Town in Hokkaido, Japan
Kimobetsu (喜茂別町, Kimobetsu-chō) is a town located in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 2,286 and a population density of 12 persons per km². The total area is 189.51 km².
Geography
Route 230 and Route 276 cross each other in Kimobetsu. Nakayama Pass is on the eastern of the town.
The name derived from Ainu word "kim-o-pet", meaning "The river in the mountain".
Neighboring municipalities
Climate
Due to its mountainous location, Kimobetsu has a humid continental climate (Koppen Dfb). Summers are generally warm and wet, while winters are cold and extremely snowy.
| Climate data for Kimobetsu (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1978–present)
|
| Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
| Record high °C (°F)
|
7.1
(44.8)
|
11.0
(51.8)
|
13.1
(55.6)
|
23.8
(74.8)
|
30.2
(86.4)
|
33.3
(91.9)
|
34.1
(93.4)
|
34.5
(94.1)
|
31.0
(87.8)
|
24.4
(75.9)
|
18.3
(64.9)
|
11.3
(52.3)
|
34.1
(93.4)
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
−2.7
(27.1)
|
−1.7
(28.9)
|
2.2
(36.0)
|
8.8
(47.8)
|
16.5
(61.7)
|
20.7
(69.3)
|
24.1
(75.4)
|
24.9
(76.8)
|
21.0
(69.8)
|
14.3
(57.7)
|
6.3
(43.3)
|
−0.6
(30.9)
|
11.2
(52.1)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
−7.2
(19.0)
|
−6.7
(19.9)
|
−2.5
(27.5)
|
3.5
(38.3)
|
10.2
(50.4)
|
15.0
(59.0)
|
19.0
(66.2)
|
19.6
(67.3)
|
15.0
(59.0)
|
8.2
(46.8)
|
1.5
(34.7)
|
−4.8
(23.4)
|
5.9
(42.6)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
−14.1
(6.6)
|
−14.0
(6.8)
|
−9.2
(15.4)
|
−2.3
(27.9)
|
3.7
(38.7)
|
9.4
(48.9)
|
14.4
(57.9)
|
14.8
(58.6)
|
9.2
(48.6)
|
2.3
(36.1)
|
−3.2
(26.2)
|
−10.3
(13.5)
|
0.1
(32.1)
|
| Record low °C (°F)
|
−31.3
(−24.3)
|
−31.9
(−25.4)
|
−25.7
(−14.3)
|
−18.5
(−1.3)
|
−4.0
(24.8)
|
−1.6
(29.1)
|
2.4
(36.3)
|
4.9
(40.8)
|
−1.1
(30.0)
|
−7.3
(18.9)
|
−20.6
(−5.1)
|
−27.3
(−17.1)
|
−31.9
(−25.4)
|
| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
86.1
(3.39)
|
66.4
(2.61)
|
68.2
(2.69)
|
64.0
(2.52)
|
78.9
(3.11)
|
58.1
(2.29)
|
106.2
(4.18)
|
157.7
(6.21)
|
140.3
(5.52)
|
112.4
(4.43)
|
126.4
(4.98)
|
113.2
(4.46)
|
1,178
(46.38)
|
| Average snowfall cm (inches)
|
238
(94)
|
193
(76)
|
143
(56)
|
32
(13)
|
0
(0)
|
0
(0)
|
0
(0)
|
0
(0)
|
0
(0)
|
3
(1.2)
|
95
(37)
|
244
(96)
|
954
(376)
|
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)
|
20.3
|
17.6
|
16.2
|
11.3
|
10.9
|
9.1
|
10.3
|
11.0
|
12.6
|
14.3
|
17.7
|
21.8
|
173.1
|
| Average snowy days (≥ 3 cm)
|
23.0
|
19.6
|
16.7
|
4.8
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.4
|
8.6
|
21.7
|
94.8
|
| Mean monthly sunshine hours
|
46.2
|
57.2
|
99.7
|
153.2
|
183.0
|
170.0
|
141.9
|
144.5
|
150.7
|
125.6
|
68.2
|
34.6
|
1,376.3
|
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[1][2]
|
