Rikubetsu, Hokkaido
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 −11.5 °C (11.3 °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) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (77.0) |
19.9 (67.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
35.5 (95.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.8 (27.0) |
−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) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −20.2 (−4.4) |
−19.2 (−2.6) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
2.8 (37.0) |
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 (19.0) |
−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 (1.45) |
21.7 (0.85) |
41.3 (1.63) |
54.1 (2.13) |
70.5 (2.78) |
60.8 (2.39) |
105.0 (4.13) |
124.3 (4.89) |
120.1 (4.73) |
75.4 (2.97) |
51.1 (2.01) |
36.6 (1.44) |
797.8 (31.4) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 109 (43) |
80 (31) |
86 (34) |
28 (11) |
2 (0.8) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.4) |
20 (7.9) |
94 (37) |
420 (165.1) |
| 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
- ^ "平年値（年・月ごとの値）". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ^ "観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）". Japan Meteorological Agency. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
External links
Media related to Rikubetsu, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons