Hidaka region | JMA weather station "Urakawa"
Snow and temperature in Urakawa in January
In a normal January, Urakawa gets 41cm of snow. Snow depth goes from 4 cm at the start of the month to 7 cm at the end (deepest around the 15th, at 7 cm). The mean temperature is -2.4℃, with an average high of 0.9℃ and an average low of -5.7℃.
- Snowfall in January
- 41cm40th of 41 places
- Max snow depth in January
- 15cmNormal of the monthly maximum
- Days with 10 cm+ snow
- 8.1 daysDays with snowfall: 23.3 days
- Ice days
- 10.6 daysHigh below 0℃
Daily snow depth in Urakawa in January
Daily normals for Urakawa in January
| Date | Depth | Snowfall | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | 4cm | 1cm | 1.8℃ | -4.6℃ |
| Jan 2 | 5cm | 1cm | 1.7℃ | -4.7℃ |
| Jan 3 | 5cm | 1cm | 1.6℃ | -4.8℃ |
| Jan 4 | 5cm | 1cm | 1.5℃ | -4.9℃ |
| Jan 5 | 5cm | 1cm | 1.4℃ | -5.0℃ |
| Jan 6 | 5cm | 1cm | 1.3℃ | -5.1℃ |
| Jan 7 | 5cm | 1cm | 1.2℃ | -5.2℃ |
| Jan 8 | 6cm | 1cm | 1.1℃ | -5.3℃ |
| Jan 9 | 6cm | 1cm | 1.0℃ | -5.5℃ |
| Jan 10 | 6cm | 1cm | 0.9℃ | -5.6℃ |
| Jan 11 | 6cm | 1cm | 0.8℃ | -5.7℃ |
| Jan 12 | 6cm | 1cm | 0.8℃ | -5.8℃ |
| Jan 13 | 6cm | 1cm | 0.7℃ | -5.8℃ |
| Jan 14 | 6cm | 1cm | 0.7℃ | -5.9℃ |
| Jan 15 | 7cm | 1cm | 0.7℃ | -6.0℃ |
| Jan 16 | 7cm | 1cm | 0.7℃ | -6.0℃ |
| Jan 17 | 7cm | 1cm | 0.7℃ | -6.0℃ |
| Jan 18 | 7cm | 1cm | 0.7℃ | -6.1℃ |
| Jan 19 | 7cm | 1cm | 0.7℃ | -6.1℃ |
| Jan 20 | 7cm | 1cm | 0.7℃ | -6.1℃ |
| Jan 21 | 7cm | 1cm | 0.7℃ | -6.1℃ |
| Jan 22 | 7cm | 1cm | 0.7℃ | -6.1℃ |
| Jan 23 | 7cm | 1cm | 0.7℃ | -6.1℃ |
| Jan 24 | 7cm | 1cm | 0.7℃ | -6.1℃ |
| Jan 25 | 7cm | 1cm | 0.7℃ | -6.1℃ |
| Jan 26 | 7cm | 1cm | 0.7℃ | -6.2℃ |
| Jan 27 | 7cm | 1cm | 0.7℃ | -6.2℃ |
| Jan 28 | 7cm | 1cm | 0.7℃ | -6.2℃ |
| Jan 29 | 7cm | 1cm | 0.7℃ | -6.2℃ |
| Jan 30 | 7cm | 1cm | 0.7℃ | -6.3℃ |
| Jan 31 | 7cm | 1cm | 0.6℃ | -6.3℃ |
JMA daily normals: smoothed 30-year averages, not values from any single year.
Snowfall in January at 41 places
| Rank | Place | Snowfall | Max depth | Mean temp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kutchan | 253cm | 155cm | -5.4℃ |
| 2 | Kimobetsu | 238cm | 118cm | -7.2℃ |
| 3 | Takikawa | 208cm | 94cm | -6.9℃ |
| 4 | Koganeyu (Jozankei) | 204cm | 103cm | ― |
| 5 | Bibai | 203cm | 97cm | -6.6℃ |
| 6 | Ishikari | 201cm | 96cm | -4.6℃ |
| 7 | Iwamizawa | 187cm | 101cm | -5.3℃ |
| 8 | Nayoro | 186cm | 93cm | -8.6℃ |
| 9 | Utoro (Shiretoko) | 168cm | 85cm | -5.3℃ |
| 10 | Shimukappu (Tomamu) | 167cm | 72cm | -9.8℃ |
| 11 | Rumoi | 165cm | 74cm | -4.1℃ |
| 12 | Biei | 164cm | 65cm | -8.7℃ |
| 13 | Sounkyo | 163cm | 102cm | ― |
| 14 | Haboro | 159cm | 85cm | -4.3℃ |
| 15 | Otaru | 157cm | 92cm | -3.1℃ |
| 16 | Eniwa (Shimamatsu) | 155cm | 63cm | -6.2℃ |
| 17 | Suttsu | 146cm | 61cm | -2.3℃ |
| 18 | Furano | 145cm | 64cm | -8.3℃ |
| 19 | Esashi (Kitami-Esashi) | 138cm | 81cm | -5.5℃ |
| 20 | Sapporo | 137cm | 76cm | -3.2℃ |
| 21 | Lake Akan | 132cm | 94cm | -10.0℃ |
| 22 | Wakkanai | 129cm | 59cm | -4.3℃ |
| 23 | Kawayu (Teshikaga) | 128cm | 74cm | -8.9℃ |
| 24 | Noboribetsu | 127cm | 56cm | -4.1℃ |
| 25 | Asahikawa | 125cm | 72cm | -7.0℃ |
| 26 | Nakashibetsu | 111cm | 52cm | -6.6℃ |
| 27 | Kitami | 109cm | 65cm | -8.0℃ |
| 28 | Hakodate | 91cm | 34cm | -2.4℃ |
| 29 | Abashiri | 90cm | 46cm | -5.1℃ |
| 30 | Mombetsu | 87cm | 46cm | -5.2℃ |
| 31 | Omu | 84cm | 54cm | -5.9℃ |
| 32 | Hiroo | 83cm | 71cm | -4.2℃ |
| 33 | Memanbetsu | 81cm | 44cm | -7.9℃ |
| 34 | Esashi | 77cm | 19cm | -0.6℃ |
| 35 | Chitose | 63cm | 38cm | -6.1℃ |
| 36 | Obihiro | 52cm | 57cm | -6.9℃ |
| 37 | Muroran | 49cm | 19cm | -1.8℃ |
| 38 | Nemuro | 43cm | 21cm | -3.4℃ |
| 39 | Tomakomai | 42cm | 23cm | -3.6℃ |
| 40 | Urakawa | 41cm | 15cm | -2.4℃ |
| 41 | Kushiro | 32cm | 23cm | -4.8℃ |
Sources
- Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), Climatological Normals 1991–2020 (in Japanese) (monthly and daily normals); Normals for Urakawa (JMA, in Japanese)