauriti115115moderately hard
Antonina do Norte115115moderately hard
Araripe113113moderately hard
Barroquinha112112moderately hard
Chaval111111moderately hard
Assaré110110moderately hard
Missão Velha110110moderately hard
Acopiara107107moderately hard
Orós106106moderately hard
Quiterianópolis104104moderately hard
Juazeiro do Norte100100moderately hard
Barro100100moderately hard
Cariús9696moderately hard
Crateús9696moderately hard
Arneiroz9191moderately hard
Tauá9090moderately hard
Umari8989moderately hard
Cedro8787moderately hard
Independência7979moderately hard
Lavras da Mangabeira7777moderately hard
Santana do Cariri6262moderately hard
Várzea Alegre4747soft
Milagres4646soft
Aurora4141soft
Poranga66soft

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