- Elevation
- 377 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Nishi-gun
- Airports
- HKD Hakodate Airport61 km
- OIR Okushiri Airport62 km
About Nishi-gun
Nishi-gun is a district. Location: Hokkaido, Japan.
Nishi (爾志郡, Nishi-gun) is a district located in Hiyama Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 8,357 and a density of 21.82 persons per km2. The total area is 382.93 km2.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1879
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Nishi-gun
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night 1° · Rain 119 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 24°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -8°)
- Wettest month
- September (170 mm)
- Driest month
- February (79 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° | -2° | 2° | 9° | 14° | 18° | 22° | 24° | 20° | 14° | 7° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -8° | -7° | -4° | 2° | 7° | 11° | 16° | 18° | 14° | 7° | 1° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 98 | 79 | 81 | 93 | 93 | 97 | 143 | 164 | 170 | 123 | 119 | 103 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Nishi-gun
The nearest airport is Hakodate Airport (HKD), 61 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Hakodate, 55 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Hakodate Airport (HKD) Hakodate 61 kmsoutheast
- Okushiri Airport (OIR) Okushiri Island 62 kmwest
- New Chitose Airport (CTS) Sapporo 149 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Hakodate Population: 275.7K 55 kmsoutheast
- Tomakomai Population: 174.8K 135 kmnortheast
- Aomori Population: 298.4K 143 kmsouth
- Otaru Population: 115.3K 145 kmnortheast
- Sapporo Population: 2M 149 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in Nishi-gun
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources