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Lake

Akan Ko

Located in Hokkaido, Japan Coordinates: 43°27′13″ N 144°06′08″ E

Akan Ko
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Elevation
418 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tsubetsu Chō
19 km NW
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
KUH Kushiro Airport46 km
MMB Memanbetsu Airport48 km

About Akan Ko

Akan Ko is a lake. Location: Hokkaido, Japan. Elevation: 418 m.

From Wikipedia

Lake Akan (阿寒湖, Akan-ko) is a lake in Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is located in Akan National Park and is a Ramsar Site.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Heritage designation
Ramsar site
Maximum depth
45 m
Area
13.2 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Akan Ko

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night -2° · Rain 114 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -14°)
Wettest month
September (177 mm)
Driest month
February (57 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 Akan Ko
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°-1°7°13°17°22°23°18°13°6°-1°
Average low (°C)-14°-14°-9°0°5°10°15°17°11°5°-2°-9°
Precipitation (mm)6957103881079210314817713711472

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Akan Ko

The nearest airport is Kushiro Airport (KUH), 46 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kitami, 42 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Kushiro Airport (KUH) Kushiro 46 kmsouth
  • Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) Ōzora 48 kmnorth
  • Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) Nakashibetsu 71 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Kitami Population: 119.1K 42 kmnorthwest
  • Kushiro Population: 167.9K 58 kmsoutheast
  • Obihiro Population: 166.5K 94 kmsouthwest
  • Asahikawa Population: 333.5K 145 kmwest
  • Ebetsu Population: 134K 211 kmwest

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

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

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