Shimizu
Local name: 清水区
Located in Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka Coordinates: 35°00′00″ N 138°29′24″ E
- Population
- 247,763
- 247.8K
- Elevation
- 8 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 2
- listed under Shimizu
- Airports
- FSZ Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport36 km
- OIM Oshima Airport83 km
About Shimizu
Shimizu is a municipality. Location: Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka. Population: 247,763. Elevation: 8 m.
Shimizu-ku (清水区, Shimizu-ku) is the easternmost of the three wards of the city of Shizuoka in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
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Population of Shimizu over time
| 2010 | 247,763 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 238,977 | |
| 2021 | 228,409 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Shimizu
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, October.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 18° · Night 9° · Rain 119 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Fuji · 26 km northeast20°
- Fujinomiya · 27 km northeast18°
- Numazu · 36 km east18°
- Hottest month
- August (day 30°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- June (291 mm)
- Driest month
- December (66 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) | 11° | 12° | 14° | 19° | 23° | 25° | 29° | 30° | 27° | 23° | 18° | 14° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 5° | 10° | 14° | 19° | 22° | 23° | 20° | 15° | 9° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 72 | 98 | 178 | 211 | 209 | 291 | 245 | 251 | 253 | 168 | 119 | 66 |
How to get to Shimizu
The nearest airport is Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport (FSZ), 36 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Shizuoka, 10 km to the west.
Airports
- Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport (FSZ) Makinohara / Shimada 36 kmsouthwest
- Oshima Airport (OIM) Izu Oshima 83 kmeast
- Tokyo Haneda International Airport (HND) Tokyo 133 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Shizuoka Population: 693.4K 10 kmwest
- Yaizu Population: 139.6K 21 kmsouthwest
- Fujieda Population: 145K 25 kmsouthwest
- Fuji Population: 245.4K 26 kmnortheast
- Fujinomiya Population: 132.5K 27 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Shimizu
Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 36 natural sites, 29 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km5 places
- Suruga Bay Natural site 18 kmS
- Fuji River River 18 kmNE
- Abe River River 11 kmSW
- Toro Iseki Historic site 9 kmSW
25–60 km21 places
- Lake Shoji Lake 55 kmN
- Mount Echizen-dake Mountain 38 kmNE
- Oi River River 32 kmSW
- Lake Yamanaka Lake 58 kmNE
60–100 km42 places
- Ō Shima Island 88 kmE
- Nii-jima Island 99 kmSE
- Shikine-jima Island 100 kmSE
- Enoshima Island 96 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Shimizu and similar cities
Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.
| Measure | Shimizu | Yamagata | Sōka | Fuji |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 247.8K | 248.8K | 249.6K | 245.4K |
| Elevation | 8 m | 321 m | 6 m | 9 m |
| Summer day (hottest month) | 30° | 28° | 30° | 32° |
| Winter night (coldest month) | 2° | -4° | -1° | 1° |
| Annual rainfall | 2,161 mm | 1,364 mm | 1,348 mm | 1,807 mm |
| Best months | May–Jun, Oct | May–Jun, Sep | May–Jun, Oct | Apr–May, Oct–Nov |
| Distance | — | 396 km | 151 km | 26 km |
Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.
Places in Shimizu
2 placesKanbara
Population: 12.8K
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Toro Iseki Historic site, Suruga Ku8.9 km SW -
Abe River River, Shizuoka11 km SW -
Suruga Bay Natural site, Tokyo18 km S -
Shiba River River, Shizuoka23 km N -
Fuji River River, Japan18 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources