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Sōma-gun

Located in Fukushima, Japan Coordinates: 37°42′35″ N 140°46′26″ E

Map showing the location of Sōma-gun Sōma-gun
Location in Japan
Elevation
498 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside
2
listed under Sōma-gun
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
SDJ Sendai Airport49 km
FKS Fukushima Airport62 km

About Sōma-gun

Sōma-gun is a district. Location: Fukushima, Japan.

From Wikipedia

Sōma (相馬郡, Sōma-gun) is a district located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 41,540 and a density of 87.18 persons per km2. The total area is 476.49 km2.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1896
Area
277 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Sōma-gun

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 3° · Rain 65 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Isehara · 288 km southwest18°
  • Kofu · 301 km southwest17°
  • Odawara · 309 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
September (187 mm)
Driest month
January (36 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 Sōma-gun
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°3°6°13°18°20°24°26°22°17°11°6°
Average low (°C)-5°-4°-2°4°9°13°17°19°15°8°3°-2°
Precipitation (mm)365070971041471561751871276541

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

How to get to Sōma-gun

The nearest airport is Sendai Airport (SDJ), 49 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Fukushima, 27 km to the west.

Airports

  • Sendai Airport (SDJ) Natori 49 kmnorth
  • Fukushima Airport (FKS) Sukagawa 62 kmsouthwest
  • Yamagata Airport (GAJ) Higashine 86 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Fukushima Population: 294.2K 27 kmwest
  • Kōriyama Population: 327.7K 49 kmsouthwest
  • Sendai Population: 1.1M 62 kmnorth
  • Yamagata Population: 248.8K 68 kmnorthwest
  • Iwaki Population: 357.3K 74 kmsouth

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

Places in Sōma-gun

2 places
  1. 1 Shinchi Machi 8K
  2. 2 Iitate Mura 6.3K

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

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources