Ryūgasaki
Local name: 龍ヶ崎市
Located in Ryūgasaki Shi, Ibaraki Coordinates: 35°54′00″ N 140°11′00″ E
- Population
- 85,761
- 85.8K
- Elevation
- 8 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- NRT Narita International Airport24 km
- IBR Ibaraki Airport38 km
About Ryūgasaki
Ryūgasaki is a city. Location: Ryūgasaki Shi, Ibaraki. Population: 85,761. Elevation: 8 m.
Ryūgasaki (龍ケ崎市, Ryūgasaki-shi) is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2024, the city had an estimated population of 75,212 in 33,421 households and a population density of 958 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 31.1% in July 2020. The total area of the city is 78.59 square kilometres (30.34 sq mi).
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Places bordering Ryūgasaki
- Ushiku
- Tsukuba Shi
- Inashiki
- Toride Shi
- Tsukubamirai
- Kawachi-machi
- Tone Machi
Population of Ryūgasaki over time
| 2010 | 80,334 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 78,342 | |
| 2021 | 76,055 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Ryūgasaki
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–July, September–October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 16° · Night 6° · Rain 89 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Isehara · 97 km southwest18°
- Odawara · 117 km southwest19°
- Mishima · 144 km southwest18°
- Hottest month
- August (day 29°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- September (184 mm)
- Driest month
- January (43 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) | 9° | 9° | 12° | 18° | 21° | 24° | 27° | 29° | 26° | 21° | 16° | 11° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -1° | 3° | 9° | 13° | 17° | 21° | 22° | 19° | 13° | 6° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 43 | 64 | 96 | 115 | 118 | 158 | 127 | 126 | 184 | 175 | 89 | 48 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July September October
How to get to Ryūgasaki
The nearest airport is Narita International Airport (NRT), 24 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Inzai, 7 km to the south.
Airports
- Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 24 kmsoutheast
- Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 38 kmnortheast
- Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 53 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Inzai Population: 105.5K 7 kmsouth
- Toride Population: 104.5K 9 kmwest
- Abiko Population: 131.8K 15 kmwest
- Narita Population: 132.9K 18 kmsoutheast
- Kashiwa Population: 433.4K 19 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lake Tega Lake, Japan11 km SW
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Lake Kasumigaura Lake, Ibaraki24 km NE -
Kinu Gawa River, Japan21 km W
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources