--- entity_id: city:jp:geonames:2128279 entity_type: city name: Sarubetsu country_code: JP country: Japan slug: sarubetsu canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/sarubetsu/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/sarubetsu.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/sarubetsu.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/jp/sarubetsu snapshot_id: approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab generated_at: 2026-09-14 last_verified: 2026-08-10 fact_count: 9 language_location_count: 0 employment_location_count: 0 city_intent_block_count: 0 usefulness_tier: useful indexable: true metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/sarubetsu/ citation_title: "Sarubetsu, Japan: jobs, climate" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab citation_version: approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab citation_retrieval_date: 2026-09-14 citation_build_date: 2026-09-14 citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Sarubetsu Sarubetsu is one of the cities recorded in Japan. An unemployment rate of 2.7% was measured in October 2020. ## Mobility Sarubetsu's nearest airport was OBO, 18 km away and offered 1 direct destinations. ## Climate Sarubetsu's monthly mean temperatures were −4.3°C in January and 17.2°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 84.6 mm in January and 100.9 mm in July. Sarubetsu's average monthly sunshine was 40.6 hours in January and 142.7 hours in July. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 2.7 % | parent_municipality | 2020-10-01 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [1] | | Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan -2.4 · Feb -2 · Mar 1.6 · Apr 7.4 · May 12.4 · Jun 16.1 · Jul 20.1 · Aug 22.3 · Sep 20.1 · Oct 14.1 · Nov 6.3 · Dec 0 °C | parent_municipality | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [2] | | Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan -6.4 · Feb -6.7 · Mar -3.1 · Apr 1.8 · May 6.3 · Jun 10.4 · Jul 14.9 · Aug 17.2 · Sep 14.4 · Oct 8.4 · Nov 1.3 · Dec -4.2 °C | parent_municipality | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [2] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -4.3 · Feb -4.3 · Mar -0.6 · Apr 4.5 · May 9.1 · Jun 13 · Jul 17.2 · Aug 19.5 · Sep 17.2 · Oct 11.3 · Nov 3.8 · Dec -2.1 °C | parent_municipality | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [2] | | Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 84.6 · Feb 60.6 · Mar 55.1 · Apr 50.3 · May 68.1 · Jun 65.8 · Jul 100.9 · Aug 123.1 · Sep 136.7 · Oct 129.7 · Nov 121.4 · Dec 112.9 mm | parent_municipality | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [2] | | Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 40.6 · Feb 74.7 · Mar 137.5 · Apr 173.5 · May 181.6 · Jun 154.6 · Jul 142.7 · Aug 150.7 · Sep 172.1 · Oct 134.6 · Nov 55.9 · Dec 28.4 hours | parent_municipality | 1991-12-31 | 2026-08-06 | stale | verified | [2] | | Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 1 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [3] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 18 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [4] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | OBO | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [4] | Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed. ## Language courses and integration - [Japanese Language Education Program for Foreigners Living in Japan](https://www.bunka.go.jp/english/policy/japanese_language/education/) — State Language Course · Agency for Cultural Affairs · Japanese · checked 2026-08-10 These are country-level programmes, not proof of a course location in this city. ## Public employment service - [Hello Work](https://www.hellowork.mhlw.go.jp/) — Job Search This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city. ## Healthcare access Migrants can receive medical care in Sarubetsu when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility. - Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Conditional — [official source](https://www.mhlw.go.jp/general/seido/dl/english.pdf) ## Country-wide rules Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [Japan country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/japan/). ## Sources 1. Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality — Official source — https://www.e-stat.go.jp/stat-search/files?page=1&layout=datalist&cycle=0&toukei=00200521&tstat=000001136464&tclass1=000001136467&result_page=1&tclass2val=0&stat_infid=000032201175 2. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station WAKKANAI — Official source — https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Japan/CSV/Wakkanai_47401.csv 3. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat 4. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 14). Sarubetsu, Japan: jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/sarubetsu/ Retrieved 2026-09-14. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_sarubetsu-japan-jobs-climate_f319f0128a00, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Sarubetsu, Japan: jobs, climate}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-09-14}, version = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab}, snapshot = {approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/sarubetsu/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-14. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Sarubetsu, Japan: jobs, climate](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/sarubetsu/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; version approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab; retrieved 2026-09-14; built 2026-09-14. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/sarubetsu/ - Title: Sarubetsu, Japan: jobs, climate - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab` - Version: `approved-static-8975a8c3d87026ab` - Retrieved: 2026-09-14 - Built: 2026-09-14 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/sarubetsu/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/sarubetsu.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/jp/sarubetsu.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/jp/sarubetsu - Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json - City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json - Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json