Municipality

Naka-ku

Located in Okayama Shi, Okayama Coordinates: 34°39′32″ N 133°57′59″ E

Location in Japan

Population: 148,470; 148.5K
Elevation: 52 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+09:00; Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go: May–JuneOctober; See the climate
Airports: OKJ Okayama Momotaro Airport15 km; TAK Takamatsu Airport49 km

About Naka-ku

Naka-ku is a municipality. Location: Okayama Shi, Okayama. Population: 148,470. Elevation: 52 m.

From Wikipedia

Naka-ku (中区) is one of four wards of Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The ward has an area of 51.24 km2 (19.78 sq mi) and a population of 138,949. The population density is 2,711 inhabitants per square kilometer (7,020/sq mi). The name means "Central Ward." The Shujitsu Junior College is located here 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: 51.2 km²
Official website: city.okayama.jp

Source: Wikidata

Population of Naka-ku over time

Population of Naka-ku over time
2010		142,237
2015		146,232
2021		148,470

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Naka-ku

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 7° · Rain 68 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Kochi · 130 km south18°
Ōita · 270 km southwest18°
Beppu · 275 km southwest17°

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

8° 0°

9° 0°

12° 3°

18° 8°

23° 13°

26° 18°

30° 23°

31° 23°

27° 19°

22° 13°

16° 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 Naka-ku
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	9°	12°	18°	23°	26°	30°	31°	27°	22°	16°	11°
Average low (°C)	0°	0°	3°	8°	13°	18°	23°	23°	19°	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 June October

How to get to Naka-ku

The nearest airport is Okayama Momotaro Airport (OKJ), 15 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kurashiki, 20 km to the southwest.

Airports

Okayama Momotaro Airport (OKJ) Okayama 15 kmnorthwest
Takamatsu Airport (TAK) Takamatsu 49 kmsouth
Tokushima Awaodori Airport / JMSDF Tokushima Air Base (TKS) Tokushima 83 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

Kurashiki Population: 483.6K 20 kmsouthwest
Takamatsu Population: 419K 37 kmsouth
Tsuyama Population: 102.3K 44 kmnorth
Marugame Population: 109.5K 45 kmsouth
Fukuyama Population: 468.8K 58 kmwest

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

Day trips from Naka-ku

Within 100 km: 12 historic and cultural sites, 14 natural sites, 28 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km7 places

Nao Shima Island 22 kmS
Te Shima Island 22 kmSE
Yoshii River River 9 kmSE
Asahi River River 5 kmS

25–60 km19 places

Shiwaku Islands Island 38 kmSW
Manabe Island Island 49 kmSW
Ogi Shima Island 27 kmS
Megi Shima Island 30 kmS

60–100 km28 places

Awaji Island Island 85 kmE
Ikuchi Jima Island 89 kmSW
Ōmi Shima Island 98 kmSW
Tottori Castle ruins Historic site 97 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Naka-ku and similar cities

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

Measure	Naka-ku	Tama	Yonago	Komaki
Population	148.5K	148.3K	148.7K	148.9K
Elevation	52 m	108 m	9 m	17 m
Summer day (hottest month)	31°	30°	31°	32°
Winter night (coldest month)	0°	-1°	1°	0°
Annual rainfall	1,431 mm	1,553 mm	1,604 mm	1,974 mm
Best months	May–Jun, Oct	Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct	May–Jun, Oct	Apr–Jun, Oct
Distance	—	513 km	104 km	278 km