In our recent LinkedIn post, we challenged readers to guess the location of a wind direction pattern.
If you’ve made it here, it means you’re curious to see just how knowledgeable you are about trade winds.
So, what’s the answer?
If you guessed Brazil 🇧🇷 and Namibia🇳🇦 , you’re right!🎉 You’re a smart one… maybe even a wind genius 😉.
This wind direction isn’t unique to one place. Brazil and Namibia have closely similar wind trends.
Two countries are worlds apart, yet their turbines respond to the wind like neighbors.
Why?
The reason lies in the southeasterly trade winds.
Southeasterly trade winds are steady, reliable winds that dominate much of the tropics and subtropics. In the Southern Hemisphere, they typically blow from the southeast toward the northwest. Since both Brazil and Namibia lie within this belt of influence, their turbines are exposed to the same prevailing wind system—explaining the strikingly similar wind patterns observed in both countries.
Though thousands of kilometers apart, both coastal Namibia and northern Brazil are shaped by the same trade wind belt. In northern Brazil, the dominant pattern is between east and southeast, while in coastal Namibia it is centered around the southeast. In fact, trade winds travel across the Atlantic from Africa to South America—so some of the air particles measured in Namibia could reach Brazil just a few days later!
Brazil 🌎
In Northern Brazil, the wind regime is characterized mainly by easterly trade winds. These winds are consistent throughout most of the year, with high mean annual wind speeds (often above 8 m/s) and low turbulence, creating excellent conditions for wind power generation. 🔗 Learn more here
Namibia 🌍
Along the Namibian coast, southerly and southeasterly winds dominate, driven by exceptional wind resources coming in from the Atlantic Ocean—often exceeding 10 m/s. This coastal region consistently experiences strong, steady winds, making it ideal for wind energy projects. 🔗 Learn more here
At Sereema, we love uncovering these global wind patterns because they highlight how Windfit can make sense of turbine behavior no matter where your wind farm is located.
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Sereema Team
