- Elevation
- 87 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Akan-gun
- Airports
- KUH Kushiro Airport25 km
- SHB Nakashibetsu Airport65 km
About Akan-gun
Akan-gun is a district. Location: Hokkaido, Japan.
Akan (阿寒郡, Akan-gun) is a district in Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It includes Akan National Park, which has many dormant volcanoes.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1879
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Akan-gun
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night -1° · Rain 88 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -13°)
- Wettest month
- September (164 mm)
- Driest month
- February (45 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -3° | -3° | 1° | 8° | 14° | 17° | 21° | 23° | 19° | 14° | 8° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -13° | -7° | 0° | 5° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 12° | 5° | -1° | -8° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 56 | 45 | 80 | 86 | 103 | 93 | 103 | 133 | 164 | 121 | 88 | 58 |
How to get to Akan-gun
The nearest airport is Kushiro Airport (KUH), 25 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kushiro, 32 km to the south.
Airports
- Kushiro Airport (KUH) Kushiro 25 kmsouth
- Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) Nakashibetsu 65 kmnortheast
- Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) Ōzora 70 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Kushiro Population: 167.9K 32 kmsouth
- Kitami Population: 119.1K 69 kmnorthwest
- Obihiro Population: 166.5K 96 kmsouthwest
- Asahikawa Population: 333.5K 166 kmwest
- Ebetsu Population: 134K 223 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in Akan-gun
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Shisetsuri Gawa River, Hokkaido3.6 km SE
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Oakan Dake Mountain, Kushiro Shi24 km NW -
Setsuri Gawa River, Hokkaido23 km SE
Sources & licences
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