Hitachi Shi
Local name: 日立市
Located in Ibaraki, Japan Coordinates: 36°37′30″ N 140°37′08″ E
- Population
- 191,293
- 191.3K
- Elevation
- 234 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Hitachi Shi
- Airports
- IBR Ibaraki Airport53 km
- FKS Fukushima Airport69 km
About Hitachi Shi
Hitachi Shi is a district. Location: Ibaraki, Japan. Population: 191,293.
Hitachi (日立市, Hitachi-shi; Japanese pronunciation: [çi̥.tä̀.c̟͡ɕì, -tä́.c̟͡ɕì, -tä́.c̟͡ɕi̥.ɕì]) is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2024, the city had an estimated population of 165,822 in 76,702 households and a population density of 735 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 32.7%. The total area of the city is 225.71 square kilometres (87.15 sq mi).
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Places bordering Hitachi Shi
- Takahagi
- Hitachi-ota
- Naka-shi
- Tōkai Mura
Twin towns and sister cities of Hitachi Shi
- Yamanobe Machi· Japan
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of Hitachi Shi over time
| 2010 | 193,129 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 185,149 | |
| 2021 | 172,709 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Hitachi Shi
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–July, September.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 14° · Night 4° · Rain 77 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Isehara · 180 km southwest18°
- Odawara · 201 km southwest19°
- Kofu · 213 km southwest17°
- Hottest month
- August (day 27°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -3°)
- 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 9° | 15° | 19° | 21° | 25° | 27° | 23° | 19° | 14° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | -3° | -3° | 0° | 5° | 10° | 14° | 18° | 20° | 17° | 10° | 4° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 33 | 56 | 95 | 124 | 144 | 180 | 163 | 150 | 188 | 173 | 77 | 45 |
How to get to Hitachi Shi
The nearest airport is Ibaraki Airport (IBR), 53 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Hitachi, 4 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 53 kmsouth
- Fukushima Airport (FKS) Sukagawa 69 kmnorth
- Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 97 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Hitachi Population: 174.5K 4 kmsoutheast
- Hitachi-Naka Population: 156.6K 26 kmsouth
- Katsuta Population: 156K 28 kmsouth
- Mito Population: 270.7K 34 kmsouthwest
- Iwaki Population: 357.3K 53 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in Hitachi Shi
1 place-
Hitachi
Population: 174.5K
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources