Hokkaido · Japan

Muroran travel guide

Muroran is a city in Hokkaido, Japan, home to about 82,000 people.

Nearest airport
HKD62 km · Hakodate Airport
Currency
JPYyen
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
Language
Japanese

When to go

The best time to visit Muroran

Muroran has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24 °C; August is the wettest, with about 175 mm of rain.

-6°12°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec175 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Getting to Muroran: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Hakodate Airport (HKD), about 62 km from the city centre in a straight line; New Chitose Airport (CTS, 78 km) and Sapporo Okadama Airport (OKD, 95 km) are also within reach.

large airport

HKD · Hakodate Airport

61.9 km from the centreICAO RJCH
large airport

CTS · New Chitose Airport

77.8 km from the centreICAO RJCC
medium airport

OKD · Sapporo Okadama Airport

95.2 km from the centreICAO RJCO

Questions

Muroran: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Muroran?

Muroran has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24 °C; August is the wettest, with about 175 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Muroran?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Hakodate Airport (HKD), about 62 km from the city centre in a straight line; New Chitose Airport (CTS, 78 km) and Sapporo Okadama Airport (OKD, 95 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Muroran?

yen (JPY).

Nearby

Destinations near Muroran

Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.