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Toya Lake

Located in Hokkaido, Japan Coordinates: 42°36′14″ N 140°52′13″ E

Toya Lake
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Elevation
80 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Tōyako Chō
4 km NW
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
CTS New Chitose Airport70 km
OKD Sapporo Okadama Airport71 km

About Toya Lake

Toya Lake is a lake. Location: Hokkaido, Japan. Elevation: 80 m.

From Wikipedia

Lake Tōya (洞爺湖, Tōya-ko) is a volcanic caldera lake in Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Abuta District, Hokkaido, Japan. It is part of "Toya Caldera and Usu Volcano Global Geopark" which joins in Global Geoparks Network. The stratovolcano of Mount Usu lies on the southern rim of the caldera. The lake is nearly circular, being 10 km (6.2 mi) in diameter from the eastwest and 9 km (5.6 mi) from the northsouth.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Length
9 km
Area
70.7 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Toya Lake

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 123 mm

Hottest month
August (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
August (173 mm)
Driest month
March (76 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 Toya Lake
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°0°3°9°15°19°23°24°21°15°8°3°
Average low (°C)-7°-7°-4°2°7°11°16°18°14°7°1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)1048276808689128173160121123111

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Toya Lake

The nearest airport is New Chitose Airport (CTS), 70 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tomakomai, 60 km to the east.

Airports

  • New Chitose Airport (CTS) Sapporo 70 kmeast
  • Sapporo Okadama Airport (OKD) Sapporo 71 kmnortheast
  • Hakodate Airport (HKD) Hakodate 93 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Tomakomai Population: 174.8K 60 kmeast
  • Sapporo Population: 2M 65 kmnortheast
  • Otaru Population: 115.3K 66 kmnorth
  • Ebetsu Population: 134K 79 kmnortheast
  • Hakodate Population: 275.7K 93 kmsouth

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

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