Yūbetsu, Hokkaido

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Yūbetsu
湧別町
Town
Yubetsu town hall
Yubetsu town hall
Flag of Yūbetsu
Flag
Official seal of Yūbetsu
Seal
Location of Yūbetsu in Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture)
Location of Yūbetsu in Hokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture)
Yūbetsu is located in Japan
Yūbetsu
Yūbetsu
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 44°13′27″N 143°36′58″E / 44.22417°N 143.61611°E / 44.22417; 143.61611
CountryJapan
RegionHokkaido
PrefectureHokkaido (Okhotsk Subprefecture)
DistrictMonbetsu
Area
 • Total
505.74 km2 (195.27 sq mi)
Population
 (February 28, 2021)
 • Total
8,474
 • Density17/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.town.yubetsu.lg.jp

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

On October 1, 2009, the town of Kamiyūbetsu was merged into Yūbetsu; both are in Monbetsu District, Okhotsk Subprefecture.[1]

Climate

Climate data for Yūbetsu (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 9.4
(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

Tupit and Lip-chan, the town's mascots

Yūbetsu's mascots are Tupit (チューピット, Chūpitto) and Lip-chan (リップちゃん, 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

Yūbetsu has been twinned with Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada, since 1998.

References

  1. ^ "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).
  2. ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  3. ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "チューピットとリップちゃん!!". Yūbetsu.


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