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Jōsō

Located in Jōsō Shi, Ibaraki Coordinates: 36°02′08″ N 139°57′41″ E

Map showing the location of Jōsō Jōsō
Location in Japan
Population
60,834
60.8K
Elevation
10 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
IBR Ibaraki Airport44 km
NRT Narita International Airport49 km

About Jōsō

Jōsō is a city. Location: Jōsō Shi, Ibaraki. Population: 60,834. Elevation: 10 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Ibaraki Airport (44 km). Nearby sights include Mount_Tsukuba and Kinu Gawa.

Climate of Jōsō

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 6° · Rain 74 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Isehara · 92 km southwest18°
  • Odawara · 113 km southwest19°
  • Kofu · 132 km west17°
Hottest month
August (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
September (189 mm)
Driest month
January (34 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 Jōsō
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°12°18°22°24°28°30°26°21°16°11°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°2°8°13°17°21°22°19°12°6°0°
Precipitation (mm)3452841091191591461451891627438

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

How to get to Jōsō

The nearest airport is Ibaraki Airport (IBR), 44 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Noda, 13 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 44 kmeast
  • Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 49 kmsoutheast
  • Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 56 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Noda Population: 154.1K 13 kmsouthwest
  • Tsukuba Population: 241.7K 15 kmeast
  • Toride Population: 104.5K 19 kmsoutheast
  • Kashiwa Population: 433.4K 19 kmsouth
  • Abiko Population: 131.8K 19 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Jōsō

Within 100 km: 49 historic and cultural sites, 31 natural sites, 40 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km3 places

  • Kinu Gawa River 11 kmS
  • Lake Tega Lake 23 kmSE
  • Mount_Tsukuba Mountain 25 kmNE

25–60 km56 places

  • Saitama Super Arena Landmark 34 kmSW
  • Iruma River River 40 kmW
  • Lake Kasumigaura Lake 39 kmE
  • Meguro River River 50 kmS

60–100 km61 places

  • Enoshima Island 92 kmSW
  • Umeda Ko Lake 70 kmNW
  • Mount Bukō Mountain 78 kmW
  • Mount Ōyama Natural site 86 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Jōsō and similar cities

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

Measure Jōsō Aisai Towada Itoman
Population 60.8K 60.8K 60.7K 61K
Elevation 10 m -2 m 74 m 5 m
Summer day (hottest month) 30° 31° 26° 31°
Winter night (coldest month) -2° 1° -6° 15°
Annual rainfall 1,311 mm 1,836 mm 1,161 mm 2,110 mm
Best months May–Jun, Sep–Oct May–Jun, Oct May–Sep Nov–Apr
Distance — 308 km 521 km 1,604 km

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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