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Hokkaido · JapanSummit weather, forecast and climate
Mount Tarumae
Caldera · last major eruption 18041,041 mSnow likely Jan–Apr · Nov–Dec
Elevation1,041 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation3.4 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul18°average high
42.69° N, 141.38° EElevation 1,041 mUTC+9 · Japan Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit1,041 m
- Mid-mountain520 m
- Valley · Shiraoi5 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Mount Tarumae in brief
Mount Tarumae rises to 1,041 m, Hokkaido, Japan.
At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 19°, while nights fall below freezing in 6 months of the year. Daytime highs climb above zero from April to November.
The nearest town in the atlas is Shiraoi, 16 km to the S at 5 m.
iiForecast
Weather at three heights
Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.
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iiiSummit climate
The top of Mount Tarumae by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | -8° | -7° | -4° | 3° | 9° | 14° | 18° | 19° | 15° | 9° | 1° | -5° |
| Average low | -14° | -13° | -9° | -3° | 3° | 9° | 13° | 15° | 10° | 3° | -4° | -11° |
| Precipitation | 147 mm | 125 mm | 142 mm | 169 mm | 213 mm | 204 mm | 316 mm | 417 mm | 365 mm | 236 mm | 199 mm | 161 mm |
| Cloud cover | 42% | 43% | 43% | 44% | 50% | 54% | 59% | 57% | 50% | 38% | 38% | 42% |
| Daylight | 9h 22 | 10h 32 | 11h 52 | 13h 21 | 14h 36 | 15h 18 | 15h 02 | 13h 58 | 12h 33 | 11h 07 | 9h 48 | 9h 04 |
| Month score | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 56 | 44 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Snow and freezing level
Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | valley | valley | 50 m | 1,050 m | 2,000 m | 2,800 m | 3,400 m | 3,700 m | 3,000 m | 1,950 m | 800 m | valley |
| Summit | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | ❄ snow | ❄ snow |
ivTerrain
Mount Tarumae in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of JapanPeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Horohoro | 1,322 m | – | 21 km W | 18° |
| Mount Eniwa | 1,320 m | – | 14 km NW | 19° |
| Izari-dake | 1,318 m | – | 19 km NW | 19° |
| Mount Tokushunbetsu | 1,309 m | – | 21 km W | 18° |
| Mount Soranuma | 1,251 m | – | 22 km NW | 19° |
| Mount Fuppushi | 1,103 m | – | 3.4 km NW | 19° |
| Mount Fure | 1,046 m | – | 16 km NW | 19° |
| Mount Monbetsu | 866 m | – | 12 km N | 19° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Tomakomai
Hokkaido · 19 km E
14°Oct high
17wet days
45score
Around here
Shiraoi and around
Nature
Mountains
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Mount Eniwa
1,320 m
Heritage
historical remains of the Sendai clan's fort in Shiraoi
Historic Site of Japan
Museums
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016