- Elevation
- 7 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Kariwa-gun
- Airports
- KIJ Niigata Airport72 km
- SDS Sado Airport73 km
About Kariwa-gun
Kariwa-gun is a district. Location: Niigata, Japan.
Kariwa (刈羽郡, Kariwa-gun) is a district located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. As of July 1, 2019, the district has an estimated population of 4,578 with a density of 174 persons per km2. The total area is 26.27 km2.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1879
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Kariwa-gun
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 14° · Night 5° · Rain 268 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Kofu · 195 km south17°
- Isehara · 233 km south18°
- Fujinomiya · 245 km south18°
- Hottest month
- August (day 30°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- December (391 mm)
- Driest month
- May (103 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) | 5° | 5° | 8° | 15° | 20° | 24° | 28° | 30° | 25° | 20° | 14° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | 0° | 5° | 11° | 16° | 21° | 22° | 18° | 11° | 5° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 350 | 229 | 151 | 110 | 103 | 138 | 189 | 140 | 198 | 192 | 268 | 391 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June September October
How to get to Kariwa-gun
The nearest airport is Niigata Airport (KIJ), 72 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Nagaoka, 19 km to the east.
Airports
- Niigata Airport (KIJ) Niigata 72 kmnortheast
- Sado Airport (SDS) Sado 73 kmnorth
- Noto Satoyama Airport (NTQ) Wajima 149 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Nagaoka Population: 266.9K 19 kmeast
- Jōetsu Population: 189.4K 47 kmsouthwest
- Nagano Population: 372.8K 95 kmsouthwest
- Aizu-Wakamatsu Population: 118.2K 116 kmeast
- Ueda Population: 157.5K 118 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in Kariwa-gun
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources