Minamifurano, Hokkaido
Minamifurano 南富良野町 | |
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Town | |
 Minami Furano town hall | |
 Flag  Emblem | |
 Location of Minamifurano in Hokkaido (Kamikawa Subprefecture) | |
  Minamifurano Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 43°10′N 142°34′E / 43.167°N 142.567°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Hokkaido |
| Prefecture | Hokkaido (Kamikawa Subprefecture) |
| District | Sorachi |
| Area | |
• Total | 665.52 km2 (256.96 sq mi) |
| Population (September 30, 2016) | |
• Total | 2,611 |
| • Density | 3.9/km2 (10/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Website | town |
Minamifurano (南富良野町, Minamifurano-chō) is a town located in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 2,611 and a density of 3.9 persons per km2. The total area is 665.52 km2.
Culture
Mascot
Minamifurano's mascot is Minami-chan (南ちゃん). She is a girl who wears a helmet resembling a curling rock and her clothes and hairclips resembles carrots and her bag resembles corn. She was unveiled in 2018.[1]
Transportation
Highway
Sister cities
Motobu, Japan, 1996
Climate
| Climate data for Minmifurano (Ikutora), elevation 350 m (1,150 ft), (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) | 7.2 (45.0) | 12.6 (54.7) | 15.3 (59.5) | 26.2 (79.2) | 32.6 (90.7) | 33.5 (92.3) | 34.0 (93.2) | 34.9 (94.8) | 32.1 (89.8) | 26.3 (79.3) | 19.1 (66.4) | 12.1 (53.8) | 34.9 (94.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −3.7 (25.3) | −2.6 (27.3) | 1.7 (35.1) | 8.9 (48.0) | 16.4 (61.5) | 20.7 (69.3) | 24.1 (75.4) | 24.3 (75.7) | 20.2 (68.4) | 13.6 (56.5) | 5.6 (42.1) | −1.3 (29.7) | 10.7 (51.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.4 (16.9) | −7.6 (18.3) | −2.8 (27.0) | 3.8 (38.8) | 10.4 (50.7) | 14.9 (58.8) | 18.8 (65.8) | 19.2 (66.6) | 14.8 (58.6) | 8.0 (46.4) | 1.5 (34.7) | −5.2 (22.6) | 5.6 (42.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −14.6 (5.7) | −14.4 (6.1) | −8.6 (16.5) | −1.6 (29.1) | 4.2 (39.6) | 9.6 (49.3) | 14.4 (57.9) | 14.9 (58.8) | 9.9 (49.8) | 2.7 (36.9) | −2.8 (27.0) | −10.3 (13.5) | 0.3 (32.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −32.2 (−26.0) | −33.4 (−28.1) | −31.2 (−24.2) | −18.5 (−1.3) | −4.6 (23.7) | −1.1 (30.0) | 3.2 (37.8) | 3.4 (38.1) | −2.0 (28.4) | −7.5 (18.5) | −20.0 (−4.0) | −28.2 (−18.8) | −33.4 (−28.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 38.4 (1.51) | 32.8 (1.29) | 54.2 (2.13) | 72.4 (2.85) | 82.8 (3.26) | 71.0 (2.80) | 119.3 (4.70) | 187.0 (7.36) | 153.3 (6.04) | 112.2 (4.42) | 100.8 (3.97) | 66.5 (2.62) | 1,090.7 (42.95) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 130 (51) | 111 (44) | 115 (45) | 37 (15) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (1.6) | 58 (23) | 147 (58) | 601 (237) |
| Average extreme snow depth cm (inches) | 66 (26) | 75 (30) | 77 (30) | 37 (15) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.8) | 17 (6.7) | 46 (18) | 84 (33) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 11.4 | 10.4 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 11.3 | 9.3 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 12.6 | 13.4 | 15.0 | 14.4 | 145.8 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 3.0 cm) | 16.6 | 15.3 | 14.4 | 5.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 6.4 | 17.7 | 75.9 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 88.5 | 95.2 | 123.1 | 153.8 | 176.1 | 162.3 | 153.2 | 146.9 | 139.0 | 131.5 | 82.4 | 67.1 | 1,519.1 |
| Source 1: Japan Meteorological Agency[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Japan Meteorological Agency[3] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "南富良野町の下水道の歴史" (PDF). Minamifurano.
- ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
- ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
External links
Media related to Minamifurano, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons- Official Website (in Japanese)
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