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Lake Nojiri

Located in Nagano, Japan Coordinates: 36°49′32″ N 138°13′21″ E

Lake Nojiri
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Elevation
651 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Shinano Machi
4 km SW
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember
See the climate
Airports
MMJ Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport78 km
TOY Toyama Kitokito Airport95 km

About Lake Nojiri

Lake Nojiri is a lake. Location: Nagano, Japan. Elevation: 651 m.

From Wikipedia

Lake Nojiri (野尻湖, Nojiri-ko) is in the town of Shinano, Kamiminochi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Second to Lake Suwa among lakes in Nagano Prefecture, Nojiri is a resort, the location of the first pumped-storage hydroelectricity in Japan, and the site of a Japanese Paleolithic excavation.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Maximum depth
38 m
Area
4.6 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Lake Nojiri

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 1° · Rain 79 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kofu · 132 km south17°
  • Fujinomiya · 182 km south18°
  • Isehara · 186 km southeast18°
Hottest month
August (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -7°)
Wettest month
July (160 mm)
Driest month
April (77 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 Lake Nojiri
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°2°7°15°20°23°27°28°23°17°11°5°
Average low (°C)-7°-7°-3°3°8°14°18°19°15°8°1°-4°
Precipitation (mm)91788177901441601181591097978

Other places to visit in this season: May June September

How to get to Lake Nojiri

The nearest airport is Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ), 78 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Nagano, 20 km to the south.

Airports

  • Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) Matsumoto 78 kmsouth
  • Toyama Kitokito Airport (TOY) Toyama 95 kmwest
  • Noto Satoyama Airport (NTQ) Wajima 124 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Nagano Population: 372.8K 20 kmsouth
  • Jōetsu Population: 189.4K 36 kmnorth
  • Ueda Population: 157.5K 47 kmsouth
  • Matsumoto Population: 241.1K 70 kmsouth
  • Nagaoka Population: 266.9K 89 kmnortheast

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

Nearest towns and villages

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