- Population
- 16,185
- 16.2K
- Elevation
- 262 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 2
- listed under Saru-gun
- Airports
- CTS New Chitose Airport58 km
- OBO Tokachi-Obihiro Airport67 km
About Saru-gun
Saru-gun is a district. Location: Hokkaido, Japan. Population: 16,185.
Saru (沙流郡, Saru-gun; Ainu: Sar) is a district located in Hidaka Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1879
- Area
- 1,735 km²
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Saru-gun
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night -1° · Rain 101 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -11°)
- Wettest month
- September (159 mm)
- Driest month
- February (49 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° | 8° | 14° | 18° | 22° | 23° | 20° | 14° | 7° | 1° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -11° | -7° | 0° | 5° | 10° | 15° | 16° | 11° | 5° | -1° | -7° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 61 | 49 | 69 | 85 | 99 | 96 | 131 | 158 | 159 | 133 | 101 | 68 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Saru-gun
The nearest airport is New Chitose Airport (CTS), 58 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tomakomai, 66 km to the west.
Airports
- New Chitose Airport (CTS) Sapporo 58 kmwest
- Tokachi-Obihiro Airport (OBO) Obihiro 67 kmeast
- Sapporo Okadama Airport (OKD) Sapporo 93 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Tomakomai Population: 174.8K 66 kmwest
- Obihiro Population: 166.5K 69 kmeast
- Ebetsu Population: 134K 80 kmnorthwest
- Sapporo Population: 2M 93 kmnorthwest
- Asahikawa Population: 333.5K 115 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in Saru-gun
2 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nature and heritage in Saru-gun
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources