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Nishishirakawa-gun

Located in Fukushima, Japan Coordinates: 37°10′17″ N 140°10′40″ E

Map showing the location of Nishishirakawa-gun Nishishirakawa-gun
Location in Japan
Elevation
413 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside
4
listed under Nishishirakawa-gun
When to go
May–JulySeptember
See the climate
Airports
FKS Fukushima Airport23 km
IBR Ibaraki Airport112 km

About Nishishirakawa-gun

Nishishirakawa-gun is a district. Location: Fukushima, Japan. The best months to visit are May–July, September. The nearest airport is Fukushima Airport (23 km). Nearby sights include Chausu Dake and Mount Nasu.

Climate of Nishishirakawa-gun

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–July, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 12° · Night 2° · Rain 64 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Isehara · 212 km south18°
  • Kofu · 221 km southwest17°
  • Odawara · 232 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 27°)
Coldest month
January (night -4°)
Wettest month
September (174 mm)
Driest month
January (42 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).

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Climate of Nishishirakawa-gun
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)4°4°7°14°19°22°25°27°23°17°12°7°
Average low (°C)-4°-4°-2°4°9°14°18°19°15°8°2°-2°
Precipitation (mm)424869921021491561691741196447

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

How to get to Nishishirakawa-gun

The nearest airport is Fukushima Airport (FKS), 23 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Ibaraki Airport (IBR) (112 km). The nearest large city is Kōriyama, 31 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Fukushima Airport (FKS) Sukagawa 23 kmeast
  • Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 112 kmsouth
  • Sendai Airport (SDJ) Natori 126 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Kōriyama Population: 327.7K 31 kmnortheast
  • Aizu-Wakamatsu Population: 118.2K 41 kmnorthwest
  • Iwaki Population: 357.3K 64 kmeast
  • Fukushima Population: 294.2K 69 kmnorth
  • Utsunomiya Population: 518.8K 72 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Nishishirakawa-gun

Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 20 natural sites, 6 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

  • Mount Nasu Mountain 21 kmW
  • Chausu Dake Mountain 20 kmW

25–60 km7 places

  • Mount Bandai Mountain 49 kmN
  • Lake Hibara Lake 59 kmN
  • Mount Adatara Mountain 51 kmN
  • Lake Inawashiro Lake 35 kmN

60–100 km18 places

  • Mount Kaba Mountain 97 kmS
  • Echigo Sanmyaku Mountain 80 kmN
  • Kuji-gawa River 86 kmSE
  • Lake Chūzenji Lake 80 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Nishishirakawa-gun

4 places
  1. 1 Nishigō Mura 20K
  2. 2 Yabuki Machi 17.9K
  3. 3 Izumizaki Mura 6.8K
  4. 4 Nakajima Mura 5.2K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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