- Elevation
- 9 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 2
- listed under Higashitagawa-gun
- Airports
- SYO Shonai Airport14 km
- GAJ Yamagata Airport57 km
About Higashitagawa-gun
Higashitagawa-gun is a district. Location: Yamagata, Japan.
Higashitagawa District (東田川郡, Higashitagawa-gun) is a rural district located in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. As of October 2013, the district has an estimated population of 29,957 and an area of 282.47 km2. Much of the city of Tsuruoka and a portion of the city of Sakata was formerly part of Higashitagawa District.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1878
- Area
- 282 km²
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Higashitagawa-gun
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 13° · Night 5° · Rain 202 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Kofu · 370 km south17°
- Isehara · 383 km south18°
- Hottest month
- August (day 29°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- November (202 mm)
- Driest month
- May (97 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) | 3° | 4° | 7° | 15° | 20° | 24° | 27° | 29° | 25° | 19° | 13° | 7° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -2° | 0° | 5° | 11° | 16° | 20° | 21° | 17° | 10° | 5° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 163 | 120 | 106 | 105 | 97 | 121 | 171 | 169 | 169 | 157 | 202 | 200 |
How to get to Higashitagawa-gun
The nearest airport is Shonai Airport (SYO), 14 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Sakata, 14 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Shonai Airport (SYO) Shonai 14 kmwest
- Yamagata Airport (GAJ) Higashine 57 kmsoutheast
- Akita Airport (AXT) Akita 93 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Sakata Population: 100.3K 14 kmnorthwest
- Tsuruoka Population: 125.4K 15 kmsouthwest
- Yamagata Population: 248.8K 74 kmsoutheast
- Ōsaki Population: 128.8K 92 kmeast
- Sendai Population: 1.1M 100 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in Higashitagawa-gun
2 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Haguro Yama Mountain, Tsuruoka Shi12 km S -
Aka River River, Yamagata15 km W
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Mogami River River, Yamagata17 km NW
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Dewa Sanzan Mountain, Yamagata19 km S
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources