Murakami
Local name: 村上市
Located in Murakami Shi, Niigata Coordinates: 38°14′00″ N 139°29′00″ E
- Population
- 58,300
- 58.3K
- Elevation
- 4 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- KIJ Niigata Airport45 km
- SYO Shonai Airport70 km
About Murakami
Murakami is a city. Location: Murakami Shi, Niigata. Population: 58,300. Elevation: 4 m.
Murakami (村上市, Murakami-shi) is a city located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 December 2020, the city had an estimated population of 58,300 in 22,594 households, and a population density of 50 persons per km². The total area of the city was 1,174.26 square kilometres (453.38 sq mi).
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Places bordering Murakami
- Tainai
- Sekikawa Mura
- Awashimaura Mura
- Tsuruoka
- Nishikawa Machi
- Ogunimachi
Population of Murakami over time
| 2010 | 66,427 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 62,442 | |
| 2021 | 56,713 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Murakami
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 13° · Night 6° · Rain 219 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Kofu · 297 km south17°
- Isehara · 316 km south18°
- Odawara · 332 km south19°
- Hottest month
- August (day 30°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- December (266 mm)
- Driest month
- May (109 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) | 4° | 4° | 8° | 15° | 20° | 24° | 28° | 30° | 25° | 19° | 13° | 8° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 1° | 6° | 12° | 16° | 21° | 22° | 18° | 11° | 6° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 217 | 159 | 139 | 119 | 109 | 138 | 205 | 152 | 191 | 184 | 219 | 266 |
How to get to Murakami
The nearest airport is Niigata Airport (KIJ), 45 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tsuruoka, 62 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Niigata Airport (KIJ) Niigata 45 kmsouthwest
- Shonai Airport (SYO) Shonai 70 kmnorth
- Yamagata Airport (GAJ) Higashine 80 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Tsuruoka Population: 125.4K 62 kmnortheast
- Yamagata Population: 248.8K 77 kmeast
- Sakata Population: 100.3K 82 kmnortheast
- Aizu-Wakamatsu Population: 118.2K 92 kmsoutheast
- Fukushima Population: 294.2K 102 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources