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Yama-gun

Local name: 耶麻郡

Located in Fukushima, Japan Coordinates: 37°37′03″ N 140°08′10″ E

Yama-gun
Inawashiro · Stingfield · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
684 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside
4
listed under Yama-gun
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
FKS Fukushima Airport51 km
SDJ Sendai Airport90 km

About Yama-gun

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

From Wikipedia

Yama (Japanese: 耶麻郡, Yama-gun) is a district located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2008, the district has an estimated population of 31,175 and a density of 31.6 persons per km2. The total area is 986.763 km2.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1879
Area
987 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Yama-gun

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 1° · Rain 88 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Isehara · 257 km south18°
  • Kofu · 258 km southwest17°
  • Odawara · 277 km south19°
Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
February (night -6°)
Wettest month
August (194 mm)
Driest month
February (69 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 Yama-gun
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)1°1°4°12°18°21°25°26°22°16°10°4°
Average low (°C)-6°-6°-4°2°8°13°17°18°14°7°1°-3°
Precipitation (mm)7369821001031501781941871218873

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

How to get to Yama-gun

The nearest airport is Fukushima Airport (FKS), 51 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Sendai Airport (SDJ) (90 km). The nearest large city is Aizu-Wakamatsu, 22 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Fukushima Airport (FKS) Sukagawa 51 kmsoutheast
  • Sendai Airport (SDJ) Natori 90 kmnortheast
  • Yamagata Airport (GAJ) Higashine 91 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Aizu-Wakamatsu Population: 118.2K 22 kmsouthwest
  • Kōriyama Population: 327.7K 33 kmsoutheast
  • Fukushima Population: 294.2K 33 kmnortheast
  • Yamagata Population: 248.8K 71 kmnorth
  • Iwaki Population: 357.3K 91 kmsoutheast

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

Places in Yama-gun

4 places
  1. 1 Inawashiro Machi 15.6K
  2. 2 Nishiaizu Machi 7.3K
  3. 3 Bandai Machi 3.8K
  4. 4 Kitashiobara Mura 3.1K

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

Nature and heritage in Yama-gun

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources