- Population
- 4,448
- 4.4K
- Elevation
- 25 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- HKD Hakodate Airport34 km
- OIR Okushiri Airport93 km
About Kikonai
Kikonai is a village. Location: Kikonai Chō, Kamiiso-gun. Population: 4,448. Elevation: 25 m.
Kikonai (木古内町, Kikonai-chō) is a town located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 4,448, and a density of 20 persons per km2. The total area is 221.88 km2.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Places bordering Kikonai
- Hokuto
- Oshima-shiriuchi
- Assabu Chō
- Kaminokuni
Twin towns and sister cities of Kikonai
- Tsuruoka· Japan
- Edogawa-ku· Japan
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of Kikonai over time
| 2010 | 5,341 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4,547 | |
| 2020 | 3,956 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Kikonai
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 10° · Night 3° · Rain 110 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 25°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -5°)
- Wettest month
- September (170 mm)
- Driest month
- February (75 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) | 0° | 1° | 5° | 11° | 16° | 19° | 23° | 25° | 22° | 17° | 10° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -5° | -2° | 4° | 9° | 13° | 17° | 19° | 16° | 9° | 3° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 92 | 75 | 78 | 85 | 91 | 96 | 142 | 158 | 170 | 113 | 110 | 96 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Kikonai
The nearest airport is Hakodate Airport (HKD), 34 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Hakodate, 28 km to the east.
Airports
- Hakodate Airport (HKD) Hakodate 34 kmeast
- Okushiri Airport (OIR) Okushiri Island 93 kmnorthwest
- Aomori Airport (AOJ) Aomori 108 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Hakodate Population: 275.7K 28 kmeast
- Aomori Population: 298.4K 99 kmsouth
- Hirosaki Population: 168.7K 121 kmsouth
- Tomakomai Population: 174.8K 144 kmnortheast
- Hachinohe Population: 239K 159 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kikonai
Within 100 km: 4 historic and cultural sites, 18 natural sites, 13 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Mount Nagayama Mountain 19 kmSW
- Mount Hakodate Mountain 24 kmE
25–60 km11 places
- Tokoro River River 51 kmNE
- Shiryōkaku Historic site 32 kmNE
- Hakodate Arena Landmark 31 kmE
- Kamome Island Island 33 kmNW
60–100 km22 places
- Okushiri Island Island 96 kmNW
- Tai-jima Island 71 kmSE
- Usoriyama-ko Lake 69 kmSE
- Osore-zan Mountain 68 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mount Nagayama Mountain, Shiriuchi Chō19 km SW
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Mount Hakodate Mountain, Hakodate Shi24 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources