- Elevation
- -2 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- MMB Memanbetsu Airport10 km
- MBE Monbetsu Airport72 km
About Lake Abashiri
Lake Abashiri is a lake. Location: Hokkaido, Japan. Elevation: -2 m.
Lake Abashiri (網走湖, Abashiri-ko) is a meromictic lake in Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan. It is located in Abashiri Quasi-National Park. The Abashiri and Memanbetsu Rivers flow into the lake. Water exits the lake through the Abashiri River again and flows 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the Sea of Okhotsk.
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At a glance
- Maximum depth
- 16 m
- Area
- 32.3 km²
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Lake Abashiri
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night 0° · Rain 73 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -11°)
- Wettest month
- September (126 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) | -4° | -3° | 1° | 9° | 15° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 20° | 15° | 7° | 0° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -11° | -6° | 1° | 6° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 13° | 6° | 0° | -7° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 60 | 41 | 63 | 64 | 75 | 71 | 84 | 110 | 126 | 90 | 73 | 57 |
How to get to Lake Abashiri
The nearest airport is Memanbetsu Airport (MMB), 10 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kitami, 30 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) Ōzora 10 kmsouth
- Monbetsu Airport (MBE) Monbetsu 72 kmnorthwest
- Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) Nakashibetsu 77 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Kitami Population: 119.1K 30 kmsouthwest
- Kushiro Population: 167.9K 112 kmsouth
- Obihiro Population: 166.5K 141 kmsouthwest
- Asahikawa Population: 333.5K 147 kmwest
- Ebetsu Population: 134K 233 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ozora Town, Ōzora Chō6.5 km S
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Abashiri City, Abashiri Shi9.4 km NE -
Memambetsu Neighbourhood, Ōzora Chō6.9 km S
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Ōzora Chō Municipality, Abashiri District16 km S
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Motomachi Town, Bihoro Chō17 km S -
Bihoro Chō Municipality, Abashiri District24 km S
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lake Notoro Lake, Hokkaido10 km N -
Abashiri River River, Japan9.9 km NE
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Lake Tōfutsu Lake, Hokkaido18 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources


