Town in Hokkaido, Japan
Suttsu (寿都町, Suttsu-chō) is a town located in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 3,113, and a density of 33 persons per km². The total area is 95.36 km².
Geography
The town of Suttsu faces the Suttsu Bay, a bay of the Sea of Japan. Shubetsu River flows in the middle of the town and divides the town into east and west.
Neighboring towns and village
Climate
Suttsu has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) with warm summers and cold winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but the months from March to June are somewhat drier.
| Climate data for Suttsu (elevation 33.4 m (110 ft), 1991−2020 normals, extremes 1885−present)
|
| Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
| Record high °C (°F)
|
12.2
(54.0)
|
11.2
(52.2)
|
17.5
(63.5)
|
27.7
(81.9)
|
29.0
(84.2)
|
31.3
(88.3)
|
33.0
(91.4)
|
34.0
(93.2)
|
31.1
(88.0)
|
25.9
(78.6)
|
20.6
(69.1)
|
15.1
(59.2)
|
34.0
(93.2)
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
−0.2
(31.6)
|
0.3
(32.5)
|
3.9
(39.0)
|
10.2
(50.4)
|
15.7
(60.3)
|
19.2
(66.6)
|
23.0
(73.4)
|
24.6
(76.3)
|
21.6
(70.9)
|
15.6
(60.1)
|
8.4
(47.1)
|
2.0
(35.6)
|
12.0
(53.6)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
−2.3
(27.9)
|
−1.9
(28.6)
|
1.2
(34.2)
|
6.5
(43.7)
|
11.5
(52.7)
|
15.4
(59.7)
|
19.5
(67.1)
|
21.2
(70.2)
|
18.1
(64.6)
|
12.1
(53.8)
|
5.6
(42.1)
|
−0.3
(31.5)
|
8.9
(48.0)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
−4.7
(23.5)
|
−4.6
(23.7)
|
−1.7
(28.9)
|
2.8
(37.0)
|
7.8
(46.0)
|
12.3
(54.1)
|
16.8
(62.2)
|
18.4
(65.1)
|
14.6
(58.3)
|
8.4
(47.1)
|
2.3
(36.1)
|
−2.8
(27.0)
|
5.8
(42.4)
|
| Record low °C (°F)
|
−15.7
(3.7)
|
−15.0
(5.0)
|
−11.4
(11.5)
|
−7.7
(18.1)
|
−1.4
(29.5)
|
2.7
(36.9)
|
7.1
(44.8)
|
10.8
(51.4)
|
4.8
(40.6)
|
−3.6
(25.5)
|
−9.0
(15.8)
|
−15.0
(5.0)
|
−15.7
(3.7)
|
| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
120.2
(4.73)
|
87.4
(3.44)
|
68.1
(2.68)
|
59.3
(2.33)
|
65.9
(2.59)
|
60.7
(2.39)
|
94.5
(3.72)
|
130.1
(5.12)
|
149.8
(5.90)
|
128.0
(5.04)
|
148.2
(5.83)
|
138.5
(5.45)
|
1,250.6
(49.24)
|
| Average snowfall cm (inches)
|
146
(57)
|
114
(45)
|
60
(24)
|
3
(1.2)
|
0
(0)
|
0
(0)
|
0
(0)
|
0
(0)
|
0
(0)
|
0
(0)
|
24
(9.4)
|
108
(43)
|
454
(179)
|
| Average rainy days (≥ 1.0 mm)
|
22.2
|
18.1
|
13.1
|
9.5
|
8.6
|
8.0
|
8.0
|
9.6
|
11.6
|
13.6
|
18.0
|
22.1
|
162.4
|
| Average snowy days (≥ 1 cm)
|
25.3
|
21.3
|
16.0
|
1.6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
6.0
|
21.2
|
91.4
|
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
69
|
68
|
66
|
68
|
74
|
82
|
85
|
84
|
78
|
72
|
69
|
69
|
74
|
| Mean monthly sunshine hours
|
27.2
|
46.7
|
111.0
|
170.7
|
194.6
|
170.4
|
155.6
|
163.1
|
153.9
|
121.3
|
55.3
|
26.4
|
1,393.5
|
| Source 1: Japan Meteorological Agency (1981 - 2010)[1]
|
| Source 2: Japan Meteorological Agency (1884 - )[2]
|
Industry
Fisheries comprise the main economic activity of Suttsu. The town developed by the fishery of herring.[4] Because of a decrease of fishery resources, Suttsu focuses on an aquaculture business now.[5]
