- Elevation
- 1,503 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 3
- listed under Shimotakai-gun
- Airports
- MMJ Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport87 km
- TOY Toyama Kitokito Airport118 km
About Shimotakai-gun
Shimotakai-gun is a district. Location: Nagano, Japan.
Shimotakai (下高井郡, Shimotakai-gun) is a district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 25,179 with a density of 59.50 persons per km2. The total area is 423.19 km2.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1879
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Shimotakai-gun
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 7° · Night -3° · Rain 84 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Kofu · 126 km south17°
- Isehara · 172 km southeast18°
- Fujinomiya · 176 km south18°
- Hottest month
- August (day 23°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -12°)
- Wettest month
- July (185 mm)
- Driest month
- December (76 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -3° | -3° | 2° | 9° | 15° | 18° | 21° | 23° | 18° | 12° | 7° | 0° |
| Average low (°C) | -12° | -12° | -9° | -2° | 3° | 8° | 13° | 14° | 10° | 3° | -3° | -9° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 87 | 80 | 85 | 92 | 105 | 164 | 185 | 162 | 185 | 121 | 84 | 76 |
How to get to Shimotakai-gun
The nearest airport is Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ), 87 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Niigata Airport (KIJ) (139 km). The nearest large city is Nagano, 33 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport (MMJ) Matsumoto 87 kmsouthwest
- Toyama Kitokito Airport (TOY) Toyama 118 kmwest
- Niigata Airport (KIJ) Niigata 139 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Nagano Population: 372.8K 33 kmsouthwest
- Jōetsu Population: 189.4K 45 kmnorthwest
- Ueda Population: 157.5K 48 kmsouthwest
- Maebashi Population: 332.1K 68 kmsoutheast
- Takasaki Population: 373K 69 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in Shimotakai-gun
3 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mount Kusatsu-Shirane Mountain, Gunma17 km S -
Lake Nojiri Lake, Nagano25 km W -
Naeba-san Mountain, Yuzawa Machi18 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources