- Population
- 93,853
- 93.9K
- Elevation
- 11 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Nishi
- Airports
- HND Tokyo Haneda International Airport44 km
- NRT Narita International Airport75 km
About Nishi
Nishi is a municipality. Location: Saitama-shi, Saitama. Population: 93,853. Elevation: 11 m.
Nishi-ku (西区, Nishi-ku) is one of ten wards of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, and is located in the far western part of the city. As of 1 March 2021, the ward had an estimated population of 93,527 and a population density of 3200 persons per km2. Its total area was 29.14 square kilometres (11.25 sq mi).
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Population of Nishi over time
| 2010 | 84,029 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 87,146 | |
| 2021 | 93,853 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Nishi
Best months for sightseeingBest 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 · 62 km southwest18°
- Odawara · 82 km southwest19°
- Kofu · 95 km west17°
- Hottest month
- August (day 30°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- September (199 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
| 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 |
How to get to Nishi
The nearest airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 44 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Fujimino, 5 km to the west.
Airports
- Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 44 kmsoutheast
- Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 75 kmeast
- Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 81 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Fujimino Population: 113.6K 5 kmwest
- Ageo Population: 226.9K 8 kmnortheast
- Kawagoe Population: 354.6K 8 kmwest
- Niiza Population: 166K 10 kmsouth
- Asaka Population: 141.1K 12 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Nishi
Within 100 km: 50 historic and cultural sites, 44 natural sites, 44 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km8 places
- Rokugi En Attraction 25 kmSE
- Gokoku Ji Attraction 25 kmSE
- Saitama Super Arena Landmark 5 kmE
- Iruma River River 3 kmW
25–60 km63 places
- Mount_Tsukuba Mountain 59 kmNE
- Shinjuku Gyōen Attraction 28 kmSE
- Setagaya Art Museum Museum 31 kmS
- Mount Bukō Mountain 43 kmW
60–100 km67 places
- Jōga Shima Island 86 kmS
- Enoshima Island 68 kmS
- Lake Shoji Lake 99 kmSW
- Mount Kaba Mountain 68 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nishi and similar cities
Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.
| Measure | Nishi | Ashiya | Azumino | Yashio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 93.9K | 93.9K | 94.2K | 93.4K |
| Elevation | 11 m | 14 m | 568 m | 8 m |
| Summer day (hottest month) | 30° | 32° | 30° | 30° |
| Winter night (coldest month) | -1° | 1° | -6° | 0° |
| Annual rainfall | 1,376 mm | 1,449 mm | 1,141 mm | 1,367 mm |
| Best months | May–Jun, Oct | May, Oct | May–Jun, Sep–Oct | May–Jun, Oct |
| Distance | — | 410 km | 158 km | 26 km |
Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.
Places in Nishi
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Iruma River River, Saitama2.7 km W
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Saitama Super Arena Landmark, Chūō-ku5.3 km E
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Saitama Stadium 2002 Landmark, Midori-ku13 km E -
Gokoku Ji Attraction, Bunkyō-ku25 km SE -
Seibu-Dome Landmark, Tokorozawa-shi21 km SW -
Koganei park Natural site, Koganei22 km S -
Shingashi River River, Saitama12 km S
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Rokugi En Attraction, Bunkyō-ku25 km SE
Sources & licences
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