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Tsurugashima

Local name: 鶴ヶ島市

Located in Tsurugashima-shi, Saitama Coordinates: 35°57′36″ N 139°24′10″ E

Tsurugashima
MaedaAkihiko · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
70,117
70.1K
Elevation
33 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
April–JuneOctober
See the climate
Airports
HND Tokyo Haneda International Airport57 km
NRT Narita International Airport92 km

About Tsurugashima

Tsurugashima is a city. Location: Tsurugashima-shi, Saitama. Population: 70,117. Elevation: 33 m.

From Wikipedia

Tsurugashima (鶴ヶ島市, Tsurugashima-shi) is a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. On January 1, 2021, the city had an estimated population of 69,937 in 31,890 households and a population density of 4,000 per square kilometre (10,000/sq mi). The total area of the city is 17.65 square kilometres (6.81 sq mi).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1991
Area
17.6 km²
Official website
city.tsurugashima.lg.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Tsurugashima

  • Kawagoe
  • Sakado Shi
  • Hidaka

Population of Tsurugashima over time

Population of Tsurugashima over time
2010 69,990
2015 70,255
2021 70,067

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Tsurugashima

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: April–June, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 6° · Rain 69 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Isehara · 63 km south18°
  • Odawara · 81 km south19°
  • Kofu · 82 km southwest17°
Hottest month
August (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
September (201 mm)
Driest month
January (38 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 Tsurugashima
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°10°13°19°23°25°29°30°26°21°16°12°
Average low (°C)-2°-1°3°8°13°17°21°22°19°12°6°0°
Precipitation (mm)385379991271801621812011586941

Other places to visit in this season: April May June October

How to get to Tsurugashima

The nearest airport is Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND), 57 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Sakado, 1 km to the west.

Airports

  • Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 57 kmsoutheast
  • Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 92 kmeast
  • Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 94 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Sakado Population: 100.3K 1 kmwest
  • Kawagoe Population: 354.6K 9 kmsoutheast
  • Sayama Population: 160.8K 12 kmsouth
  • Fujimino Population: 113.6K 13 kmsoutheast
  • Kōnosu Population: 116.8K 16 kmnortheast

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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