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Hanyū

Local name: 羽生市

Located in Hanyū Shi, Saitama Coordinates: 36°10′00″ N 139°32′00″ E

Hanyū
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Population
58,686
58.7K
Elevation
18 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
May–JuneOctober
See the climate
Airports
HND Tokyo Haneda International Airport72 km
IBR Ibaraki Airport79 km

About Hanyū

Hanyū is a city. Location: Hanyū Shi, Saitama. Population: 58,686. Elevation: 18 m.

From Wikipedia

Hanyū (羽生市, Hanyū-shi) is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2021, the city had an estimated population of 54,304 in 23,487 households and a population density of 930 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 58.64 square kilometres (22.64 sq mi).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1954
Area
58.6 km²
Official website
city.hanyu.lg.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Hanyū

  • Gyōda
  • Kazo
  • Itakura-machi
  • Meiwa Machi

Twin towns and sister cities of Hanyū

  • Durbuy· Belgium
  • Kaneyama Machi· Japan
  • Kōnan· Japan

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Hanyū over time

Population of Hanyū over time
2010 56,204
2015 54,874
2021 52,740

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Hanyū

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 6° · Rain 68 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Isehara · 88 km south18°
  • Kofu · 103 km southwest17°
  • Odawara · 107 km south19°
Hottest month
August (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
September (185 mm)
Driest month
January (36 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
Climate of Hanyū
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°12°18°23°25°28°30°26°21°16°11°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°2°8°13°17°21°22°18°12°6°0°
Precipitation (mm)365172971161621451541851416838

Other places to visit in this season: May June October

How to get to Hanyū

The nearest airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 72 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kazo, 8 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 72 kmsouth
  • Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 79 kmeast
  • Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 89 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Kazo Population: 112.8K 8 kmsoutheast
  • Kōnosu Population: 116.8K 11 kmsouth
  • Kumagaya Population: 195.3K 13 kmwest
  • Koga Population: 139.3K 17 kmeast
  • Kukichūō Population: 150.6K 17 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Hanyū

Within 100 km: 49 historic and cultural sites, 42 natural sites, 35 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

  • Watarase River River 15 kmE
  • Kumagaya Rugby Ground Landmark 12 kmW

25–60 km47 places

  • Saitama Super Arena Landmark 31 kmS
  • Umeda Ko Lake 36 kmN
  • Mount Bukō Mountain 46 kmSW
  • Iruma River River 28 kmS

60–100 km77 places

  • Enoshima Island 96 kmS
  • Tanzawa Ōyama Kokutei Kōen Natural site 86 kmSW
  • Sagami-ko Lake 69 kmSW
  • Tanzawa Sanchi Mountain 86 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Hanyū and similar cities

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

Measure Hanyū Tokoname Ishikari Koga
Population 58.7K 58.7K 58.8K 58.8K
Elevation 18 m 11 m 0 m 10 m
Summer day (hottest month) 30° 31° 25° 30°
Winter night (coldest month) -2° 1° -9° 3°
Annual rainfall 1,265 mm 1,867 mm 1,210 mm 1,679 mm
Best months May–Jun, Oct May–Jun, Oct Jun–Sep May–Jun, Oct
Distance — 282 km 801 km 871 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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