- Elevation
- 49 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 2
- listed under Furuu-gun
- Airports
- OKD Sapporo Okadama Airport75 km
- CTS New Chitose Airport109 km
About Furuu-gun
Furuu-gun is a district. Location: Hokkaido, Japan.
Shiribeshi Subprefecture (後志総合振興局, Shiribeshi-sōgō-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. The subprefecture's capital is Kutchan. As of July 31, 2004, the estimated population was 256,184 and the area was 4,305.65 km2.
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At a glance
- Built
- 1879
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Furuu-gun
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 138 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 25°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -7°)
- Wettest month
- January (159 mm)
- Driest month
- May (65 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) | -1° | -1° | 3° | 9° | 15° | 19° | 23° | 25° | 21° | 15° | 8° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -7° | -7° | -4° | 2° | 7° | 11° | 16° | 18° | 13° | 7° | 1° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 159 | 113 | 78 | 69 | 65 | 73 | 103 | 134 | 141 | 119 | 138 | 139 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Furuu-gun
The nearest airport is Sapporo Okadama Airport (OKD), 75 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: New Chitose Airport (CTS) (109 km). The nearest large city is Otaru, 44 km to the east.
Airports
- Sapporo Okadama Airport (OKD) Sapporo 75 kmeast
- New Chitose Airport (CTS) Sapporo 109 kmsoutheast
- Okushiri Airport (OIR) Okushiri Island 148 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Otaru Population: 115.3K 44 kmeast
- Sapporo Population: 2M 73 kmeast
- Ebetsu Population: 134K 89 kmeast
- Tomakomai Population: 174.8K 110 kmsoutheast
- Hakodate Population: 275.7K 156 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in Furuu-gun
2 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Shakotan-hantō Natural site, Hokkaido9.2 km N -
Kamui Misaki Natural site, Shakotan Chō21 km NW
Sources & licences
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