Asahikawa City
Local name: 旭川市
Located in Hokkaido, Japan Coordinates: 43°46′14″ N 142°21′53″ E
- Population
- 349,057
- 349.1K
- Elevation
- 121 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 2
- listed under Asahikawa City
- Airports
- AKJ Asahikawa Airport13 km
- MBE Monbetsu Airport102 km
About Asahikawa City
Asahikawa City is a district. Location: Hokkaido, Japan. Population: 349,057.
Asahikawa (旭川市, Asahikawa-shi; Japanese pronunciation: [ä̀.sä́.çi̥.kä̀.β̞ä̀, -kä́.β̞ä́.ɕì]) is a city in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital of the subprefecture, and the second-largest city in Hokkaido after Sapporo. It has been a core city since April 1, 2000. The city is currently well known for the Asahiyama Zoo, Asahikawa ramen, and its ski resort.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Places bordering Asahikawa City
- Takasu Chō
- Higashikagura Chō
- Tōma
- Pippu
- Kamikawa
- Higashikawa Chō
- Biei
- Wassamu Chō
- Horokanai
- Ashibetsu
- Fukagawa
Twin towns and sister cities of Asahikawa City
- Normal· United States
- Bloomington· United States
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of Asahikawa City over time
| 2010 | 347,095 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 339,605 | |
| 2020 | 331,392 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Asahikawa City
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night -2° · Rain 105 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 26°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -13°)
- Wettest month
- August (140 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) | -4° | -3° | 2° | 10° | 17° | 21° | 25° | 26° | 21° | 14° | 6° | -1° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -13° | -8° | 0° | 6° | 11° | 16° | 16° | 11° | 4° | -2° | -8° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 64 | 45 | 52 | 59 | 75 | 72 | 102 | 140 | 139 | 113 | 105 | 82 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Asahikawa City
The nearest airport is Asahikawa Airport (AKJ), 13 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Asahikawa, 1 km to the east.
Airports
- Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) Higashikagura 13 kmsoutheast
- Monbetsu Airport (MBE) Monbetsu 102 kmnortheast
- Sapporo Okadama Airport (OKD) Sapporo 108 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Asahikawa Population: 333.5K 1 kmeast
- Ebetsu Population: 134K 99 kmsouthwest
- Sapporo Population: 2M 113 kmsouthwest
- Obihiro Population: 166.5K 117 kmsoutheast
- Kitami Population: 119.1K 123 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in Asahikawa City
2 places-
Asahikawa
Population: 333.5K
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources