- Elevation
- 13 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Sōya Gun
- Airports
- WKJ Wakkanai Airport31 km
- RIS Rishiri Airport73 km
About Sōya Gun
Sōya Gun is a district. Location: Hokkaido, Japan.
Sōya (宗谷郡, Sōya-gun) is a district located in Sōya Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 2,925 and a density of 4.96 persons per km2. The total area is 590.00 km2.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1879
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Sōya Gun
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 5° · Night -1° · Rain 114 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -10°)
- Wettest month
- September (125 mm)
- Driest month
- April (56 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) | -5° | -4° | 0° | 7° | 13° | 16° | 20° | 22° | 19° | 14° | 5° | -1° |
| Average low (°C) | -10° | -10° | -6° | 1° | 5° | 9° | 14° | 16° | 12° | 6° | -1° | -6° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 86 | 58 | 60 | 56 | 69 | 67 | 92 | 122 | 125 | 124 | 114 | 105 |
How to get to Sōya Gun
The nearest airport is Wakkanai Airport (WKJ), 31 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Asahikawa, 165 km to the south.
Airports
- Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) Wakkanai 31 kmnorthwest
- Rishiri Airport (RIS) Rishiri 73 kmwest
- Monbetsu Airport (MBE) Monbetsu 145 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Asahikawa Population: 333.5K 165 kmsouth
- Kitami Population: 119.1K 213 kmsoutheast
- Ebetsu Population: 134K 241 kmsouth
- Otaru Population: 115.3K 245 kmsouth
- Sapporo Population: 2M 249 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in Sōya Gun
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources