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Daik

Village in Riau Islands

Daik (Jawi: دائق; Chinese: 大一; pinyin: Dàyī) is the main village (kelurahan) on the island of Lingga of Lingga Regency, in the Riau Islands in Indonesia. It is located at 0°12′0″N 104°37′0″E / 0.20000°N 104.61667°E / 0.20000; 104.61667.

01History

Daik was the capital of the Lingga Sultanate for almost 100 years, from 1819 to 1911.

02Climate

Daik has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Daik
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.0
(86.0)
30.6
(87.1)
31.0
(87.8)
31.1
(88.0)
31.4
(88.5)
31.3
(88.3)
31.0
(87.8)
31.4
(88.5)
30.9
(87.6)
30.8
(87.4)
30.4
(86.7)
30.1
(86.2)
30.8
(87.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.1
(79.0)
26.5
(79.7)
26.7
(80.1)
26.8
(80.2)
27.2
(81.0)
27.2
(81.0)
26.8
(80.2)
27.1
(80.8)
26.7
(80.1)
26.6
(79.9)
26.3
(79.3)
26.3
(79.3)
26.7
(80.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.3
(72.1)
22.5
(72.5)
22.5
(72.5)
22.6
(72.7)
23.1
(73.6)
23.1
(73.6)
22.7
(72.9)
22.9
(73.2)
22.5
(72.5)
22.4
(72.3)
22.2
(72.0)
22.6
(72.7)
22.6
(72.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 221
(8.7)
145
(5.7)
166
(6.5)
220
(8.7)
256
(10.1)
221
(8.7)
219
(8.6)
191
(7.5)
219
(8.6)
246
(9.7)
257
(10.1)
298
(11.7)
2,659
(104.6)
Source: Climate-Data.org
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