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Municipality

Bifuka Chō

Located in Nakagawa Gun, Hokkaido Coordinates: 44°32′25″ N 142°23′46″ E

Map showing the location of Bifuka Chō Bifuka Chō
Location in Japan
Population
4,791
4.8K
Elevation
310 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside
1
listed under Bifuka Chō
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
MBE Monbetsu Airport84 km
AKJ Asahikawa Airport97 km

About Bifuka Chō

Bifuka Chō is a municipality. Location: Nakagawa Gun, Hokkaido. Population: 4,791. Elevation: 310 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Monbetsu Airport (84 km). Nearby sights include Mount Hako and Mount Piyashiri.

Climate of Bifuka Chō

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 4° · Night -3° · Rain 120 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -13°)
Wettest month
August (150 mm)
Driest month
February (56 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).

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Climate of Bifuka Chō
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-5°0°6°13°17°21°23°19°12°4°-2°
Average low (°C)-13°-13°-8°-1°4°9°14°15°10°4°-3°-8°
Precipitation (mm)79566666817710515014613212096

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Bifuka Chō

The nearest airport is Monbetsu Airport (MBE), 84 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Asahikawa, 86 km to the south.

Airports

  • Monbetsu Airport (MBE) Monbetsu 84 kmeast
  • Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) Higashikagura 97 kmsouth
  • Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) Wakkanai 107 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Asahikawa Population: 333.5K 86 kmsouth
  • Kitami Population: 119.1K 145 kmsoutheast
  • Ebetsu Population: 134K 173 kmsouthwest
  • Sapporo Population: 2M 184 kmsouthwest
  • Otaru Population: 115.3K 187 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Bifuka Chō

Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 11 natural sites, 6 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

  • Mount Piyashiri Mountain 19 kmSE
  • Mount Hako Mountain 14 kmN

25–60 km4 places

  • Kitami Sanchi Mountain 32 kmSE
  • Mount Santō Mountain 55 kmSW
  • Mount Pisshiri Mountain 36 kmSW
  • Mount Uenshiri Mountain 52 kmSE

60–100 km12 places

  • Teuri Island Island 87 kmW
  • Yagishiri Island Island 79 kmW
  • Shokotsu-dake Mountain 69 kmSE
  • Mount Aibetsu Mountain 72 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Bifuka Chō

1 place
  1. 1 Piuka 4.6K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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