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Yamatokōriyama

Located in Yamatokōriyama-shi, Nara Coordinates: 34°36′24″ N 135°46′13″ E

Location in Japan

Population: 83,285; 83.3K
Elevation: 42 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+09:00; Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go: MayOctober; See the climate
Airports: ITM Osaka Itami International Airport36 km; UKB Kobe Airport50 km

About Yamatokōriyama

Yamatokōriyama is a city. Location: Yamatokōriyama-shi, Nara. Population: 83,285. Elevation: 42 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Osaka Itami International Airport (36 km). Nearby sights include Matsuo San and Koofukuji.

Photos of Yamatokōriyama

Mount Unebi ウォーレンさわかみ · CC BY-SA 2.1 jp
Mount Miwa A photographer · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mount Miminashi ウォーレンさわかみ · CC BY-SA 2.1 jp
Ikoma Yama Mass Ave 975 at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
Mount Amanokagu terumasa · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Yamatokōriyama

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 7° · Rain 75 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Kochi · 237 km southwest18°
Fujinomiya · 268 km east18°
Fuji · 273 km east20°

Hottest month: August (day 32°)
Coldest month: January (night 1°)
Wettest month: June (231 mm)
Driest month: December (37 mm)

9° 1°

10° 1°

13° 3°

20° 9°

24° 14°

27° 19°

31° 23°

32° 23°

28° 20°

23° 13°

17° 7°

12° 2°

Jan

Feb

Mar

103

Apr

142

May

151

Jun

231

Jul

185

Aug

132

Sep

200

Oct

126

Nov

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 Yamatokōriyama
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	9°	10°	13°	20°	24°	27°	31°	32°	28°	23°	17°	12°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	3°	9°	14°	19°	23°	23°	20°	13°	7°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	45	60	103	142	151	231	185	132	200	126	75	37

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Yamatokōriyama

The nearest airport is Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM), 36 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Nara, 9 km to the north.

Airports

Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM) Osaka 36 kmnorthwest
Kobe Airport (UKB) Kobe 50 kmwest
Kansai International Airport (KIX) Osaka 52 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Nara Population: 367.4K 9 kmnorth
Ikoma Population: 120.7K 11 kmnorthwest
Kashihara-shi Population: 124.5K 11 kmsouth
Yao Population: 273.2K 16 kmwest
Kashiwara Population: 120.9K 17 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Yamatokōriyama

Within 100 km: 29 historic and cultural sites, 45 natural sites, 23 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km14 places

Mount Miwa Mountain 12 kmSE
Mount Amanokagu Mountain 13 kmS
Mount Miminashi Mountain 11 kmS
Mount Unebi Mountain 13 kmS

25–60 km53 places

Mount Rokkō Mountain 50 kmW
Mount Ōdaigahara Mountain 54 kmSE
Mount Kunimi Mountain 50 kmSE
Mount Azami Mountain 38 kmSE

60–100 km30 places

Awaji Island Island 90 kmW
Kumozu River River 71 kmE
Choshi River River 70 kmSE
Kita-gawa River 100 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Yamatokōriyama and similar cities

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

Measure	Yamatokōriyama	Amakusa	Echizen	Kimitsu
Population	83.3K	83.1K	83.1K	83.1K
Elevation	42 m	6 m	40 m	4 m
Summer day (hottest month)	32°	31°	31°	30°
Winter night (coldest month)	1°	3°	0°	1°
Annual rainfall	1,487 mm	2,085 mm	2,275 mm	1,553 mm
Best months	May, Oct	May, Oct	May–Jun, Sep–Oct	May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Distance	—	570 km	147 km	383 km