Municipality

Minami

Located in Saitama-shi, Saitama Coordinates: 35°50′32″ N 139°39′41″ E

Location in Japan

Population: 192,106; 192.1K
Elevation: 10 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 Airport34 km; NRT Narita International Airport66 km

About Minami

Minami is a municipality. Location: Saitama-shi, Saitama. Population: 192,106. Elevation: 10 m.

From Wikipedia

Minami-ku (南区, Minami-ku) is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the southern part of the city. As of 1 March 2021, the ward had an estimated population of 192,143 and a population density of 14,000 persons per km2. Its total area was 13.82 square kilometres (5.34 sq mi).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area: 13.8 km²
Official website: city.saitama.jp

Source: Wikidata

Population of Minami over time

Population of Minami over time
2010		174,988
2015		180,152
2021		192,106

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Minami

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 7° · Rain 73 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Isehara · 59 km southwest18°
Odawara · 79 km southwest19°
Kofu · 101 km west17°

Hottest month: August (day 30°)
Coldest month: January (night -1°)
Wettest month: September (199 mm)
Driest month: January (36 mm)

9° -1°

10° 0°

13° 3°

19° 9°

23° 13°

25° 18°

29° 21°

30° 23°

26° 19°

21° 13°

16° 7°

12° 1°

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

105

May

126

Jun

175

Jul

159

Aug

169

Sep

199

Oct

160

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
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	9°	10°	13°	19°	23°	25°	29°	30°	26°	21°	16°	12°
Average low (°C)	-1°	0°	3°	9°	13°	18°	21°	23°	19°	13°	7°	1°
Precipitation (mm)	36	52	84	105	126	175	159	169	199	160	73	38

Other places to visit in this season: May June October

How to get to Minami

The nearest airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 34 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Shimotoda, 4 km to the southeast.

Airports

Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 34 kmsouth
Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 66 kmeast
Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 78 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Shimotoda Population: 140.9K 4 kmsoutheast
Kawaguchi Population: 607.4K 6 kmsoutheast
Asaka Population: 141.1K 7 kmsouthwest
Niiza Population: 166K 10 kmwest
Kita-ku Population: 332.1K 12 kmsoutheast

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

Day trips from Minami

Within 100 km: 50 historic and cultural sites, 43 natural sites, 43 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km42 places

Saitama Super Arena Landmark 6 kmNW
Iruma River River 13 kmNW
Ueno Dōbutsuen Attraction 17 kmSE
National Museum of Modern Art Museum 19 kmSE

25–60 km39 places

Mount Bukō Mountain 52 kmW
Lake Tega Lake 38 kmE
Naka River River 26 kmSE
Yōrō River River 50 kmSE

60–100 km55 places

Jōga Shima Island 79 kmS
Enoshima Island 62 kmS
Hatsu-shima Island 100 kmSW
Ai River River 73 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Minami and similar cities

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

Measure	Minami	Uji	Hino	Yamaguchi
Population	192.1K	192.9K	190.4K	194K
Elevation	10 m	23 m	85 m	157 m
Summer day (hottest month)	30°	32°	30°	30°
Winter night (coldest month)	-1°	1°	-1°	1°
Annual rainfall	1,376 mm	1,533 mm	1,484 mm	1,902 mm
Best months	May–Jun, Oct	May, Oct	Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct	May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Distance	—	366 km	30 km	770 km