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Okoppe (興部町, Okoppe-chō) is a town located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
Okoppe
興部町 | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Okoppe town hall | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Okoppe in Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture) | |
  Okoppe Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 44°28′N 143°7′E / 44.467°N 143.117°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaido |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture) |
| District | Monbetsu |
| Area | |
• Total | 362.41 km2 (139.93 sq mi) |
| Population (September 30, 2016) | |
• Total | 3,963 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www |
As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 3,963 and a population density of 11 persons per km2. The total area is 362.41 km2. It is 137 miles from the New Chitose Airport.
Okoppe is twinned with the Town of Stettler, Alberta, Canada since June 26, 1990.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Okoppe (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 9.3 (48.7) |
13.8 (56.8) |
16.9 (62.4) |
28.6 (83.5) |
33.9 (93.0) |
33.4 (92.1) |
34.1 (93.4) |
34.3 (93.7) |
32.5 (90.5) |
25.5 (77.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
15.6 (60.1) |
34.3 (93.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.3 (27.9) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
2.2 (36.0) |
8.9 (48.0) |
14.4 (57.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
23.1 (73.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
14.8 (58.6) |
6.9 (44.4) |
0.2 (32.4) |
10.5 (50.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
4.1 (39.4) |
9.1 (48.4) |
12.6 (54.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
9.3 (48.7) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
5.8 (42.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −12.4 (9.7) |
−13.1 (8.4) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
3.6 (38.5) |
8.0 (46.4) |
13.0 (55.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
10.3 (50.5) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
0.7 (33.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −28.1 (−18.6) |
−29.8 (−21.6) |
−24.5 (−12.1) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
0.7 (33.3) |
5.2 (41.4) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
−23.8 (−10.8) |
−29.8 (−21.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 49.3 (1.94) |
36.8 (1.45) |
38.4 (1.51) |
46.5 (1.83) |
61.7 (2.43) |
73.8 (2.91) |
111.4 (4.39) |
133.1 (5.24) |
127.3 (5.01) |
88.7 (3.49) |
72.2 (2.84) |
63.0 (2.48) |
902.1 (35.52) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.2 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 10.6 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 12.9 | 137 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 87.5 | 105.5 | 147.4 | 173.5 | 179.4 | 151.2 | 139.6 | 142.5 | 160.2 | 147.3 | 91.2 | 80.8 | 1,606.1 |
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[1][2] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
- ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
External links
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