Municipality

Kanazawa

Located in Yokohama, Kanagawa Coordinates: 35°20′55″ N 139°37′24″ E

Location in Japan

Population: 209,274; 209.3K
Elevation: 9 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 Airport27 km; OIM Oshima Airport67 km

About Kanazawa

Kanazawa is a municipality. Location: Yokohama, Kanagawa. Population: 209,274. Elevation: 9 m.

From Wikipedia

Kanazawa-ku (金沢区) is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 209,565 and a density of 6,760 persons per km2. The total area was 31.01 km2 (11.97 sq mi). The ward symbol, established 1987, expresses the image of sea, waves, and a sea gull.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built: 1948
Area: 31 km²
Official website: city.yokohama.lg.jp

Source: Wikidata

Population of Kanazawa over time

Population of Kanazawa over time
2010		209,274
2015		202,229
2020		197,556

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Kanazawa

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, October.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 17° · Night 9° · Rain 106 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Isehara · 29 km west18°
Odawara · 43 km west19°
Mishima · 69 km west18°

Hottest month: August (day 31°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: September (216 mm)
Driest month: December (52 mm)

10° 1°

11° 2°

13° 5°

19° 10°

23° 14°

25° 18°

29° 22°

31° 23°

27° 20°

22° 14°

17° 9°

13° 4°

Jan

Feb

Mar

126

Apr

141

May

157

Jun

213

Jul

162

Aug

175

Sep

216

Oct

195

Nov

106

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 Kanazawa
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	10°	11°	13°	19°	23°	25°	29°	31°	27°	22°	17°	13°
Average low (°C)	1°	2°	5°	10°	14°	18°	22°	23°	20°	14°	9°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	56	72	126	141	157	213	162	175	216	195	106	52

Other places to visit in this season: May June October

How to get to Kanazawa

The nearest airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 27 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kamakura, 8 km to the southwest.