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Municipality

Futaba Machi

Located in Futaba-gun, Fukushima Coordinates: 37°26′37″ N 140°58′33″ E

Map showing the location of Futaba Machi Futaba Machi
Location in Japan
Population
6,467
6.5K
Elevation
52 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
May–JulySeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
FKS Fukushima Airport54 km
SDJ Sendai Airport77 km

About Futaba Machi

Futaba Machi is a municipality. Location: Futaba-gun, Fukushima. Population: 6,467. Elevation: 52 m.

From Wikipedia

Futaba (双葉町, Futaba-machi) is a town in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 24 March 2025, the town had an actual population of 180, although the official registered population was 5,300 in 2,301 households. The total area of the town is 51.42 square kilometres (19.85 sq mi). As of March 2011, the entire population was evacuated as a result of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1951
Area
51.4 km²
Official website
town.fukushima-futaba.lg.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Futaba Machi

  • Ōkuma Machi
  • Namie

Climate of Futaba Machi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–July, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 6° · Rain 69 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Isehara · 272 km southwest18°
  • Kofu · 292 km southwest17°
  • Odawara · 293 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
September (193 mm)
Driest month
January (31 mm)

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 Futaba Machi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°10°16°20°22°26°28°24°20°15°10°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°1°7°11°16°20°21°18°12°6°1°
Precipitation (mm)3151781081181571421581931536937

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

How to get to Futaba Machi

The nearest airport is Fukushima Airport (FKS), 54 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Sendai Airport (SDJ) (77 km). The nearest large city is Iwaki, 44 km to the south.

Airports

  • Fukushima Airport (FKS) Sukagawa 54 kmsouthwest
  • Sendai Airport (SDJ) Natori 77 kmnorth
  • Yamagata Airport (GAJ) Higashine 120 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Iwaki Population: 357.3K 44 kmsouth
  • Kōriyama Population: 327.7K 53 kmwest
  • Fukushima Population: 294.2K 56 kmnorthwest
  • Aizu-Wakamatsu Population: 118.2K 91 kmwest
  • Sendai Population: 1.1M 92 kmnorth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources