- Elevation
- 42 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 2
- listed under Ishikari-gun
- Airports
- OKD Sapporo Okadama Airport29 km
- CTS New Chitose Airport63 km
About Ishikari-gun
Ishikari-gun is a district. Location: Hokkaido, Japan.
Ishikari Subprefecture (石狩振興局, Ishikari-shinkō-kyoku) is a subprefecture of Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan, located in the western part of the island. The subprefecture covers 3,539.86 square kilometres (1,366.75 mi2) and on July 31, 2023 had a population of 2,379,802. The subprefecture takes its name from the Ishikari River, the third longest in Japan, which flows through western Hokkaido and empties into the Sea of Japan in the city of Ishikari.
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At a glance
- Built
- 1879
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Ishikari-gun
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 130 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 25°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -9°)
- Wettest month
- August (152 mm)
- Driest month
- March (64 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) | -2° | -1° | 3° | 9° | 16° | 20° | 24° | 25° | 21° | 15° | 7° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -9° | -9° | -5° | 1° | 7° | 11° | 16° | 17° | 12° | 6° | 0° | -5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 110 | 82 | 64 | 64 | 68 | 73 | 101 | 152 | 141 | 128 | 130 | 129 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Ishikari-gun
The nearest airport is Sapporo Okadama Airport (OKD), 29 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: New Chitose Airport (CTS) (63 km). The nearest large city is Ebetsu, 26 km to the south.
Airports
- Sapporo Okadama Airport (OKD) Sapporo 29 kmsouthwest
- New Chitose Airport (CTS) Sapporo 63 kmsouth
- Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) Higashikagura 80 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Ebetsu Population: 134K 26 kmsouth
- Sapporo Population: 2M 35 kmsouthwest
- Otaru Population: 115.3K 49 kmwest
- Tomakomai Population: 174.8K 78 kmsouth
- Asahikawa Population: 333.5K 80 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in Ishikari-gun
2 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Ishikari River River, Hokkaido18 km SW
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Toyohira River River, Japan23 km S
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Yūbari River River, Japan25 km S
Sources & licences
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