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Natural site

Shimokita Hantō

Local name: 下北半島

Located in Aomori, Japan Coordinates: 41°20′08″ N 140°59′54″ E

Shimokita Hantō
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Elevation
283 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Sai Mura
12 km W
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
HKD Hakodate Airport50 km
AOJ Aomori Airport72 km

About Shimokita Hantō

Shimokita Hantō is a natural site. Location: Aomori, Japan.

From Wikipedia

The Shimokita Peninsula (下北半島, Shimokita-hantō) is the remote northeastern cape of the Japanese island of Honshū, stretching out towards Hokkaido.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Shimokita Hantō

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 116 mm

Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -6°)
Wettest month
September (171 mm)
Driest month
March (77 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Shimokita Hantō
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)0°0°3°10°15°18°22°24°21°15°8°2°
Average low (°C)-6°-6°-3°2°7°11°16°18°14°7°1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)947877858910013515817111411697

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Shimokita Hantō

The nearest airport is Hakodate Airport (HKD), 50 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Hakodate, 54 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Hakodate Airport (HKD) Hakodate 50 kmnorth
  • Aomori Airport (AOJ) Aomori 72 kmsouth
  • Misawa Airport / Misawa Air Base (MSJ) Misawa 77 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Hakodate Population: 275.7K 54 kmnorthwest
  • Aomori Population: 298.4K 62 kmsouth
  • Hirosaki Population: 168.7K 94 kmsouthwest
  • Hachinohe Population: 239K 102 kmsoutheast
  • Tomakomai Population: 174.8K 153 kmnorth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Sai Mura Municipality, Shimokita-gun
    12 km W
  • Kazamaura Mura Municipality, Shimokita-gun
    14 km N
  • Mutsu City, Mutsu Shi
    19 km E
  • Ōma Machi Municipality, Shimokita-gun
    17 km N
  • Sai Village, Sai Mura
    15 km NW
  • Ōma Town, Ōma Machi
    23 km N

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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