City

Yamato

Located in Yamato-shi, Kanagawa Coordinates: 35°28′22″ N 139°27′04″ E

Location in Japan

Population: 242,065; 242.1K
Elevation: 53 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+09:00; Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go: May–JuneOctober; See the climate
Airports: HND Tokyo Haneda International Airport32 km; OIM Oshima Airport77 km

About Yamato

Yamato is a city. Location: Yamato-shi, Kanagawa. Population: 242,065. Elevation: 53 m. The best months to visit are May–June, October. The nearest airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (32 km). Nearby sights include Nissan Stadium and Kōtoku In.

Climate of Yamato

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, October.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 17° · Night 8° · Rain 100 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Isehara · 15 km southwest18°
Odawara · 36 km southwest19°
Mishima · 63 km southwest18°

Hottest month: August (day 30°)
Coldest month: January (night 0°)
Wettest month: June (216 mm)
Driest month: December (54 mm)

10° 0°

11° 1°

13° 4°

19° 9°

23° 14°

25° 18°

29° 21°

30° 23°

27° 19°

22° 14°

17° 8°

13° 3°

Jan

Feb

Mar

121

Apr

136

May

157

Jun

216

Jul

164

Aug

186

Sep

214

Oct

189

Nov

100

Dec

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).

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Climate of Yamato
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	10°	11°	13°	19°	23°	25°	29°	30°	27°	22°	17°	13°
Average low (°C)	0°	1°	4°	9°	14°	18°	21°	23°	19°	14°	8°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	56	70	121	136	157	216	164	186	214	189	100	54

Other places to visit in this season: May June October

How to get to Yamato

The nearest airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 32 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Minamirinkan, 3 km to the north.

Airports

Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 32 kmeast
Oshima Airport (OIM) Izu Oshima 77 kmsouth
Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 91 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Minamirinkan Population: 224K 3 kmnorth
Zama Population: 132.3K 6 kmwest
Machida Population: 431.1K 7 kmnorth
Atsugi Population: 224K 8 kmsouthwest
Fujisawa Population: 439.7K 14 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Yamato

Within 100 km: 51 historic and cultural sites, 44 natural sites, 47 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km30 places

Enoshima Island 19 kmS
Hikiji River River 18 kmS
Ryūkō Ji Attraction 18 kmS
Sagami Bay Natural site 25 kmS

25–60 km76 places

Jōga Shima Island 41 kmS
Hatsu-shima Island 54 kmSW
Saitama Super Arena Landmark 50 kmN
Iruma River River 49 kmN

60–100 km36 places

Ō Shima Island 82 kmS
Mount Bukō Mountain 62 kmNW
Lake Shoji Lake 77 kmW
Mount Echizen-dake Mountain 65 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Yamato and similar cities

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

Measure	Yamato	Tsukuba	Chōfu	Chigasaki
Population	242.1K	241.7K	242.6K	242.8K
Elevation	53 m	27 m	44 m	6 m
Summer day (hottest month)	30°	29°	30°	31°
Winter night (coldest month)	0°	-2°	0°	1°
Annual rainfall	1,663 mm	1,326 mm	1,545 mm	1,663 mm
Best months	May–Jun, Oct	May–Jun, Sep–Oct	May–Jun, Oct	Apr–Jun, Oct
Distance	—	91 km	22 km	16 km