- Elevation
- 418 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- KUH Kushiro Airport46 km
- MMB Memanbetsu Airport48 km
About Akan Ko
Akan Ko is a lake. Location: Hokkaido, Japan. Elevation: 418 m.
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 sightseeingBest 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 69 | 57 | 103 | 88 | 107 | 92 | 103 | 148 | 177 | 137 | 114 | 72 |
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
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Tsubetsu Chō Municipality, Abashiri District19 km NW
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Teshikaga Chō Municipality, Kawakami-gun26 km NE
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Tsurui Mura Municipality, Akan-gun27 km SE
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Teshikaga Town, Teshikaga Chō32 km E -
Bihoro Chō Municipality, Abashiri District34 km N
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Kushiro City, Kushiro Shi58 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Oakan Dake Mountain, Kushiro Shi4.7 km E -
Ahoro Dake Mountain, Tsubetsu Chō7.5 km N
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Mount Meakan Mountain, Kushiro Shi11 km SW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources



