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Shiroishi

Located in Shiroishi Shi, Miyagi Coordinates: 38°00′12″ N 140°37′06″ E

Shiroishi
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Population
33,330
33.3K
Elevation
57 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
SDJ Sendai Airport30 km
GAJ Yamagata Airport50 km

About Shiroishi

Shiroishi is a city. Location: Shiroishi Shi, Miyagi. Population: 33,330. Elevation: 57 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Sendai Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Mount Zaō and Mount Zaō.

Climate of Shiroishi

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 13° · Night 5° · Rain 75 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Isehara · 312 km south18°
  • Kofu · 318 km southwest17°
  • Odawara · 332 km southwest19°
Hottest month
August (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
August (177 mm)
Driest month
January (58 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).

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Climate of Shiroishi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°8°16°21°23°27°29°25°19°13°8°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°6°12°16°20°21°17°11°5°1°
Precipitation (mm)58597189961371661771751167560

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

How to get to Shiroishi

The nearest airport is Sendai Airport (SDJ), 30 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Fukushima, 31 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Sendai Airport (SDJ) Natori 30 kmnortheast
  • Yamagata Airport (GAJ) Higashine 50 kmnorthwest
  • Fukushima Airport (FKS) Sukagawa 88 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Fukushima Population: 294.2K 31 kmsouthwest
  • Yamagata Population: 248.8K 34 kmnorthwest
  • Sendai Population: 1.1M 36 kmnortheast
  • Kōriyama Population: 327.7K 70 kmsouth
  • Ōsaki Population: 128.8K 72 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Shiroishi

Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 18 natural sites, 14 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

  • Mount Zaō Mountain 22 kmNW
  • Mount Zaō Mountain 22 kmNW

25–60 km9 places

  • Miyago Jima Island 60 kmNE
  • Mount Funagata Mountain 50 kmN
  • Abukuma River River 27 kmE
  • Zuigan Ji Attraction 56 kmNE

60–100 km24 places

  • Tashiro Jima Island 77 kmNE
  • Mount Asahi Mountain 67 kmNW
  • Iimori Yama Mountain 64 kmW
  • Iide San Mountain 82 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

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