Bengkalis

Bengkalis (Kota Bengkalis) is a large town and the seat (capital) of Bengkalis Regency.^[1] in the Riau province of Indonesia It is located on the south coast of Bengkalis Island. The town had a population of 83,085 in 2021.

Bengkalis
Regency office of Bengkalis
Coat of arms
Area
• Total	514 km2 (198 sq mi)

Bengkalis has a hot and humid equatorial/tropical climate. The city is humid throughout the year with daily temperature ranging from 26 to 32 degrees Celsius.

Politics

In recent election in 2020, Kasmarni and Bagus Santoso elected as regent and deputy regent respectively to take office from 26 February 2021.^[2]

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
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]