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Municipality

Nishi Ku

Local name: 西区

Located in Yokohama, Kanagawa Coordinates: 35°27′24″ N 139°37′07″ E

Map showing the location of Nishi Ku Nishi Ku
Location in Japan
Population
104,327
104.3K
Elevation
11 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 Airport18 km
NRT Narita International Airport78 km

About Nishi Ku

Nishi Ku is a municipality. Location: Yokohama, Kanagawa. Population: 104,327. Elevation: 11 m.

From Wikipedia

Nishi-ku (西区) 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 93,027 and a density of 13,210 persons per km2. The total area was 7.04 km2.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
7 km²
Official website
city.yokohama.lg.jp

Source: Wikidata

Population of Nishi Ku over time

Population of Nishi Ku over time
2010 94,867
2015 98,532
2020 104,327

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Nishi Ku

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 · 47 km southwest19°
  • Mishima · 74 km southwest18°
Hottest month
August (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
September (216 mm)
Driest month
December (52 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 Nishi Ku
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)567212614115721316217521619510652

Other places to visit in this season: May June October

How to get to Nishi Ku

The nearest airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 18 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Yokohama, 4 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 18 kmnortheast
  • Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 78 kmnortheast
  • Oshima Airport (OIM) Izu Oshima 78 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Yokohama Population: 3.8M 4 kmsoutheast
  • Kawasaki Population: 1.5M 11 kmnortheast
  • Ōta-ku Population: 748.1K 15 kmnortheast
  • Yamato Population: 242.1K 15 kmwest
  • Minamirinkan Population: 224K 17 kmwest

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

Day trips from Nishi Ku

Within 100 km: 51 historic and cultural sites, 43 natural sites, 46 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km34 places

  • Enoshima Island 21 kmSW
  • Mount Ōyama Natural site 17 kmS
  • Koito River River 25 kmSE
  • Sarushima Island 20 kmS

25–60 km72 places

  • Jōga Shima Island 36 kmS
  • Saitama Super Arena Landmark 49 kmN
  • Iruma River River 51 kmN
  • Saitama Stadium 2002 Landmark 50 kmN

60–100 km34 places

  • Ō Shima Island 82 kmS
  • Hatsu-shima Island 62 kmSW
  • Mount Bukō Mountain 72 kmNW
  • Lake Shoji Lake 92 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nishi Ku and similar cities

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

Measure Nishi Ku Toride Saijō Ikeda
Population 104.3K 104.5K 104.8K 105K
Elevation 11 m 8 m 8 m 26 m
Summer day (hottest month) 31° 29° 32° 33°
Winter night (coldest month) 1° -1° 2° 1°
Annual rainfall 1,671 mm 1,320 mm 1,871 mm 1,355 mm
Best months May–Jun, Oct May–Jun, Sep–Oct May, Oct May, Oct
Distance — 65 km 614 km 388 km

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

Nearby attractions & nature

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