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Yamato-Takada

Located in Yamatotakada-shi, Nara Coordinates: 34°31′00″ N 135°45′00″ E

Location in Japan

Population: 61,744; 61.7K
Elevation: 56 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 Airport41 km; KIX Kansai International Airport48 km

About Yamato-Takada

Yamato-Takada is a city. Location: Yamatotakada-shi, Nara. Population: 61,744. Elevation: 56 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Osaka Itami International Airport (41 km). Nearby sights include Mount Unebi and Mount Miminashi.

Photos of Yamato-Takada

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
Kongō San KENPEI · CC BY-SA 3.0
Ikoma Yama Mass Ave 975 at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0

Climate of Yamato-Takada

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 · 231 km southwest18°
Fujinomiya · 273 km east18°
Fuji · 277 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°

19° 9°

24° 14°

27° 18°

31° 23°

32° 23°

28° 19°

22° 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 Yamato-Takada
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	9°	10°	13°	19°	24°	27°	31°	32°	28°	22°	17°	12°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	3°	9°	14°	18°	23°	23°	19°	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 Yamato-Takada

The nearest airport is Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM), 41 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kashihara-shi, 4 km to the east.

Airports

Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM) Osaka 41 kmnorthwest
Kansai International Airport (KIX) Osaka 48 kmwest
Kobe Airport (UKB) Kobe 50 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Kashihara-shi Population: 124.5K 4 kmeast
Kashiwara Population: 120.9K 8 kmsouth
Tondabayashi Population: 132.9K 14 kmwest
Habikino Population: 109.5K 15 kmwest
Kawachi-Nagano Population: 101.7K 17 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Yamato-Takada

Within 100 km: 29 historic and cultural sites, 44 natural sites, 19 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km13 places

Mount Miwa Mountain 11 kmE
Mount Amanokagu Mountain 7 kmE
Mount Miminashi Mountain 5 kmE
Mount Unebi Mountain 4 kmSE

25–60 km49 places

Mount Rokkō Mountain 53 kmNW
Mount Ōdaigahara Mountain 47 kmSE
Mount Kunimi Mountain 45 kmSE
Mount Azami Mountain 34 kmSE

60–100 km30 places

Awaji Island Island 86 kmW
Kumozu River River 74 kmE
Choshi River River 64 kmSE
Sen Zan Mountain 86 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Yamato-Takada and similar cities

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

Measure	Yamato-Takada	Kōshi	Hasuda	Miyoshi
Population	61.7K	61.8K	61.5K	62K
Elevation	56 m	71 m	13 m	59 m
Summer day (hottest month)	32°	32°	30°	31°
Winter night (coldest month)	1°	0°	-1°	0°
Annual rainfall	1,487 mm	1,933 mm	1,376 mm	1,971 mm
Best months	May, Oct	May, Oct	May–Jun, Oct	May–Jun, Oct
Distance	—	495 km	390 km	138 km