Takikawa Shi
Local name: 滝川市
Located in Hokkaido, Japan Coordinates: 43°36′30″ N 141°57′00″ E
- Population
- 42,294
- 42.3K
- Elevation
- 54 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Takikawa Shi
- Airports
- AKJ Asahikawa Airport41 km
- OKD Sapporo Okadama Airport71 km
About Takikawa Shi
Takikawa Shi is a district. Location: Hokkaido, Japan. Population: 42,294.
Takikawa (滝川市, Takikawa-shi) is a city located in the Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Takikawa City is located in the central area of Hokkaido, it is conveniently located between the cities of Sapporo (biggest city) and Asahikawa (the second biggest city). Takikawa has an inland climate which causes great temperature difference between summer and winter. The average temperature in Takikawa is about 19 degrees Celsius in summer, and –5.9 degrees Celsius (21.4 Fahrenheit) in winter.
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Places bordering Takikawa Shi
- Sunagawa
- Akabira Shi
- Fukagawa
- Moseushi
- Uryū
- Shintotsukawa Chō
Twin towns and sister cities of Takikawa Shi
- Tochigi· Japan
- Nago Shi· Japan
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of Takikawa Shi over time
| 2010 | 43,170 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 41,192 | |
| 2020 | 39,266 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Takikawa Shi
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 7° · Night -1° · Rain 118 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 25°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -11°)
- Wettest month
- August (141 mm)
- Driest month
- March (54 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) | -3° | -2° | 2° | 10° | 16° | 20° | 24° | 25° | 21° | 15° | 7° | 0° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -11° | -6° | 1° | 6° | 11° | 16° | 17° | 12° | 5° | -1° | -7° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 89 | 65 | 54 | 58 | 66 | 69 | 96 | 141 | 136 | 117 | 118 | 111 |
Other places to visit in this season: June July August September
How to get to Takikawa Shi
The nearest airport is Asahikawa Airport (AKJ), 41 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: New Chitose Airport (CTS) (95 km). The nearest large city is Asahikawa, 38 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) Higashikagura 41 kmeast
- Sapporo Okadama Airport (OKD) Sapporo 71 kmsouthwest
- New Chitose Airport (CTS) Sapporo 95 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Asahikawa Population: 333.5K 38 kmnortheast
- Ebetsu Population: 134K 64 kmsouthwest
- Sapporo Population: 2M 77 kmsouthwest
- Otaru Population: 115.3K 90 kmsouthwest
- Tomakomai Population: 174.8K 112 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in Takikawa Shi
1 place-
Takikawa
Population: 45.1K
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources