Rikubetsu, Hokkaido
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| Rikubetsu 陸別町 リクン・ペッ |
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| Rikubetsu town hall
Rikubetsu town hall
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| Location of Rikubetsu in Hokkaido (Tokachi Subprefecture) Location of Rikubetsu in Hokkaido (Tokachi Subprefecture) |
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 Rikubetsu
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| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaido |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Tokachi Subprefecture) |
| District | Ashoro |
| Area | |
| • Total | 608.81 km2 (235.06 sq mi) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 2,837 |
| • Density | 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) |
| Website | www |
Rikubetsu (陸別町 Rikubetsu-chō?) is a town located in Ashoro District, Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is located on the edge of the Tokachi Plain at an altitude of 207 metres (679 ft) above sea level.
As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 2,837 and a density of 4.7 persons per km². The total area is 608.81 km².
Climate
Rikubetsu is ranked as Japan's coldest area. Daily mean temperature in January is −11.4 °C (11.5 °F), the average low temperature in the end of January and beginning of February are below −20 °C (−4.0 °F), which are the coldest in Japan. On January 27 of 2000, the temperature at Seki district recorded below −40 °C (−40.0 °F).[1]
| Climate data for Rikubetsu, Hokkaido (1981～2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) |
9.8 (49.6) |
14.9 (58.8) |
29.3 (84.7) |
31.9 (89.4) |
35.5 (95.9) |
33.7 (92.7) |
35.1 (95.2) |
32.6 (90.7) |
25.0 (77) |
19.9 (67.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
35.5 (95.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −2.8 (27) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
2.6 (36.7) |
10.5 (50.9) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.2 (73.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
6.9 (44.4) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.4 (11.5) |
−10 (14) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
3.8 (38.8) |
9.7 (49.5) |
14.1 (57.4) |
17.8 (64) |
19.2 (66.6) |
14.4 (57.9) |
7.6 (45.7) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −20.2 (−4.4) |
−19.2 (−2.6) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
2.8 (37) |
8.6 (47.5) |
13.4 (56.1) |
14.9 (58.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−14.9 (5.2) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −33.2 (−27.8) |
−33.1 (−27.6) |
−27.6 (−17.7) |
−19.1 (−2.4) |
−7.2 (19) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
2.1 (35.8) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−20.9 (−5.6) |
−27.6 (−17.7) |
−33.2 (−27.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 36.9 (1.453) |
21.7 (0.854) |
41.3 (1.626) |
54.1 (2.13) |
70.5 (2.776) |
60.8 (2.394) |
105.0 (4.134) |
124.3 (4.894) |
120.1 (4.728) |
75.4 (2.969) |
51.1 (2.012) |
36.6 (1.441) |
797.8 (31.411) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 109 (42.9) |
80 (31.5) |
86 (33.9) |
28 (11) |
2 (0.8) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.4) |
20 (7.9) |
94 (37) |
420 (165.4) |
| Source #1: Japan Meteorological Agency[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: Japan Meteorological Agency[3] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ 陸別町ホームページワンポイント紹介
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (Japanese)
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