- Population
- 18,137
- 18.1K
- Elevation
- 422 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Yakumo Chō
- Airports
- OIR Okushiri Airport65 km
- HKD Hakodate Airport69 km
About Yakumo Chō
Yakumo Chō is a municipality. Location: Futami-gun, Hokkaido. Population: 18,137. Elevation: 422 m.
Yakumo (八雲町, Yakumo-chō) is a town in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the town's population was estimated as 17,299, with a density of 18 persons per km2. The total area is 955.98 km2. On October 1, 2005, the town of Kumaishi was merged into Yakumo; now in the newly created Futami District. The former town of Kumaishi joined Oshima Subprefecture at the same time.
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Places bordering Yakumo Chō
- Oshamambe Chō
- Mori-machi
- Assabu Chō
- Otobe Chō
- Setana Chō
- Imakane Chō
Population of Yakumo Chō over time
| 2010 | 18,896 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 17,252 | |
| 2020 | 15,674 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Yakumo Chō
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 0° · Rain 114 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -8°)
- Wettest month
- September (161 mm)
- Driest month
- March (74 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) | -3° | -3° | 1° | 8° | 13° | 17° | 21° | 23° | 19° | 14° | 6° | 0° |
| Average low (°C) | -8° | -8° | -4° | 1° | 6° | 10° | 15° | 17° | 13° | 6° | 0° | -5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 96 | 75 | 74 | 84 | 85 | 90 | 130 | 152 | 161 | 116 | 114 | 100 |
How to get to Yakumo Chō
The nearest airport is Okushiri Airport (OIR), 65 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Hakodate Airport (HKD) (69 km). The nearest large city is Hakodate, 64 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Okushiri Airport (OIR) Okushiri Island 65 kmwest
- Hakodate Airport (HKD) Hakodate 69 kmsoutheast
- New Chitose Airport (CTS) Sapporo 139 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Hakodate Population: 275.7K 64 kmsoutheast
- Tomakomai Population: 174.8K 126 kmnortheast
- Otaru Population: 115.3K 129 kmnortheast
- Sapporo Population: 2M 136 kmnortheast
- Ebetsu Population: 134K 151 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Yakumo Chō
Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 14 natural sites, 10 lakes, rivers and coasts.
25–60 km7 places
- Makomanai-gawa River 36 kmNW
- Komaga-dake Mountain 42 kmE
- Shiribeshi-Toshibetsu River River 39 kmNW
- Tokoro River River 57 kmE
60–100 km20 places
- Okushiri Island Island 60 kmW
- Mount Kamui Mountain 63 kmW
- Mount Shiribetsu Mountain 87 kmNE
- Raiden-yama Mountain 82 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Places in Yakumo Chō
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources