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Abashiri District

Located in Hokkaido, Japan Coordinates: 43°41′21″ N 144°05′53″ E

Abashiri District
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Elevation
241 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside
3
listed under Abashiri District
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
MMB Memanbetsu Airport22 km
SHB Nakashibetsu Airport71 km

About Abashiri District

Abashiri District is a district. Location: Hokkaido, Japan.

From Wikipedia

Abashiri (網走郡, Abashiri-gun) is a district located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of April 2025, the district has an estimated population of 31,750 and a population density of 25.37 persons per km2 in 2004. The total area is 1,498.58 km2. Memanbetsu Airport is located in the town of Ōzora; the airport was located in the town of Memanbetsu prior to the town's 2006 merger into the town of Ōzora.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1879

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Abashiri District

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -2° · Rain 83 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -14°)
Wettest month
September (141 mm)
Driest month
February (46 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Abashiri District
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°0°8°14°17°21°23°19°13°6°-1°
Average low (°C)-14°-14°-8°0°5°9°14°16°11°4°-2°-9°
Precipitation (mm)614674718577901231411038361

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Abashiri District

The nearest airport is Memanbetsu Airport (MMB), 22 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kitami, 21 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) Ōzora 22 kmnorth
  • Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) Nakashibetsu 71 kmeast
  • Kushiro Airport (KUH) Kushiro 72 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Kitami Population: 119.1K 21 kmnorthwest
  • Kushiro Population: 167.9K 82 kmsouth
  • Obihiro Population: 166.5K 112 kmsouthwest
  • Asahikawa Population: 333.5K 140 kmwest
  • Ebetsu Population: 134K 216 kmwest

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

Places in Abashiri District

3 places
  1. 1 Bihoro Chō 21K
  2. 2 Ōzora Chō 7.8K
  3. 3 Tsubetsu Chō 5.4K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources