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Fukushima

Located in Japan Coordinates: 37°22′54″ N 140°13′19″ E

Fukushima
Asturio Cantabrio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
1,810,286
1.8M
Elevation
490 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside
30
listed under Fukushima
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
FKS Fukushima Airport25 km
SDJ Sendai Airport104 km

About Fukushima

Fukushima is a region. Location: Japan. Population: 1,810,286.

From Wikipedia

Fukushima Prefecture (福島県, Fukushima-ken; Japanese pronunciation: [ɸɯ̥̈.kɯ̈́.ɕì.mä̀, -ɕí.mä́.kè̞ɴ̀]) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Fukushima Prefecture has a population of 1,771,100 (as of 1 July 2023) and has a geographic area of 13,783.90 square kilometres (5,321.99 sq mi).

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At a glance

Built
1876
Area
13,784 km²
Official website
pref.fukushima.lg.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Fukushima

Climate of Fukushima

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Fukushima
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°6°14°19°21°25°27°22°17°11°6°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-2°3°9°13°17°19°15°8°2°-2°
Precipitation (mm)52537090981421611711741186855

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

Airports nearest to Fukushima

  • Fukushima Airport (FKS) Sukagawa 25 km
  • Sendai Airport (SDJ) Natori 104 km
  • Yamagata Airport (GAJ) Higashine 115 km

Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).

Places in Fukushima

30 places
  1. 1 Iwaki-shi 335.5K
  2. 2 Kōriyama Shi 326.1K
  3. 3 Fukushima Shi 285.1K
  4. 4 Aizu-wakamatsu Shi 124.7K
  5. 5 Sukagawa Shi 78.5K
  6. 6 Minamisōma Shi 64.9K
  7. 7 Date-shi 64.3K
  8. 8 Shirakawa Shi 63.4K
  9. 9 Nihonmatsu Shi 58.3K
  10. 10 Kitakata-shi 51.4K
  11. 11 Tamura-shi 40.1K
  12. 12 Sōma Shi 36.2K
  13. 13 Motomiya-shi 31K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Largest cities and towns

Nature and heritage in Fukushima

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources