bekkai
Local name: 別海町
Located in Betsukai Chō, Notsuke-gun Coordinates: 43°23′37″ N 145°07′03″ E
- Population
- 15,855
- 15.9K
- Elevation
- 23 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- SHB Nakashibetsu Airport24 km
- KUH Kushiro Airport85 km
About bekkai
bekkai is a village. Location: Betsukai Chō, Notsuke-gun. Population: 15,855. Elevation: 23 m.
Betsukai (別海町, Betsukai-chō) is a town located in Nemuro Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of August 2026, the town has an estimated population of 13,631, and an area of 1,320.15 km2 (the second largest in Hokkaido). The town is primarily agricultural, with numerous dairy farms.
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Places bordering bekkai
- Nemuro
- Shibetsu Chō
- Nakashibetsu Chō
- Hamanaka Chō
- Akkeshi
- Shibecha
Twin towns and sister cities of bekkai
- Hirakata· Japan
- Shimanto Shi· Japan
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of bekkai over time
| 2010 | 15,855 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15,273 | |
| 2020 | 14,828 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of bekkai
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night 2° · Rain 76 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -8°)
- Wettest month
- September (165 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) | -2° | -2° | 1° | 9° | 14° | 17° | 20° | 22° | 20° | 15° | 8° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -8° | -8° | -3° | 2° | 7° | 11° | 15° | 17° | 15° | 9° | 2° | -4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 57 | 41 | 65 | 77 | 92 | 86 | 98 | 119 | 165 | 115 | 76 | 48 |
How to get to bekkai
The nearest airport is Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB), 24 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kushiro, 76 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) Nakashibetsu 24 kmnorthwest
- Kushiro Airport (KUH) Kushiro 85 kmsouthwest
- Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) Ōzora 94 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Kushiro Population: 167.9K 76 kmsouthwest
- Kitami Population: 119.1K 109 kmnorthwest
- Obihiro Population: 166.5K 164 kmwest
- Asahikawa Population: 333.5K 226 kmwest
- Ebetsu Population: 134K 291 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from bekkai
Within 100 km: 25 natural sites, 15 lakes, rivers and coasts.
25–60 km13 places
- Shibetsu River River 31 kmN
- Daikoku Island Island 53 kmS
- Benten-jima Island 38 kmE
- Nemuro Hantō Natural site 44 kmE
60–100 km27 places
- Setsuri Gawa River 68 kmSW
- Kusiro River River 76 kmSW
- Akan River River 81 kmSW
- Mount Meakan Mountain 90 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Sources & licences
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