- Elevation
- 214 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 2
- listed under Higashiokitama-gun
- Airports
- GAJ Yamagata Airport52 km
- SDJ Sendai Airport75 km
About Higashiokitama-gun
Higashiokitama-gun is a district. Location: Yamagata, Japan.
Higashiokitama (東置賜郡, Higashiokitama-gun) is a rural district located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. As of December 2013, the district had an estimated population of 40,662 and an area of 324.5 km3. All of the city of Nan'yō and parts of the cities of Yonezawa, Nagai, Kaminoyama were formerly part of Nishiokitami District.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1878
- Area
- 347 km²
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Higashiokitama-gun
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 12° · Night 3° · Rain 112 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Kofu · 293 km southwest17°
- Isehara · 298 km south18°
- Odawara · 317 km south19°
- Hottest month
- August (day 29°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- July (163 mm)
- Driest month
- April (85 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) | 2° | 3° | 6° | 15° | 21° | 24° | 28° | 29° | 24° | 18° | 12° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -4° | -1° | 5° | 10° | 15° | 19° | 20° | 16° | 9° | 3° | -1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 112 | 89 | 86 | 85 | 86 | 121 | 163 | 149 | 151 | 115 | 112 | 116 |
How to get to Higashiokitama-gun
The nearest airport is Yamagata Airport (GAJ), 52 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Sendai Airport (SDJ) (75 km). The nearest large city is Yamagata, 35 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Yamagata Airport (GAJ) Higashine 52 kmnortheast
- Sendai Airport (SDJ) Natori 75 kmeast
- Niigata Airport (KIJ) Niigata 86 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Yamagata Population: 248.8K 35 kmnortheast
- Fukushima Population: 294.2K 44 kmsoutheast
- Aizu-Wakamatsu Population: 118.2K 58 kmsouth
- Kōriyama Population: 327.7K 72 kmsouth
- Sendai Population: 1.1M 74 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in Higashiokitama-gun
2 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources