Skip to content
Geonivora
Municipality

Suruga Ku

Located in Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka Coordinates: 34°57′06″ N 138°22′57″ E

Suruga Ku
Alpsdake · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
213,059
213.1K
Elevation
9 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside
1
listed under Suruga Ku
When to go
May–JuneOctober
See the climate
Airports
FSZ Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport25 km
OIM Oshima Airport91 km

About Suruga Ku

Suruga Ku is a municipality. Location: Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka. Population: 213,059. Elevation: 9 m.

From Wikipedia

Suruga-ku (駿河区, Suruga-ku) is one of three wards of Shizuoka, Shizuoka, Japan, located in the southern part of the city. The north east of Suruga-ku faces Aoi-ku; the north west faces Shimizu-ku; the south west faces Yaizu city and the south east faces Suruga Bay.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
73.1 km²
Official website
city.shizuoka.lg.jp

Source: Wikidata

Population of Suruga Ku over time

Population of Suruga Ku over time
2010 213,059
2015 212,419
2021 209,881

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Suruga Ku

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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 · 36 km northeast20°
  • Fujinomiya · 36 km northeast18°
  • Numazu · 47 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
Climate of Suruga Ku
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)729817821120929124525125316811966

Other places to visit in this season: May June October

How to get to Suruga Ku

The nearest airport is Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport (FSZ), 25 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Shizuoka, 3 km to the north.

Airports

  • Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport (FSZ) Makinohara / Shimada 25 kmsouthwest
  • Oshima Airport (OIM) Izu Oshima 91 kmeast
  • Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base (NKM) Nagoya 137 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Shizuoka Population: 693.4K 3 kmnorth
  • Yaizu Population: 139.6K 11 kmsouthwest
  • Fujieda Population: 145K 14 kmsouthwest
  • Fuji Population: 245.4K 36 kmnortheast
  • Fujinomiya Population: 132.5K 36 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Suruga Ku

Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 33 natural sites, 21 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km4 places

  • Suruga Bay Natural site 19 kmSE
  • Oi River River 22 kmS
  • Abe River River 3 kmSE
  • Toro Iseki Historic site 2 kmE

25–60 km15 places

  • Mount Echizen-dake Mountain 49 kmNE
  • Fuji River River 29 kmNE
  • Mount Tekari Mountain 50 kmNW
  • Mount Akaishi Mountain 55 kmN

60–100 km37 places

  • Ō Shima Island 96 kmE
  • To Shima Island 95 kmSE
  • Hatsu-shima Island 73 kmE
  • Lake Shoji Lake 63 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Suruga Ku and similar cities

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

Measure Suruga Ku Isesaki Kure Nishi-Tokyo-shi
Population 213.1K 211.8K 214.6K 207.4K
Elevation 9 m 62 m 102 m 58 m
Summer day (hottest month) 30° 31° 31° 30°
Winter night (coldest month) 2° -2° 2° -1°
Annual rainfall 2,161 mm 1,256 mm 1,786 mm 1,461 mm
Best months May–Jun, Oct Apr–May, Oct May–Jun, Oct May–Jun, Oct
Distance — 169 km 539 km 136 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Suruga Ku

1 place

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources