Asago, Hyōgo
is a city located in northern Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 28,971 in 12245 households and a population density of 72 persons per km².The total area of the city is . Geography Asago is located in the north of Hyōgo Prefecture. It is located in the east of Chūgoku Mountains, and the mountains and forests were occupy 93％ of the town. The Maruyama flows from south to north in the town. The Tataragi Dam was built across the Tataragi stream, a tributary of the Maruyama. Neighbouring municipalities Hyōgo Prefecture Kamikawa Shisō Taka Tanba Toyooka Yabu Kyoto Prefecture Fukuchiyama Climate Asago has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot summers and cool to cold winters. Precipitation is significantly higher in summer than in winter, though on the whole lower than most parts of Honshū, and there is no significant snowfall. The average annual temperature in Asago is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Asago was on 20 August 2020; the coldest temperature