Horokanai
Local name: 幌加内町
Located in Horokanai Chō, Uryū Gun Coordinates: 44°00′42″ N 142°09′06″ E
- Population
- 1,370
- 1.4K
- Elevation
- 157 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- AKJ Asahikawa Airport45 km
- MBE Monbetsu Airport105 km
About Horokanai
Horokanai is a village. Location: Horokanai Chō, Uryū Gun. Population: 1,370. Elevation: 157 m.
Horokanai (幌加内町, Horokanai-chō) is a Japanese town in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido. As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 1,571. The total area is 767.03 km2 (296.15 sq mi).
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Places bordering Horokanai
- Fukagawa
- Obirachō
- Tomamae
- Haboro Chō
- Kanaura
- Nakagawa
- Piuka
- Nayoro
- Shibetsu
- Wassamu Chō
- Asahikawa
Population of Horokanai over time
| 2010 | 1,710 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,525 | |
| 2020 | 1,386 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Horokanai
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night -1° · Rain 129 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 24°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -12°)
- Wettest month
- August (152 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -3° | -3° | 2° | 8° | 15° | 19° | 23° | 24° | 20° | 14° | 6° | 0° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -12° | -7° | 0° | 6° | 11° | 16° | 17° | 11° | 5° | -1° | -7° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 84 | 60 | 62 | 65 | 78 | 76 | 106 | 152 | 150 | 134 | 129 | 108 |
How to get to Horokanai
The nearest airport is Asahikawa Airport (AKJ), 45 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Asahikawa, 32 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) Higashikagura 45 kmsoutheast
- Monbetsu Airport (MBE) Monbetsu 105 kmeast
- Sapporo Okadama Airport (OKD) Sapporo 117 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Asahikawa Population: 333.5K 32 kmsoutheast
- Ebetsu Population: 134K 112 kmsouthwest
- Sapporo Population: 2M 123 kmsouthwest
- Otaru Population: 115.3K 130 kmsouthwest
- Kitami Population: 119.1K 142 kmeast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Horokanai
Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 33 natural sites, 5 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Mount Santō Mountain 11 kmNW
25–60 km10 places
- Mount Rubeshibe Mountain 53 kmS
- Kitami Sanchi Mountain 60 kmNE
- Mount Aibetsu Mountain 43 kmE
- Mount Pisshiri Mountain 39 kmN
60–100 km28 places
- Hokkaido Island 90 kmSE
- Teuri Island Island 81 kmNW
- Yagishiri Island Island 76 kmNW
- Mount Midori Mountain 81 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources