Nemuro-shi
Local name: 根室市
Located in Hokkaido, Japan Coordinates: 43°20′00″ N 145°37′00″ E
- Population
- 28,549
- 28.5K
- Elevation
- 30 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Nemuro-shi
- Airports
- SHB Nakashibetsu Airport60 km
- KUH Kushiro Airport120 km
About Nemuro-shi
Nemuro-shi is a district. Location: Hokkaido, Japan. Population: 28,549.
Nemuro (Japanese: 根室市, Hepburn: Nemuro-shi; Japanese pronunciation: [né̞.mɯ̈̀.ɾò̞, nè̞.mɯ̈́.ɾó̞.ɕì]; Ainu: ニ・ム・オロ, romanized: Ni-mu-oro) is a city and port located in Nemuro Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Nemuro Subprefecture. Much of the city lies on the Nemuro Peninsula. As of August 2026, the city has an estimated population of 21,632, with 12,015 households, and a population density of 56.74 persons per km2 (147.0 persons per sq. mi.). The total area is 512.63 km2 (197.93 sq mi).
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Places bordering Nemuro-shi
- bekkai
- Hamanaka Chō
Twin towns and sister cities of Nemuro-shi
- Sitka· United States
- Kurobe-shi· Japan
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of Nemuro-shi over time
| 2010 | 29,201 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 28,224 | |
| 2015 | 26,917 | |
| 2020 | 24,858 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Nemuro-shi
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 99 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -7°)
- Wettest month
- September (162 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) | -1° | -1° | 1° | 6° | 11° | 13° | 17° | 20° | 18° | 14° | 8° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -7° | -7° | -5° | 0° | 4° | 8° | 12° | 15° | 13° | 8° | 2° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 60 | 41 | 61 | 79 | 103 | 88 | 100 | 117 | 162 | 124 | 99 | 65 |
How to get to Nemuro-shi
The nearest airport is Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB), 60 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kushiro, 109 km to the west.
Airports
- Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) Nakashibetsu 60 kmnorthwest
- Kushiro Airport (KUH) Kushiro 120 kmwest
- Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) Ōzora 132 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Kushiro Population: 167.9K 109 kmwest
- Kitami Population: 119.1K 149 kmwest
- Obihiro Population: 166.5K 202 kmwest
- Asahikawa Population: 333.5K 267 kmwest
- Ebetsu Population: 134K 331 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in Nemuro-shi
1 place-
Nemuro
Population: 31.2K
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Nemuro Hantō Natural site, Hokkaido4 km NE -
Benten-jima Island, Japan3.4 km W
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Nemuro-wan Natural site, Hokkaido14 km W
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources