Bengkalis (Kota Bengkalis) was the seat (capital) of Bengkalis Regency[1] in the Riau province of Indonesia until 8 July 2013, when it became an independent city. It is located on Bengkalis Island. The city had a population of 66,211.
Bengkalis has a hot and humid equatorial/tropical climate. The city is humid throughout the year with daily temperature range 26 to 32 degrees Celsius.
Climate
Bengkalis has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Bengkalis | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 31.5 (88.7) | 32.0 (89.6) | 32.4 (90.3) | 32.3 (90.1) | 32.3 (90.1) | 32.0 (89.6) | 31.8 (89.2) | 31.8 (89.2) | 31.7 (89.1) | 31.8 (89.2) | 31.4 (88.5) | 31.5 (88.7) | 31.9 (89.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.7 (80.1) | 27.0 (80.6) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.4 (81.3) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.0 (80.6) | 27.0 (80.6) | 26.9 (80.4) | 27.0 (80.6) | 26.8 (80.2) | 26.8 (80.2) | 27.1 (80.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 21.9 (71.4) | 22.1 (71.8) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.6 (72.7) | 22.7 (72.9) | 22.5 (72.5) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.2 (72.0) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.3 (72.1) | 22.1 (71.8) | 22.3 (72.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 176 (6.9) | 127 (5.0) | 199 (7.8) | 236 (9.3) | 193 (7.6) | 135 (5.3) | 124 (4.9) | 166 (6.5) | 229 (9.0) | 273 (10.7) | 305 (12.0) | 255 (10.0) | 2,418 (95) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[2] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Drs. Syahrial De Saputra & Dra. Nurbaiti Usman, M.Si (2010). Kearifan Lokal yang Terkandung Dalam Upacara Tradisional Kepercayaan Masyarakat Sakai-Riau. Direktorat Jenderal Kebudayaan. p. 16. ISBN 97-912-8142-4.
- ^ "Climate: Bengkalis". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 10 November 2020.