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Municipality

Saroma Chō

Located in Tokoro-gun, Hokkaido Coordinates: 44°01′27″ N 143°47′03″ E

Map showing the location of Saroma Chō Saroma Chō
Location in Japan
Population
5,744
5.7K
Elevation
83 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
MMB Memanbetsu Airport34 km
MBE Monbetsu Airport43 km

About Saroma Chō

Saroma Chō is a municipality. Location: Tokoro-gun, Hokkaido. Population: 5,744. Elevation: 83 m.

From Wikipedia

Saroma (佐呂間町, Saroma-chō) is a town in the Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1953
Area
405 km²
Official website
town.saroma.hokkaido.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Saroma Chō

  • Kitami
  • Engaru Chō
  • Yūbetsu Chō

Twin towns and sister cities of Saroma Chō

  • Palmer· United States

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Saroma Chō over time

Population of Saroma Chō over time
2010 5,892
2015 5,362
2020 4,956

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Saroma Chō

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -1° · Rain 72 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
Wettest month
September (129 mm)
Driest month
February (41 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
Climate of Saroma Chō
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-4°1°8°14°17°21°23°19°14°7°0°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-7°0°5°9°14°16°12°5°-1°-7°
Precipitation (mm)58416261727288119129927257

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Saroma Chō

The nearest airport is Memanbetsu Airport (MMB), 34 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kitami, 26 km to the south.

Airports

  • Memanbetsu Airport (MMB) Ōzora 34 kmsoutheast
  • Monbetsu Airport (MBE) Monbetsu 43 kmnorthwest
  • Nakashibetsu Airport (SHB) Nakashibetsu 107 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Kitami Population: 119.1K 26 kmsouth
  • Asahikawa Population: 333.5K 117 kmwest
  • Kushiro Population: 167.9K 126 kmsouth
  • Obihiro Population: 166.5K 132 kmsouth
  • Ebetsu Population: 134K 207 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Saroma Chō

Within 100 km: 34 natural sites, 13 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1 place

  • Lake Saroma Lake 13 kmN

25–60 km9 places

  • Mount Midori Mountain 59 kmSW
  • Lake Notoro Lake 30 kmE
  • Yubetsu River River 27 kmNW
  • Lake Abashiri Lake 32 kmE

60–100 km37 places

  • Hokkaido Island 95 kmSW
  • Ahoro Dake Mountain 61 kmS
  • Lake Mashū Lake 78 kmSE
  • Mount Samakke Nupuri Mountain 85 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Sources & licences

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