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Municipality

Naraha Machi

Located in Futaba-gun, Fukushima Coordinates: 37°16′54″ N 140°56′56″ E

Map showing the location of Naraha Machi Naraha Machi
Location in Japan
Population
7,560
7.6K
Elevation
137 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
May–October
See the climate
Airports
FKS Fukushima Airport46 km
SDJ Sendai Airport95 km

About Naraha Machi

Naraha Machi is a municipality. Location: Futaba-gun, Fukushima. Population: 7,560. Elevation: 137 m.

From Wikipedia

Naraha (楢葉町, Naraha-machi) is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2024, the town had an official registered population of 6,465 in 3,182 households, and a population density of 65 persons per km2, although the current actual resident population is significantly smaller. The total area of the town is 103.64 square kilometres (40.02 sq mi). From 2011 until 2015, the town was evacuated due to fallout from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1956
Area
104 km²
Official website
town.naraha.lg.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Naraha Machi

  • Iwaki-shi
  • Hirono Machi
  • Tomioka

Population of Naraha Machi over time

Population of Naraha Machi over time
2010 7,700
2015 975
2020 3,937

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Naraha Machi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 14° · Night 5° · Rain 70 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Isehara · 256 km southwest18°
  • Odawara · 277 km southwest19°
  • Kofu · 279 km southwest17°
Hottest month
August (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
September (196 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 Naraha Machi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)7°7°9°15°19°21°25°27°24°19°14°10°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°6°11°15°19°21°17°11°5°1°
Precipitation (mm)3150821141251611411631961547035

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

How to get to Naraha Machi

The nearest airport is Fukushima Airport (FKS), 46 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Sendai Airport (SDJ) (95 km). The nearest large city is Iwaki, 26 km to the south.

Airports

  • Fukushima Airport (FKS) Sukagawa 46 kmwest
  • Sendai Airport (SDJ) Natori 95 kmnorth
  • Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 131 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Iwaki Population: 357.3K 26 kmsouth
  • Kōriyama Population: 327.7K 52 kmwest
  • Fukushima Population: 294.2K 67 kmnorthwest
  • Hitachi Population: 174.5K 80 kmsouth
  • Aizu-Wakamatsu Population: 118.2K 92 kmwest

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

Sources & licences

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