Municipality

MInami-ku

Located in Okayama Shi, Okayama Coordinates: 34°35′02″ N 133°54′23″ E

Location in Japan

Population: 168,181; 168.2K
Elevation: -3 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+09:00; Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go: MayOctober; See the climate
Airports: OKJ Okayama Momotaro Airport20 km; TAK Takamatsu Airport42 km

About MInami-ku

MInami-ku is a municipality. Location: Okayama Shi, Okayama. Population: 168,181. Elevation: -3 m.

From Wikipedia

Minami-ku (南区) is one of four wards of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 127.36 km2 and a population of 165,193. The population density is 1,297 per km2. The name means "South Ward." The wards of Okayama were established when Okayama became a city designated by government ordinance on April 1, 2009.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area: 128 km²
Official website: city.okayama.jp

Source: Wikidata

Population of MInami-ku over time

Population of MInami-ku over time
2010		167,714
2015		168,181
2021		166,736

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of MInami-ku

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 7° · Rain 68 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Kochi · 120 km south18°
Ōita · 260 km southwest18°
Beppu · 265 km southwest17°

Hottest month: August (day 32°)
Coldest month: January (night 0°)
Wettest month: June (226 mm)
Driest month: December (31 mm)

9° 0°

9° 1°

13° 3°

19° 9°

23° 13°

27° 19°

30° 23°

32° 24°

27° 20°

22° 13°

17° 7°

11° 2°

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

136

May

144

Jun

226

Jul

202

Aug

115

Sep

218

Oct

108

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 MInami-ku
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	9°	9°	13°	19°	23°	27°	30°	32°	27°	22°	17°	11°
Average low (°C)	0°	1°	3°	9°	13°	19°	23°	24°	20°	13°	7°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	40	55	88	136	144	226	202	115	218	108	68	31

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to MInami-ku

The nearest airport is Okayama Momotaro Airport (OKJ), 20 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kurashiki, 13 km to the west.

Airports

Okayama Momotaro Airport (OKJ) Okayama 20 kmnorth
Takamatsu Airport (TAK) Takamatsu 42 kmsouth
Tokushima Awaodori Airport / JMSDF Tokushima Air Base (TKS) Tokushima 82 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Kurashiki Population: 483.6K 13 kmwest
Takamatsu Population: 419K 31 kmsoutheast
Marugame Population: 109.5K 35 kmsouth
Fukuyama Population: 468.8K 51 kmwest
Tsuyama Population: 102.3K 53 kmnorth

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

Day trips from MInami-ku

Within 100 km: 10 historic and cultural sites, 14 natural sites, 29 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km13 places

Nao Shima Island 15 kmSE
Te Shima Island 19 kmSE
Ogi Shima Island 22 kmSE
Megi Shima Island 25 kmSE

25–60 km12 places

Shiwaku Islands Island 28 kmSW
Manabe Island Island 39 kmSW
Ieshima Shotō Island 56 kmE
Ako Castle Historic site 48 kmE

60–100 km28 places

Shikoku Island 100 kmS
Awaji Island Island 87 kmE
Ikuchi Jima Island 80 kmSW
Ōmi Shima Island 90 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

MInami-ku and similar cities

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

Measure	MInami-ku	Kushiro	Oyama	Hirosaki
Population	168.2K	167.9K	167.6K	168.7K
Elevation	-3 m	6 m	41 m	45 m
Summer day (hottest month)	32°	21°	30°	28°
Winter night (coldest month)	0°	-11°	-2°	-5°
Annual rainfall	1,431 mm	1,054 mm	1,289 mm	1,390 mm
Best months	May, Oct	Jul–Sep	May–Jun, Sep–Oct	May–Jul, Sep
Distance	—	1,300 km	568 km	883 km