- Population
- 2,751
- 2.8K
- Elevation
- 506 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Sōbetsu-machi
- Airports
- CTS New Chitose Airport59 km
- OKD Sapporo Okadama Airport67 km
About Sōbetsu-machi
Sōbetsu-machi is a municipality. Location: Usu-gun, Hokkaido. Population: 2,751. Elevation: 506 m.
Sōbetsu (壮瞥町, Sōbetsu-chō) is a town located in Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of October 2020, the town has an estimated population of 2,743, and a density of 13 persons per km2. The total area is 205.04 km2. It is home of the Showa Shinzan Yukigassen Tournament, a major Japanese snowball fight tournament.
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Places bordering Sōbetsu-machi
- Noboribetsu
- Date
- Tōyako Chō
- Shiraoi
Population of Sōbetsu-machi over time
| 2010 | 3,232 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2,922 | |
| 2020 | 2,428 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Sōbetsu-machi
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 6° · Night -2° · Rain 125 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -11°)
- Wettest month
- August (185 mm)
- Driest month
- February (81 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) | -4° | -3° | 0° | 7° | 13° | 17° | 21° | 22° | 19° | 13° | 6° | 0° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -11° | -7° | -1° | 4° | 9° | 14° | 16° | 11° | 4° | -2° | -7° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 99 | 81 | 81 | 89 | 96 | 97 | 139 | 185 | 170 | 127 | 125 | 108 |
How to get to Sōbetsu-machi
The nearest airport is New Chitose Airport (CTS), 59 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tomakomai, 47 km to the east.
Airports
- New Chitose Airport (CTS) Sapporo 59 kmnortheast
- Sapporo Okadama Airport (OKD) Sapporo 67 kmnortheast
- Hakodate Airport (HKD) Hakodate 90 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Tomakomai Population: 174.8K 47 kmeast
- Sapporo Population: 2M 61 kmnortheast
- Otaru Population: 115.3K 69 kmnorth
- Ebetsu Population: 134K 74 kmnortheast
- Hakodate Population: 275.7K 91 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in Sōbetsu-machi
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Toya Lake Lake, Hokkaido14 km W -
Kuttara-ko Lake, Hokkaido14 km SE -
Mount Shiribetsu Mountain, Rusutsu Mura25 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources