title: Asahi, Hokkaido
text: # Asahi, Hokkaido
  
  Asahi (朝日町, Asahi-chō) was a town located in Kamikawa (Teshio) District, Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
  
  As of 2004, the town had an estimated population of 1,799 and a density of 3.45 persons per $km^2.$ The total area was 522.01 $km^2.$
  
  On September 1, 2005, Asahi was merged into the expanded city of Shibetsu.
  
  ## History
  
  * 1949: Asahi village was split from Kamishibetsu village (now Shibetsu city).
  * 1962: Asahi village became a town.
  * 2005: Asahi village merged with Shibetsu city.
  
  ## Climate
  
  Climate data for Asahi, Hokkaido (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present) :
  
  | Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Record high °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) | 12.5 (54.5) | 15.8 (60.4) | 26.6 (79.9) | 32.8 (91.0) | 36.4 (97.5) | 36.9 (98.4) | 37.2 (99.0) | 32.0 (89.6) | 25.6 (78.1) | 20.3 (68.5) | 12.4 (54.3) | 37.2 (99.0) |
  | Average high °C (°F) | −3.9 (25.0) | −2.8 (27.0) | 1.8 (35.2) | 9.4 (48.9) | 17.5 (63.5) | 22.1 (71.8) | 25.6 (78.1) | 25.6 (78.1) | 21.2 (70.2) | 13.9 (57.0) | 5.3 (41.5) | −1.6 (29.1) | 11.2 (52.1) |
  | Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.0 (17.6) | −7.4 (18.7) | −2.9 (26.8) | 3.9 (39.0) | 10.9 (51.6) | 15.8 (60.4) | 19.7 (67.5) | 20.0 (68.0) | 15.2 (59.4) | 8.3 (46.9) | 1.5 (34.7) | −5.0 (23.0) | 6.0 (42.8) |
  | Average low °C (°F) | −13.2 (8.2) | −13.3 (8.1) | −8.5 (16.7) | −1.6 (29.1) | 4.5 (40.1) | 10.1 (50.2) | 14.8 (58.6) | 15.4 (59.7) | 10.0 (50.0) | 3.4 (38.1) | −2.3 (27.9) | −9.3 (15.3) | 0.8 (33.5) |
  | Record low °C (°F) | −28.8 (−19.8) | −29.0 (−20.2) | −27.0 (−16.6) | −14.7 (5.5) | −4.8 (23.4) | −0.7 (30.7) | 3.5 (38.3) | 4.6 (40.3) | 0.1 (32.2) | −5.8 (21.6) | −17.1 (1.2) | −26.3 (−15.3) | −29.0 (−20.2) |
  | Average precipitation mm (inches) | 48.2 (1.90) | 37.1 (1.46) | 47.3 (1.86) | 49.4 (1.94) | 69.5 (2.74) | 73.1 (2.88) | 139.2 (5.48) | 149.1 (5.87) | 151.0 (5.94) | 123.1 (4.85) | 104.8 (4.13) | 76.2 (3.00) | 1,067.9 (42.04) |
  | Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 17.2 | 13.8 | 14.5 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 9.7 | 11.3 | 11.9 | 13.5 | 16.4 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 170.4 |
  | Mean monthly sunshine hours | 59.5 | 77.8 | 117.3 | 154.4 | 193.1 | 172.5 | 166.1 | 156.4 | 151.2 | 118.6 | 53.3 | 38.1 | 1,460.6 |
  | Source: JMA ||||||||||||||
  