- Population
- 2,963
- 3K
- Elevation
- 371 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 4
- listed under Okushiri Chō
- Airports
- OIR Okushiri Airport10 km
- HKD Hakodate Airport120 km
About Okushiri Chō
Okushiri Chō is a municipality. Location: Okushiri-gun, Hokkaido. Population: 2,963. Elevation: 371 m.
Okushiri (奥尻町, Okushiri-chō) is a town on Okushiri Island, located in Hiyama Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photos of Okushiri Chō
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Okushiri Island Soica2001 · Public domain
Population of Okushiri Chō over time
| 2010 | 3,033 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2,690 | |
| 2020 | 2,498 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Okushiri Chō
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night 2° · Rain 110 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- September (161 mm)
- Driest month
- March (80 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° | 8° | 12° | 16° | 20° | 22° | 19° | 13° | 6° | 0° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -5° | -2° | 3° | 7° | 12° | 17° | 19° | 15° | 9° | 2° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 102 | 82 | 80 | 91 | 95 | 97 | 141 | 141 | 161 | 119 | 110 | 99 |
How to get to Okushiri Chō
The nearest airport is Okushiri Airport (OIR), 10 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Hakodate Airport (HKD) (120 km). The nearest large city is Hakodate, 113 km to the east.
Airports
- Okushiri Airport (OIR) Okushiri Island 10 kmsouth
- Hakodate Airport (HKD) Hakodate 120 kmeast
- Aomori Airport (AOJ) Aomori 188 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Hakodate Population: 275.7K 113 kmeast
- Otaru Population: 115.3K 170 kmnortheast
- Aomori Population: 298.4K 182 kmsoutheast
- Tomakomai Population: 174.8K 183 kmeast
- Sapporo Population: 2M 184 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Okushiri Chō
Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 5 natural sites, 7 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km3 places
- Okushiri Island Island 1 kmNW
- Mount Kamui Mountain 3 kmW
- Mount Katsuma Mountain 5 kmN
25–60 km2 places
- Makomanai-gawa River 42 kmNE
- Shiribeshi-Toshibetsu River River 43 kmNE
60–100 km8 places
- Mount Nagayama Mountain 89 kmSE
- Kamome Island Island 62 kmSE
- Oshima Peninsula Natural site 87 kmE
- Amanogawa River River 65 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Okushiri Chō
4 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Mountains & nature2
- Mount Kamui · Mountain
- Mount Katsuma · Mountain
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources