Erimo Chō
Local name: えりも町
Located in Horoizumi-gun, Hokkaido Coordinates: 42°04′19″ N 143°13′18″ E
- Population
- 5,234
- 5.2K
- Elevation
- 773 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 6
- listed under Erimo Chō
- Airports
- OBO Tokachi-Obihiro Airport73 km
- KUH Kushiro Airport134 km
About Erimo Chō
Erimo Chō is a municipality. Location: Horoizumi-gun, Hokkaido. Population: 5,234. Elevation: 773 m.
Erimo (えりも町, Erimo-chō) is a town located in Hidaka Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan. As of 1 January 2026, the town had an estimated population of 3,937 in 1947 households, and a population density of 14 people per km2. The total area of the town is 284.00 km2 (109.65 sq mi).
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Photos of Erimo Chō
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Mount Toyoni Highten31 · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Erimo Misaki Captain76 · Public domain
Places bordering Erimo Chō
- Samani Chō
Population of Erimo Chō over time
| 2010 | 5,413 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4,906 | |
| 2020 | 4,516 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Erimo Chō
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 4° · Night -4° · Rain 90 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 18°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -15°)
- Wettest month
- September (172 mm)
- Driest month
- February (41 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) | -6° | -5° | -1° | 5° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 18° | 16° | 11° | 4° | -3° |
| Average low (°C) | -15° | -14° | -9° | -3° | 1° | 6° | 10° | 12° | 9° | 2° | -4° | -11° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 51 | 41 | 74 | 84 | 95 | 101 | 120 | 118 | 172 | 124 | 90 | 63 |
Other places to visit in this season: August
How to get to Erimo Chō
The nearest airport is Tokachi-Obihiro Airport (OBO), 73 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: New Chitose Airport (CTS) (148 km). The nearest large city is Obihiro, 94 km to the north.
Airports
- Tokachi-Obihiro Airport (OBO) Obihiro 73 kmnorth
- Kushiro Airport (KUH) Kushiro 134 kmnortheast
- New Chitose Airport (CTS) Sapporo 148 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Obihiro Population: 166.5K 94 kmnorth
- Kushiro Population: 167.9K 138 kmnortheast
- Tomakomai Population: 174.8K 147 kmnorthwest
- Ebetsu Population: 134K 179 kmnorthwest
- Sapporo Population: 2M 189 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Erimo Chō
Within 100 km: 43 natural sites, 5 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km11 places
- Mount Kannon Mountain 3 kmE
- Mount Okishimappu Mountain 2 kmS
- Mount Tengu Mountain 8 kmW
- Mount Hiroo Mountain 18 kmN
25–60 km17 places
- Mount Maru Mountain 25 kmN
- Mount Daimaru Mountain 26 kmN
- Mount Rutori Mountain 51 kmNW
- Pon’yaoromappu Dake Mountain 54 kmNW
60–100 km20 places
- Tokachi River River 83 kmNE
- Niikappu River River 82 kmNW
- Mount Poroshiri Mountain 85 kmNW
- Hidaka Sanmyaku Mountain 69 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Erimo Chō
6 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Mountains & nature5
- Erimo Misaki · Natural site
- Mount Kannon · Mountain
- Mount Okishimappu · Mountain
- Mount Toyoni · Mountain
- Ruchishi Yama · Mountain
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mount Hakamagoshi Mountain, Samani Chō5.9 km NW
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Mount Tengu Mountain, Samani Chō8.1 km W
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Mount Apoi Mountain, Samani Chō17 km W -
Mount Pinneshiri Mountain, Samani Chō17 km NW -
Mount Rakko Mountain, Urakawa Chō24 km N -
Mount Hiroo Mountain, Hiroo-gun18 km N
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources