- Elevation
- 173 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Shiraoi-gun
- Airports
- CTS New Chitose Airport42 km
- OKD Sapporo Okadama Airport59 km
About Shiraoi-gun
Shiraoi-gun is a district. Location: Hokkaido, Japan.
Shiraoi (白老郡, Shiraoi-gun) is a district located in Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 20,866 and a density of 49.01 persons per km2. The total area is 425.75 km2.
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At a glance
- Built
- 1879
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Shiraoi-gun
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 0° · Rain 104 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -9°)
- Wettest month
- August (184 mm)
- Driest month
- February (65 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) | -1° | -1° | 2° | 8° | 14° | 17° | 21° | 23° | 20° | 15° | 8° | 2° |
| Average low (°C) | -9° | -9° | -5° | 1° | 6° | 10° | 15° | 17° | 13° | 6° | 0° | -5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 77 | 65 | 70 | 81 | 95 | 96 | 139 | 184 | 166 | 116 | 104 | 82 |
How to get to Shiraoi-gun
The nearest airport is New Chitose Airport (CTS), 42 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tomakomai, 30 km to the east.
Airports
- New Chitose Airport (CTS) Sapporo 42 kmnortheast
- Sapporo Okadama Airport (OKD) Sapporo 59 kmnorth
- Hakodate Airport (HKD) Hakodate 98 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Tomakomai Population: 174.8K 30 kmeast
- Sapporo Population: 2M 53 kmnorth
- Ebetsu Population: 134K 62 kmnortheast
- Otaru Population: 115.3K 69 kmnorth
- Hakodate Population: 275.7K 100 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in Shiraoi-gun
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kuttara-ko Lake, Hokkaido12 km SW -
Mount Fuppushi Mountain, Chitose Shi17 km NE -
Mount Tarumae Mountain, Tomakomai Shi15 km NE -
Mount Eniwa Mountain, Chitose Shi21 km N -
Mount Morappu Mountain, Chitose Shi21 km NE
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Mount Monbetsu Mountain, Chitose Shi24 km NE
Sources & licences
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