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Municipality

Urakawa Chō

Located in Urukawa-gun, Hokkaido Coordinates: 42°17′24″ N 142°52′47″ E

Map showing the location of Urakawa Chō Urakawa Chō
Location in Japan
Population
13,512
13.5K
Elevation
554 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside
5
listed under Urakawa Chō
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
OBO Tokachi-Obihiro Airport57 km
CTS New Chitose Airport112 km

About Urakawa Chō

Urakawa Chō is a municipality. Location: Urukawa-gun, Hokkaido. Population: 13,512. Elevation: 554 m. The best months to visit are July–August. The nearest airport is Tokachi-Obihiro Airport (57 km). Nearby sights include Mount Kamui and Nakano Dake.

Climate of Urakawa Chō

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 6° · Night -3° · Rain 90 mm

Hottest month
August (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -13°)
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).

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Climate of Urakawa Chō
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-3°0°6°11°15°18°20°17°12°6°-1°
Average low (°C)-13°-12°-8°-2°3°7°12°14°10°4°-3°-9°
Precipitation (mm)51427287961011251281651279061

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Urakawa Chō

The nearest airport is Tokachi-Obihiro Airport (OBO), 57 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: New Chitose Airport (CTS) (112 km). The nearest large city is Obihiro, 75 km to the north.

Airports

  • Tokachi-Obihiro Airport (OBO) Obihiro 57 kmnortheast
  • New Chitose Airport (CTS) Sapporo 112 kmnorthwest
  • Kushiro Airport (KUH) Kushiro 136 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Obihiro Population: 166.5K 75 kmnorth
  • Tomakomai Population: 174.8K 112 kmwest
  • Ebetsu Population: 134K 142 kmnorthwest
  • Kushiro Population: 167.9K 144 kmnortheast
  • Sapporo Population: 2M 152 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Urakawa Chō

Within 100 km: 46 natural sites, 7 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km15 places

  • Mount Rakko Mountain 19 kmE
  • Mount Omusha Mountain 15 kmE
  • Mount Nozuka Mountain 15 kmE
  • Mount Soematsu Mountain 16 kmN

25–60 km27 places

  • Mount Kannon Mountain 39 kmSE
  • Mount Okishimappu Mountain 38 kmSE
  • Mount Maru Mountain 35 kmE
  • Mount Daimaru Mountain 34 kmE

60–100 km11 places

  • Tokachi River River 83 kmNE
  • Mount Tomamu Mountain 91 kmN
  • Mount Sahoro Mountain 98 kmN
  • Mount Memuro Mountain 65 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Urakawa Chō

5 places

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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