Tsugawa (津川町, Tsugawa-machi) was a town located in Higashikanbara District, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,000 and a density of 59.39 persons per km². The total area was 84.19 km².
On April 1, 2005, Tsugawa, along with the town of Kanose, and the villages of Kamikawa and Mikawa (all from Higashikanbara District) were merged to create the town of Aga.
Climate
| Climate data for Tsugawa, Niigata (1981-2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) |
4.3 (39.7) |
8.2 (46.8) |
16.3 (61.3) |
22.0 (71.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
28.4 (83.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
25.7 (78.3) |
19.2 (66.6) |
12.6 (54.7) |
6.5 (43.7) |
16.9 (62.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) |
0.4 (32.7) |
3.0 (37.4) |
9.3 (48.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
23.2 (73.8) |
24.7 (76.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
13.5 (56.3) |
7.3 (45.1) |
2.6 (36.7) |
11.6 (52.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
2.9 (37.2) |
8.7 (47.7) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
20.2 (68.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
9.2 (48.6) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
7.1 (44.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 271.6 (10.69) |
181.0 (7.13) |
166.8 (6.57) |
114.3 (4.50) |
120.3 (4.74) |
156.8 (6.17) |
268.2 (10.56) |
193.0 (7.60) |
165.4 (6.51) |
180.4 (7.10) |
260.6 (10.26) |
299.3 (11.78) |
2,377.7 (93.61) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 274 (108) |
215 (85) |
115 (45) |
14 (5.5) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
4 (1.6) |
109 (43) |
731 (288.1) |
| Source: Japan Meteorological Agency | |||||||||||||
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