Yūbetsu, Hokkaido
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Yūbetsu 湧別町 | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 44°13′27″N 143°36′58″E / 44.22417°N 143.61611°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Hokkaido |
Prefecture | Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture) |
District | Monbetsu |
Area | |
• Total | 505.74 km2 (195.27 sq mi) |
Population (February 28, 2021) | |
• Total | 8,474 |
• Density | 17/km2 (43/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
Climate | Dfb |
Website | www |
Yūbetsu (湧別町, Yūbetsu-chō) is a town located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of February 2021, the town has an estimated population of 8,474. The total area is 505.74 km2.
History[edit]
On October 1, 2009, the town of Kamiyūbetsu was merged into Yūbetsu; both are in Monbetsu District, Okhotsk Subprefecture.[1]
Climate[edit]
Climate data for Yūbetsu (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 9.4 (48.9) | 17.1 (62.8) | 18.3 (64.9) | 31.1 (88.0) | 38.5 (101.3) | 33.8 (92.8) | 34.9 (94.8) | 35.5 (95.9) | 32.6 (90.7) | 28.0 (82.4) | 22.3 (72.1) | 17.0 (62.6) | 38.5 (101.3) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) | −2.3 (27.9) | 1.9 (35.4) | 9.3 (48.7) | 15.0 (59.0) | 18.0 (64.4) | 21.9 (71.4) | 23.7 (74.7) | 21.2 (70.2) | 15.2 (59.4) | 7.3 (45.1) | 0.1 (32.2) | 10.7 (51.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) | −6.8 (19.8) | −2.2 (28.0) | 4.3 (39.7) | 9.7 (49.5) | 13.4 (56.1) | 17.5 (63.5) | 19.3 (66.7) | 16.1 (61.0) | 9.8 (49.6) | 2.9 (37.2) | −3.8 (25.2) | 6.1 (43.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −11.7 (10.9) | −12.7 (9.1) | −7.1 (19.2) | −0.4 (31.3) | 4.8 (40.6) | 9.4 (48.9) | 13.9 (57.0) | 15.6 (60.1) | 11.7 (53.1) | 5.0 (41.0) | −1.2 (29.8) | −8.4 (16.9) | 1.6 (34.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | −26.9 (−16.4) | −27.6 (−17.7) | −24.6 (−12.3) | −14.7 (5.5) | −3.2 (26.2) | 0.0 (32.0) | 3.8 (38.8) | 5.8 (42.4) | 2.5 (36.5) | −4.0 (24.8) | −14.9 (5.2) | −22.1 (−7.8) | −27.6 (−17.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 32.0 (1.26) | 23.1 (0.91) | 25.5 (1.00) | 38.6 (1.52) | 53.7 (2.11) | 67.3 (2.65) | 102.9 (4.05) | 114.1 (4.49) | 117.3 (4.62) | 79.3 (3.12) | 49.3 (1.94) | 43.1 (1.70) | 750.7 (29.56) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10.0 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 9.9 | 10.4 | 11.4 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 10.3 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 120.5 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 102.2 | 120.1 | 161.0 | 177.1 | 179.8 | 163.0 | 157.2 | 157.2 | 165.3 | 152.2 | 110.3 | 99.0 | 1,747.4 |
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[2][3] |
Mascots[edit]
Yūbetsu's mascots are Tupit (チューピット, Chūpitto) and Lip-chan (ツリーくん, Rippu-chan). They are mischievous tulip siblings who lived in the Kamiyubetsu Tulip Park.[4]
- Tupit is a kikomachi tulip. He is 12 years old. He likes onsens and is a very good table tennis player.
- Lip-chan is a jacqueline tulip. She is 10 years old and Tupit's younger sister. She is a good reader and is good at studying the benefits of massage therapy.
Sister Cities[edit]
Yūbetsu has been twinned with Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada, since 1998.
References[edit]
- ^ "北海道オホーツク総合振興局のホームページ". www.okhotsk.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp (in Japanese).
- ^ 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.
- ^ "チューピットとリップちゃん!!". Yūbetsu.
External links[edit]
- Media related to Yūbetsu, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons
- Official Website (in Japanese)