PEKANBARU - The Pekanbaru Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts that February will be the beginning of the dry season in Riau Province. This month, there is a decrease in rainfall.

“Riau should be aware of karhutla (forest and land fires) until mid-March,” said the Head of Data and Information Section of BMKG Pekanbaru, Marzuki, Tuesday (2/2/2021).

According to Marzuki, in February, there was still rain remaining with heavy rain intensity but no potential for flooding. Rainfall starts to decrease from February to mid-March.

“The dry season is still normal and has not yet reached the extreme,” said Marzuki.

From March to April, the rainy season will start again. This is due to the type of climate in Riau that is equatorial.

“The Riau region is included in the equatorial climate type. There was a decrease in the chance of rain in February compared to the previous month,” said Marzuki.

Meanwhile, May is expected to enter a transitional period where the month of June has entered the dry season once again.

“For that, we need to be aware of forest and land fires in the Riau region until mid-March and June. Meanwhile, the end of March to April is the first rainy season,” said Marzuki.***/ye