Municipality

Urawa-ku

Local name: 浦和区

Located in Saitama-shi, Saitama Coordinates: 35°52′24″ N 139°39′11″ E

Location in Japan

Population: 165,035; 165K
Elevation: 16 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 Airport38 km; NRT Narita International Airport67 km

About Urawa-ku

Urawa-ku is a municipality. Location: Saitama-shi, Saitama. Population: 165,035. Elevation: 16 m.

From Wikipedia

Urawa (浦和区, Urawa-ku) is one of ten wards of the city of Saitama, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Located in the northeast of the city, Urawa is the governmental center of Saitama and houses most of the city's administrative offices including the city hall, as well as the offices of Saitama Prefectural government. Also, there are several newspaper branch offices and three broadcasting stations.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built: 2003
Area: 11.5 km²
Official website: city.saitama.lg.jp

Source: Wikidata

Population of Urawa-ku over time

Population of Urawa-ku over time
2010		144,786
2015		154,416
2021		165,035

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Urawa-ku

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 · 61 km southwest18°
Odawara · 82 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 Urawa-ku
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 Urawa-ku

The nearest airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 38 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Shimotoda, 7 km to the southeast.

Airports

Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 38 kmsouth
Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 67 kmeast
Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 77 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

Shimotoda Population: 140.9K 7 kmsoutheast
Asaka Population: 141.1K 9 kmsouthwest
Kawaguchi Population: 607.4K 9 kmsoutheast
Niiza Population: 166K 10 kmsouthwest
Ageo Population: 226.9K 11 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Urawa-ku

Within 100 km: 50 historic and cultural sites, 44 natural sites, 45 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km30 places

Saitama Super Arena Landmark 3 kmNW
Iruma River River 11 kmNW
Ueno Dōbutsuen Attraction 20 kmSE
National Museum of Modern Art Museum 22 kmSE

25–60 km41 places

Mount Bukō Mountain 51 kmW
Arisugawa-no-miya Memorial Park Natural site 25 kmS
Lake Tega Lake 39 kmE
Naka River River 30 kmSE

60–100 km68 places

Jōga Shima Island 82 kmS
Enoshima Island 66 kmS
Ai River River 76 kmS
Mount Atago Mountain 89 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Urawa-ku and similar cities

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

Measure	Urawa-ku	Niiza	Hadano	Obihiro
Population	165K	166K	163.8K	166.5K
Elevation	16 m	13 m	103 m	44 m
Summer day (hottest month)	30°	31°	30°	25°
Winter night (coldest month)	-1°	0°	0°	-15°
Annual rainfall	1,376 mm	1,461 mm	1,650 mm	1,096 mm
Best months	May–Jun, Oct	Apr–Jun, Oct	May–Jun, Oct	Jun–Aug
Distance	—	10 km	68 km	840 km