- Elevation
- 131 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Kesen-gun
- Airports
- HNA Iwate Hanamaki Airport45 km
- AXT Akita Airport124 km
About Kesen-gun
Kesen-gun is a district. Location: Iwate, Japan.
List of Provinces of Japan > Tōsandō > Rikuzen Province > Kesen District Japan > Tōhoku region > Iwate Prefecture > Kesen District Kesen (気仙郡, Kesen-gun) is a rural district in Iwate Prefecture, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. Formerly, the area of the cities of Rikusentakata and Ōfunato were within the borders of the district.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1878
- Area
- 335 km²
Source: Wikidata
Places bordering Kesen-gun
- Rikuzen-takata Shi
- Kamaishi
- Ōfunato
- Ōshū
- Ichinoseki
Climate of Kesen-gun
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–July, September.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 12° · Night 3° · Rain 86 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 27°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -5°)
- Wettest month
- September (194 mm)
- Driest month
- January (55 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° | 7° | 14° | 19° | 22° | 26° | 27° | 23° | 18° | 12° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | -5° | -5° | -2° | 4° | 9° | 14° | 18° | 20° | 15° | 8° | 3° | -2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 55 | 61 | 85 | 116 | 124 | 143 | 174 | 182 | 194 | 134 | 86 | 59 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July September
How to get to Kesen-gun
The nearest airport is Iwate Hanamaki Airport (HNA), 45 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Sendai Airport (SDJ) (128 km). The nearest large city is Ōshū, 33 km to the west.
Airports
- Iwate Hanamaki Airport (HNA) Hanamaki 45 kmnorthwest
- Akita Airport (AXT) Akita 124 kmnorthwest
- Sendai Airport (SDJ) Natori 128 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Ōshū Population: 112.9K 33 kmwest
- Ichinoseki Population: 114.5K 46 kmsouthwest
- Morioka Population: 290.7K 67 kmnorthwest
- Ōsaki Population: 128.8K 83 kmsouthwest
- Ishinomaki Population: 140.2K 87 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in Kesen-gun
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources