Urahoro, Hokkaido

Urahoro (浦幌町, Urahoro-chō) is a town located in Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

Urahoro
浦幌町
Town
Urahoro town hall
Location of Urahoro in Hokkaido (Tokachi Subprefecture)
Urahoro
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 42°49′N 143°40′E
CountryJapan
RegionHokkaido
PrefectureHokkaido (Tokachi Subprefecture)
DistrictTokachi
Area
  Total729.64 km2 (281.72 sq mi)
Population
 (September 30, 2016)
  Total5,023
  Density6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.urahoro.jp

As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 5,023 and a density of 6.9 persons per km². The total area is 729.64 km².

Climate

Climate data for Urahoro (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 8.6
(47.5)
11.9
(53.4)
18.7
(65.7)
31.6
(88.9)
37.9
(100.2)
36.1
(97.0)
35.6
(96.1)
36.0
(96.8)
32.8
(91.0)
27.5
(81.5)
21.0
(69.8)
14.8
(58.6)
37.9
(100.2)
Average high °C (°F) −0.8
(30.6)
0.1
(32.2)
4.5
(40.1)
10.8
(51.4)
16.1
(61.0)
19.1
(66.4)
22.5
(72.5)
24.1
(75.4)
21.6
(70.9)
16.0
(60.8)
8.9
(48.0)
1.6
(34.9)
12.0
(53.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −6.9
(19.6)
−5.8
(21.6)
−0.7
(30.7)
5.0
(41.0)
10.3
(50.5)
13.9
(57.0)
17.7
(63.9)
19.4
(66.9)
16.4
(61.5)
10.0
(50.0)
3.2
(37.8)
−4.0
(24.8)
6.5
(43.8)
Average low °C (°F) −13.2
(8.2)
−12.3
(9.9)
−6.1
(21.0)
−0.4
(31.3)
5.1
(41.2)
9.8
(49.6)
14.2
(57.6)
15.8
(60.4)
12.1
(53.8)
4.4
(39.9)
−2.1
(28.2)
−9.6
(14.7)
1.5
(34.7)
Record low °C (°F) −25.6
(−14.1)
−26.8
(−16.2)
−20.8
(−5.4)
−11.0
(12.2)
−4.2
(24.4)
0.0
(32.0)
6.0
(42.8)
6.5
(43.7)
0.9
(33.6)
−5.1
(22.8)
−14.3
(6.3)
−20.5
(−4.9)
−26.8
(−16.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 43.9
(1.73)
28.9
(1.14)
47.0
(1.85)
68.5
(2.70)
103.6
(4.08)
90.7
(3.57)
108.0
(4.25)
139.1
(5.48)
150.9
(5.94)
106.9
(4.21)
63.0
(2.48)
55.4
(2.18)
1,005.9
(39.60)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 76
(30)
67
(26)
61
(24)
9
(3.5)
2
(0.8)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
10
(3.9)
55
(22)
281
(111)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 5.1 4.3 6.0 8.3 9.5 8.5 10.1 11.0 10.5 8.1 6.9 6.3 94.6
Average snowy days 8.8 8.1 7.6 1.2 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 6.2 33.4
Mean monthly sunshine hours 181.3 182.5 213.7 192.7 184.1 150.0 126.3 130.4 145.6 177.1 172.8 167.7 2,024
Source: JMA[1][2]

Notable people from Urahoro

References


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