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Town in Hokkaido, Japan
Honbetsu
(
本別町
,
Honbetsu-ch?
)
is a
town
located in
Tokachi Subprefecture
,
Hokkaido
,
Japan
.
As of September 2016, the town has an estimated
population
of 7,441 and a
density
of 19 persons per km
2
. The total area is 391.99 km
2
.
Climate
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Climate data for Honbetsu (1991?2020 normals, extremes 1976?present)
|
Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
Record high °C (°F)
|
7.4
(45.3)
|
11.6
(52.9)
|
17.2
(63.0)
|
30.9
(87.6)
|
37.2
(99.0)
|
35.6
(96.1)
|
37.1
(98.8)
|
36.3
(97.3)
|
33.7
(92.7)
|
26.7
(80.1)
|
21.1
(70.0)
|
14.7
(58.5)
|
37.2
(99.0)
|
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
?1.5
(29.3)
|
?0.3
(31.5)
|
4.5
(40.1)
|
11.9
(53.4)
|
18.0
(64.4)
|
21.4
(70.5)
|
24.5
(76.1)
|
25.4
(77.7)
|
21.9
(71.4)
|
15.8
(60.4)
|
8.2
(46.8)
|
0.7
(33.3)
|
12.5
(54.6)
|
Daily mean °C (°F)
|
?8.9
(16.0)
|
?7.3
(18.9)
|
?1.1
(30.0)
|
5.4
(41.7)
|
11.2
(52.2)
|
15.2
(59.4)
|
18.9
(66.0)
|
20.0
(68.0)
|
16.2
(61.2)
|
9.4
(48.9)
|
2.4
(36.3)
|
?5.5
(22.1)
|
6.3
(43.4)
|
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
?16.1
(3.0)
|
?14.9
(5.2)
|
?6.9
(19.6)
|
?0.5
(31.1)
|
5.1
(41.2)
|
10.2
(50.4)
|
14.6
(58.3)
|
15.9
(60.6)
|
11.5
(52.7)
|
3.7
(38.7)
|
?2.7
(27.1)
|
?11.7
(10.9)
|
0.7
(33.2)
|
Record low °C (°F)
|
?29.1
(?20.4)
|
?27.4
(?17.3)
|
?24.8
(?12.6)
|
?12.4
(9.7)
|
?4.3
(24.3)
|
?0.4
(31.3)
|
4.9
(40.8)
|
5.3
(41.5)
|
0.3
(32.5)
|
?6.3
(20.7)
|
?17.8
(0.0)
|
?26.8
(?16.2)
|
?29.1
(?20.4)
|
Average
precipitation
mm (inches)
|
29.2
(1.15)
|
18.9
(0.74)
|
32.4
(1.28)
|
54.2
(2.13)
|
78.4
(3.09)
|
67.0
(2.64)
|
100.1
(3.94)
|
132.4
(5.21)
|
118.0
(4.65)
|
79.4
(3.13)
|
42.9
(1.69)
|
37.5
(1.48)
|
790.6
(31.13)
|
Average snowfall cm (inches)
|
67
(26)
|
56
(22)
|
59
(23)
|
15
(5.9)
|
1
(0.4)
|
0
(0)
|
0
(0)
|
0
(0)
|
0
(0)
|
0
(0)
|
12
(4.7)
|
65
(26)
|
276
(109)
|
Average precipitation days
(≥ 1.0 mm)
|
4.7
|
4.2
|
5.8
|
8.3
|
9.8
|
9.2
|
10.0
|
10.9
|
10.1
|
8.3
|
7.1
|
6.2
|
94.6
|
Average snowy days
|
7.9
|
7.5
|
8.0
|
2.0
|
0.1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1.5
|
7.5
|
34.5
|
Mean monthly
sunshine hours
|
177.2
|
178.5
|
206.5
|
185.3
|
177.6
|
150.2
|
125.6
|
127.5
|
140.6
|
164.1
|
160.1
|
161.9
|
1,954.9
|
Source:
JMA
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Mascot
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Honbetsu's mascot is
Genki-kun
(
元?くん
)
. He is a soybean filled with dynamism and easiness. He is unveiled in 2001. His quote "Ii hito iimachi ikiikihonbetsu" (いいひと いいまち いきいきほんべつ) is a tongue twister.
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