shingō is in south-central aomori prefecture. it is east of lake towada. a lot of the village is mountainous. the elevation can be 1000 meters high near the border with akita prefecture. the village has a cold humid continental climate characterized by cool short summers and long cold winters with very heavy snowfall (köppen climate classification "dfa"). the average annual temperature in shingō is 8.7 °c (47 °f). the average yearly amount of rain is 1342 mm (53 in.). september is the wettest month. the hottest month is august; the average temperature is 22.2 °c (72 °f). the coldest month is january; the average temperature is -3.7 °c (25 °f).