- Elevation
- 401 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Urukawa-gun
- Airports
- OBO Tokachi-Obihiro Airport55 km
- CTS New Chitose Airport111 km
About Urukawa-gun
Urukawa-gun is a district. Location: Hokkaido, Japan.
Urakawa (浦河郡, Urakawa-gun) is a district located in Hidaka Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of 2004, the district has an estimated population of 15,986 and a density of 23.03 persons per km2. The total area is 694.23 km2.
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At a glance
- Built
- 1879
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Urukawa-gun
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night -2° · Rain 90 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -12°)
- Wettest month
- September (165 mm)
- Driest month
- February (42 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° | 1° | 7° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 21° | 18° | 13° | 7° | 0° |
| Average low (°C) | -12° | -11° | -7° | -1° | 4° | 8° | 13° | 15° | 11° | 5° | -2° | -8° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 51 | 42 | 72 | 87 | 96 | 101 | 125 | 128 | 165 | 127 | 90 | 61 |
How to get to Urukawa-gun
The nearest airport is Tokachi-Obihiro Airport (OBO), 55 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: New Chitose Airport (CTS) (111 km). The nearest large city is Obihiro, 73 km to the north.
Airports
- Tokachi-Obihiro Airport (OBO) Obihiro 55 kmnortheast
- New Chitose Airport (CTS) Sapporo 111 kmnorthwest
- Kushiro Airport (KUH) Kushiro 135 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Obihiro Population: 166.5K 73 kmnorth
- Tomakomai Population: 174.8K 111 kmwest
- Ebetsu Population: 134K 141 kmnorthwest
- Kushiro Population: 167.9K 143 kmnortheast
- Sapporo Population: 2M 151 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in Urukawa-gun
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nature and heritage in Urukawa-gun
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Shunbetsu Yama Mountain, Hokkaido10 km NE
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Mount Kamui Mountain, Taiki Chō14 km N -
Mount Omusha Mountain, Hokkaido15 km E
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Nakano Dake Mountain, Shinhidaka Chō18 km N -
Mount Petegari Mountain, Shinhidaka Chō22 km N -
Mount Pirigai Mountain, Shinhidaka Chō16 km NW
Sources & licences
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