- Elevation
- 97 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 3
- listed under Esashi Gun
- Airports
- WKJ Wakkanai Airport78 km
- MBE Monbetsu Airport99 km
About Esashi Gun
Esashi Gun is a district. Location: Hokkaido, Japan.
Sōya Subprefecture (宗谷総合振興局, Sōya-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Its population is estimated to be 77,500 as of July 31, 2004 and its area is 4,050.84 square kilometres (1,564.04 mi2). It is the northernmost subprefecture of Japan. Wakkanai Airport is located in Wakkanai. Rishiri Airport is located in Rishirifuji, Rishiri District.
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At a glance
- Built
- 1879
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Esashi Gun
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night -2° · Rain 115 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -12°)
- Wettest month
- August (139 mm)
- Driest month
- February (55 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° | 0° | 7° | 13° | 17° | 21° | 23° | 19° | 13° | 5° | -2° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -12° | -7° | 0° | 5° | 9° | 14° | 16° | 12° | 5° | -2° | -7° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 79 | 55 | 64 | 63 | 75 | 73 | 99 | 139 | 138 | 126 | 115 | 95 |
How to get to Esashi Gun
The nearest airport is Wakkanai Airport (WKJ), 78 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Asahikawa, 122 km to the south.
Airports
- Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) Wakkanai 78 kmnorthwest
- Monbetsu Airport (MBE) Monbetsu 99 kmsoutheast
- Rishiri Airport (RIS) Rishiri 107 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Asahikawa Population: 333.5K 122 kmsouth
- Kitami Population: 119.1K 165 kmsoutheast
- Ebetsu Population: 134K 208 kmsouth
- Sapporo Population: 2M 218 kmsouthwest
- Otaru Population: 115.3K 219 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in Esashi Gun
3 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources