Ōmu, Hokkaido

Ōmu (雄武町, Ōmu-chō) is a town located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.

As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 4,596 and a population density of 7.2 persons per km². The total area is 637.03 km².

Climate

Omu has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) with warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is heaviest from August to October.

Climate data for Omu
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−3.7 (25.3)	−3.8 (25.2)	0.6 (33.1)	8.0 (46.4)	13.6 (56.5)	15.7 (60.3)	19.7 (67.5)	22.0 (71.6)	19.5 (67.1)	13.8 (56.8)	5.9 (42.6)	−0.1 (31.8)	9.3 (48.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−7.2 (19.0)	−7.9 (17.8)	−3.1 (26.4)	3.8 (38.8)	8.8 (47.8)	11.8 (53.2)	16.1 (61.0)	18.4 (65.1)	14.9 (58.8)	9.0 (48.2)	2.1 (35.8)	−3.3 (26.1)	5.3 (41.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−12.0 (10.4)	−13.1 (8.4)	−7.8 (18.0)	−0.7 (30.7)	3.7 (38.7)	7.7 (45.9)	12.5 (54.5)	14.7 (58.5)	10.2 (50.4)	3.9 (39.0)	−2.1 (28.2)	−7.5 (18.5)	0.8 (33.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	54.6 (2.15)	37.5 (1.48)	47.8 (1.88)	47.4 (1.87)	68.0 (2.68)	74.6 (2.94)	87.8 (3.46)	132.6 (5.22)	122.9 (4.84)	103.2 (4.06)	71.8 (2.83)	53.0 (2.09)	901.2 (35.5)
Average snowfall cm (inches)	97 (38)	63 (25)	51 (20)	16 (6.3)	2 (0.8)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)	1 (0.4)	26 (10)	64 (25)	320 (125.5)
Average relative humidity (%)	78	78	76	70	74	85	87	85	79	74	75	77	78
Mean monthly sunshine hours	99.9	129.4	170.6	181.9	188.8	159.7	153.7	145.3	171.8	158.4	105.8	94.6	1,759.9
Source: NOAA (1961-1990)

External links

• Media related to Ōmu, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons
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