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Municipality

Nishi-ku

Local name: 西区

Located in Kōbe Shi, Hyōgo Coordinates: 34°43′03″ N 135°01′02″ E

Map showing the location of Nishi-ku Nishi-ku
Location in Japan
Population
249,298
249.3K
Elevation
99 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
May–JuneOctober
See the climate
Airports
UKB Kobe Airport21 km
KIX Kansai International Airport38 km

About Nishi-ku

Nishi-ku is a municipality. Location: Kōbe Shi, Hyōgo. Population: 249,298. Elevation: 99 m.

From Wikipedia

Nishi (西区, Nishi-ku) is one of 9 wards of Kobe, Japan. It has an area of 137.86 km2, and a population of 248,407 (2008). Nishi in Japanese means west. Nishi-ku occupies the northwestern part of the city.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
138 km²
Official website
city.kobe.lg.jp

Source: Wikidata

Population of Nishi-ku over time

Population of Nishi-ku over time
2010 249,298
2015 245,782
2023 234,420

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Nishi-ku

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 7° · Rain 71 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kochi · 188 km southwest18°
  • Fujinomiya · 333 km east18°
  • Fuji · 338 km east20°
Hottest month
August (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night 0°)
Wettest month
June (215 mm)
Driest month
December (38 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 Nishi-ku
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°12°19°23°26°30°31°27°22°16°11°
Average low (°C)0°0°3°9°13°18°22°23°19°13°7°2°
Precipitation (mm)4660971351442151631041891107138

Other places to visit in this season: May June October

How to get to Nishi-ku

The nearest airport is Kobe Airport (UKB), 21 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Akashi, 7 km to the south.

Airports

  • Kobe Airport (UKB) Kobe 21 kmsoutheast
  • Kansai International Airport (KIX) Osaka 38 kmsoutheast
  • Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM) Osaka 39 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Akashi Population: 303.6K 7 kmsouth
  • Kakogawa Population: 271.6K 18 kmwest
  • Sandachō Population: 132.9K 27 kmnortheast
  • Nishinomiya Population: 485.6K 29 kmeast
  • Himeji Population: 530.5K 31 kmwest

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

Day trips from Nishi-ku

Within 100 km: 33 historic and cultural sites, 38 natural sites, 27 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km7 places

  • Mount Rokkō Mountain 24 kmE
  • Mount Taishaku Mountain 12 kmNE
  • Mount Chigogabaka Mountain 13 kmNE
  • Akashi Castle Historic site 8 kmS

25–60 km23 places

  • Awaji Island Island 40 kmSW
  • Tenpō Zan Mountain 39 kmE
  • Yodo River River 37 kmE
  • Kizu River River 41 kmE

60–100 km68 places

  • Nao Shima Island 99 kmW
  • Te Shima Island 90 kmW
  • Ogi Shima Island 94 kmW
  • Megi Shima Island 96 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nishi-ku and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Nishi-ku Sōka Yamagata Fuji
Population 249.3K 249.6K 248.8K 245.4K
Elevation 99 m 6 m 321 m 9 m
Summer day (hottest month) 31° 30° 28° 32°
Winter night (coldest month) 0° -1° -4° 1°
Annual rainfall 1,372 mm 1,348 mm 1,364 mm 1,807 mm
Best months May–Jun, Oct May–Jun, Oct May–Jun, Sep Apr–May, Oct–Nov
Distance — 452 km 618 km 339 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Nearby attractions & nature

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