Bengkalis

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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[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Climate: Bengkalis". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 10 November 2020.

Coordinates: 1°29′23″N 102°04′47″E / 1.489722°N 102.079722°E / 1.489722; 102.079722

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