- Population
- 39,490
- 39.5K
- Elevation
- 223 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 2
- listed under Shioya-gun
- Airports
- FKS Fukushima Airport73 km
- IBR Ibaraki Airport80 km
About Shioya-gun
Shioya-gun is a district. Location: Tochigi, Japan. Population: 39,490.
Shioya (塩谷郡, Shioya-gun) is a district in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 57,656 and a density of 60.91 persons per square kilometer. Its total area is 946.53 km2.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1878
- Area
- 247 km²
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Shioya-gun
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 14° · Night 4° · Rain 71 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Isehara · 158 km south18°
- Kofu · 168 km southwest17°
- Odawara · 178 km south19°
- Hottest month
- August (day 29°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- September (182 mm)
- Driest month
- January (42 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) | 7° | 7° | 10° | 16° | 21° | 23° | 27° | 29° | 24° | 19° | 14° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -3° | -1° | 5° | 11° | 15° | 19° | 20° | 17° | 10° | 4° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 42 | 55 | 80 | 103 | 121 | 164 | 155 | 164 | 182 | 133 | 71 | 45 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June September October
How to get to Shioya-gun
The nearest airport is Fukushima Airport (FKS), 73 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Ibaraki Airport (IBR) (80 km). The nearest large city is Utsunomiya, 20 km to the south.
Airports
- Fukushima Airport (FKS) Sukagawa 73 kmnortheast
- Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 80 kmsoutheast
- Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 118 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Utsunomiya Population: 518.8K 20 kmsouth
- Tochigi Population: 159.1K 43 kmsouth
- Chikusei Population: 100.8K 49 kmsouth
- Oyama Population: 167.6K 50 kmsouth
- Sano Population: 117.7K 55 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in Shioya-gun
2 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources