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Honbetsu 本別町 | |
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Town | |
 Honbetsu town hall | |
 Flag  Emblem | |
 Location of Honbetsu in Hokkaido (Tokachi Subprefecture) | |
  Honbetsu Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 43°7′N 143°37′E / 43.117°N 143.617°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaido |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Tokachi Subprefecture) |
| District | Nakagawa (Tokachi) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 391.99 km2 (151.35 sq mi) |
| Population (September 30, 2016) | |
| • Total | 7,441 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (49/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www |
Honbetsu (本別町, Honbetsu-chō) is a town located in Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 7,441 and a density of 19 persons per km2. The total area is 391.99 km2.
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Honbetsu (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.4 (45.3) | 11.6 (52.9) | 17.2 (63.0) | 30.9 (87.6) | 37.2 (99.0) | 35.6 (96.1) | 37.1 (98.8) | 36.3 (97.3) | 33.7 (92.7) | 26.7 (80.1) | 21.1 (70.0) | 14.7 (58.5) | 37.2 (99.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.5 (29.3) | −0.3 (31.5) | 4.5 (40.1) | 11.9 (53.4) | 18.0 (64.4) | 21.4 (70.5) | 24.5 (76.1) | 25.4 (77.7) | 21.9 (71.4) | 15.8 (60.4) | 8.2 (46.8) | 0.7 (33.3) | 12.5 (54.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.9 (16.0) | −7.3 (18.9) | −1.1 (30.0) | 5.4 (41.7) | 11.2 (52.2) | 15.2 (59.4) | 18.9 (66.0) | 20.0 (68.0) | 16.2 (61.2) | 9.4 (48.9) | 2.4 (36.3) | −5.5 (22.1) | 6.3 (43.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.1 (3.0) | −14.9 (5.2) | −6.9 (19.6) | −0.5 (31.1) | 5.1 (41.2) | 10.2 (50.4) | 14.6 (58.3) | 15.9 (60.6) | 11.5 (52.7) | 3.7 (38.7) | −2.7 (27.1) | −11.7 (10.9) | 0.7 (33.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −29.1 (−20.4) | −27.4 (−17.3) | −24.8 (−12.6) | −12.4 (9.7) | −4.3 (24.3) | −0.4 (31.3) | 4.9 (40.8) | 5.3 (41.5) | 0.3 (32.5) | −6.3 (20.7) | −17.8 (0.0) | −26.8 (−16.2) | −29.1 (−20.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 29.2 (1.15) | 18.9 (0.74) | 32.4 (1.28) | 54.2 (2.13) | 78.4 (3.09) | 67.0 (2.64) | 100.1 (3.94) | 132.4 (5.21) | 118.0 (4.65) | 79.4 (3.13) | 42.9 (1.69) | 37.5 (1.48) | 790.6 (31.13) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 67 (26) | 56 (22) | 59 (23) | 15 (5.9) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 12 (4.7) | 65 (26) | 276 (109) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 4.7 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 8.3 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 10.0 | 10.9 | 10.1 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 94.6 |
| Average snowy days | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 7.5 | 34.5 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 177.2 | 178.5 | 206.5 | 185.3 | 177.6 | 150.2 | 125.6 | 127.5 | 140.6 | 164.1 | 160.1 | 161.9 | 1,954.9 |
| Source: JMA[1][2] | |||||||||||||
Mascot
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Honbetsu's mascot is Genki-kun (元気くん). He is a soybean filled with dynamism and easiness. He is unveiled in 2001. His quote "Ii hito iimachi ikiikihonbetsu" (いいひと いいまち いきいきほんべつ) is a tongue twister.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ "元気くん紹介". Honbetsu.
External links
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Media related to Honbetsu, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons- Official Website (in Japanese)
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