- Elevation
- 215 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 4
- listed under Higashishirakawa-gun
- Airports
- FKS Fukushima Airport30 km
- IBR Ibaraki Airport86 km
About Higashishirakawa-gun
Higashishirakawa-gun is a district. Location: Fukushima, Japan.
Higashishirakawa (東白川郡, Higashishirakawa-gun) is a district located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of April 2025, the district has an estimated population of 28,339. The total area is 620.94 km2.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1879
- Area
- 621 km²
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Higashishirakawa-gun
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–July, September.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 14° · Night 4° · Rain 67 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Isehara · 200 km southwest18°
- Kofu · 220 km southwest17°
- Odawara · 221 km southwest19°
- Hottest month
- August (day 28°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- Wettest month
- September (192 mm)
- Driest month
- January (29 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 6° | 6° | 9° | 15° | 20° | 22° | 26° | 28° | 24° | 19° | 14° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | 0° | 5° | 10° | 15° | 19° | 20° | 17° | 10° | 4° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 29 | 47 | 79 | 111 | 127 | 169 | 158 | 179 | 192 | 143 | 67 | 35 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July September
How to get to Higashishirakawa-gun
The nearest airport is Fukushima Airport (FKS), 30 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Ibaraki Airport (IBR) (86 km). The nearest large city is Iwaki, 41 km to the east.
Airports
- Fukushima Airport (FKS) Sukagawa 30 kmnorth
- Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 86 kmsouth
- Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 132 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Iwaki Population: 357.3K 41 kmeast
- Hitachi Population: 174.5K 44 kmsoutheast
- Kōriyama Population: 327.7K 50 kmnorth
- Hitachi-Naka Population: 156.6K 62 kmsouth
- Katsuta Population: 156K 64 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Higashishirakawa-gun
Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 15 natural sites, 6 lakes, rivers and coasts.
25–60 km5 places
- Kuji-gawa River 55 kmS
- Mount Nasu Mountain 47 kmNW
- Chausu Dake Mountain 46 kmNW
- Mount Yamizo Mountain 53 kmS
60–100 km17 places
- Mount_Tsukuba Mountain 86 kmS
- Mount Kaba Mountain 77 kmS
- Lake Chūzenji Lake 90 kmW
- Mount Nikkō-Shirane Mountain 96 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Higashishirakawa-gun
4 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources