Bengkalis | |
|---|---|
 Regency office of Bengkalis | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 514 km2 (198 sq mi) |
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.
In recent election in 2020, Kasmarni and Bagus Santoso elected as regent and deputy regent from 2021.[2]
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 |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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[3] | |||||||||||||
