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Hitachi-ota

Local name: 常陸太田市

Located in Hitachi-ōta Shi, Ibaraki Coordinates: 36°33′05″ N 140°31′42″ E

Hitachi-ota
Saigen Jiro · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
48,602
48.6K
Elevation
20 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
May–JulySeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
IBR Ibaraki Airport42 km
FKS Fukushima Airport76 km

About Hitachi-ota

Hitachi-ota is a city. Location: Hitachi-ōta Shi, Ibaraki. Population: 48,602. Elevation: 20 m.

From Wikipedia

Hitachiōta (常陸太田市, Hitachiōta-shi) is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2020, the city had an estimated population of 48,074 in 19,327 households and a population density of 129.2 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 36.2%. The total area of the city is 371.99 square kilometres (143.63 sq mi).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1954
Area
372 km²
Official website
city.hitachiota.ibaraki.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Hitachi-ota

  • Takahagi
  • Hitachi
  • Ōmiya
  • Naka-shi
  • Daigo
  • Yamatsuri Machi
  • Hanawa Machi

Twin towns and sister cities of Hitachi-ota

  • Ushiku· Japan
  • Semboku-shi· Japan

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Hitachi-ota over time

Population of Hitachi-ota over time
2010 56,250
2015 52,294
2021 47,586

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Hitachi-ota

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–July, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 15° · Night 6° · Rain 77 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Isehara · 169 km southwest18°
  • Odawara · 190 km southwest19°
  • Kofu · 202 km southwest17°
Hottest month
August (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
September (188 mm)
Driest month
January (33 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 Hitachi-ota
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°11°16°20°23°26°28°25°20°15°11°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°1°7°12°16°20°21°18°12°6°0°
Precipitation (mm)3356951241441801631501881737745

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

How to get to Hitachi-ota

The nearest airport is Ibaraki Airport (IBR), 42 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Hitachi, 12 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 42 kmsouth
  • Fukushima Airport (FKS) Sukagawa 76 kmnorth
  • Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 88 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Hitachi Population: 174.5K 12 kmnortheast
  • Hitachi-Naka Population: 156.6K 17 kmsouth
  • Katsuta Population: 156K 19 kmsouth
  • Mito Population: 270.7K 23 kmsouth
  • Chikusei Population: 100.8K 55 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Hitachi-ota

Within 100 km: 9 natural sites, 8 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

  • Kuji-gawa River 11 kmSE
  • Naka-gawa River 25 kmS

25–60 km4 places

  • Mount_Tsukuba Mountain 52 kmSW
  • Mount Kaba Mountain 44 kmSW
  • Mount Yamizo Mountain 26 kmW
  • Lake Kasumigaura Lake 58 kmS

60–100 km11 places

  • Lake Tega Lake 88 kmSW
  • Watarase River River 87 kmSW
  • Lake Chūzenji Lake 98 kmW
  • Nantai San Mountain 96 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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