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Municipality

Horokanai Chō

Located in Uryū Gun, Hokkaido Coordinates: 44°13′51″ N 142°09′16″ E

Map showing the location of Horokanai Chō Horokanai Chō
Location in Japan
Population
1,645
1.6K
Elevation
245 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside
2
listed under Horokanai Chō
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
AKJ Asahikawa Airport67 km
MBE Monbetsu Airport100 km

About Horokanai Chō

Horokanai Chō is a municipality. Location: Uryū Gun, Hokkaido. Population: 1,645. Elevation: 245 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Asahikawa Airport (67 km).

Climate of Horokanai Chō

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 5° · Night -2° · Rain 130 mm

Hottest month
August (day 23°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
Wettest month
August (151 mm)
Driest month
February (60 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 Horokanai Chō
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-4°1°7°13°18°22°23°19°13°5°-1°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-8°0°5°10°15°16°11°4°-2°-8°
Precipitation (mm)856063657876105151150138130109

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Horokanai Chō

The nearest airport is Asahikawa Airport (AKJ), 67 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Asahikawa, 54 km to the south.

Airports

  • Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) Higashikagura 67 kmsouth
  • Monbetsu Airport (MBE) Monbetsu 100 kmeast
  • Wakkanai Airport (WKJ) Wakkanai 133 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Asahikawa Population: 333.5K 54 kmsouth
  • Ebetsu Population: 134K 134 kmsouth
  • Sapporo Population: 2M 145 kmsouthwest
  • Kitami Population: 119.1K 147 kmeast
  • Otaru Population: 115.3K 148 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Horokanai Chō

Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 25 natural sites, 6 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

  • Mount Pisshiri Mountain 17 kmNW
  • Mount Santō Mountain 16 kmS

25–60 km7 places

  • Kitami Sanchi Mountain 47 kmE
  • Mount Aibetsu Mountain 54 kmSE
  • Rumoi River River 51 kmSW
  • Mount Piyashiri Mountain 41 kmNE

60–100 km23 places

  • Teuri Island Island 70 kmW
  • Yagishiri Island Island 64 kmW
  • Mount Midori Mountain 91 kmSE
  • Mount Rubeshibe Mountain 77 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Horokanai Chō

2 places

Sources & licences

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