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Shakotan-gun

Located in Hokkaido, Japan Coordinates: 43°17′50″ N 140°28′10″ E

Map showing the location of Shakotan-gun Shakotan-gun
Location in Japan
Elevation
563 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside
1
listed under Shakotan-gun
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
OKD Sapporo Okadama Airport77 km
CTS New Chitose Airport115 km

About Shakotan-gun

Shakotan-gun is a district. Location: Hokkaido, Japan.

From Wikipedia

Shakotan (積丹郡, Shakotan-gun) is a district located in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1879

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Shakotan-gun

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 4° · Night -2° · Rain 140 mm

Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -10°)
Wettest month
January (149 mm)
Driest month
May (71 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).

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Climate of Shakotan-gun
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-4°0°6°12°16°21°22°18°12°4°-2°
Average low (°C)-10°-10°-7°-1°4°9°14°15°10°4°-2°-7°
Precipitation (mm)14910880737178111144149126140136

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Shakotan-gun

The nearest airport is Sapporo Okadama Airport (OKD), 77 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: New Chitose Airport (CTS) (115 km). The nearest large city is Otaru, 45 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sapporo Okadama Airport (OKD) Sapporo 77 kmeast
  • New Chitose Airport (CTS) Sapporo 115 kmsoutheast
  • Okushiri Airport (OIR) Okushiri Island 160 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Otaru Population: 115.3K 45 kmeast
  • Sapporo Population: 2M 76 kmeast
  • Ebetsu Population: 134K 90 kmeast
  • Tomakomai Population: 174.8K 118 kmsoutheast
  • Asahikawa Population: 333.5K 162 kmeast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Places in Shakotan-gun

1 place
  1. 1 Shakotan Chō 2.4K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources