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Municipality

Katsurao Mura

Located in Futaba-gun, Fukushima Coordinates: 37°30′33″ N 140°46′37″ E

Map showing the location of Katsurao Mura Katsurao Mura
Location in Japan
Population
1,508
1.5K
Elevation
515 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
FKS Fukushima Airport44 km
SDJ Sendai Airport71 km

About Katsurao Mura

Katsurao Mura is a municipality. Location: Futaba-gun, Fukushima. Population: 1,508. Elevation: 515 m.

From Wikipedia

Katsurao (葛尾村, Katsurao-mura) is a village located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2020, the village had an official registered population of 1,387 in 475 households, and a population density of 16 inhabitants per square kilometre (41/sq mi). The total area of the village is 84.37 square kilometres (32.58 sq mi). However, in 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
1889
Area
84.4 km²
Official website
katsurao.org

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Katsurao Mura

  • Tamura
  • Nihommatsu
  • Namie

Climate of Katsurao Mura

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 12° · Night 3° · Rain 66 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Isehara · 269 km southwest18°
  • Kofu · 284 km southwest17°
  • Odawara · 289 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
September (193 mm)
Driest month
January (35 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 Katsurao Mura
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°7°13°18°20°24°26°22°17°12°6°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-2°4°9°13°17°19°15°8°3°-2°
Precipitation (mm)3550731031121541581821931356639

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

How to get to Katsurao Mura

The nearest airport is Fukushima Airport (FKS), 44 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Sendai Airport (SDJ) (71 km). The nearest large city is Kōriyama, 37 km to the west.

Airports

  • Fukushima Airport (FKS) Sukagawa 44 kmsouthwest
  • Sendai Airport (SDJ) Natori 71 kmnorth
  • Yamagata Airport (GAJ) Higashine 106 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Kōriyama Population: 327.7K 37 kmwest
  • Fukushima Population: 294.2K 38 kmnorthwest
  • Iwaki Population: 357.3K 52 kmsouth
  • Aizu-Wakamatsu Population: 118.2K 74 kmwest
  • Sendai Population: 1.1M 84 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Katsurao Mura

Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 11 natural sites, 7 lakes, rivers and coasts.

25–60 km4 places

  • Mount Azuma-kofuji Mountain 51 kmNW
  • Mount Adatara Mountain 45 kmW
  • Lake Inawashiro Lake 60 kmW
  • Takayu-onsen Natural site 50 kmNW

60–100 km16 places

  • Miyago Jima Island 97 kmN
  • Mount Bandai Mountain 63 kmW
  • Echigo Sanmyaku Mountain 91 kmNW
  • Abukuma River River 61 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Sources & licences

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