Hiroshima, Japan
Hiroshima
Hiroshima is a major city in Japan, close to the sea. It has a population of about 1,198,021 (2021). The climate is classified as humid subtropical (Köppen Cfa), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Now12°C
Best timeApr · Oct–Nov
Population1.2M
Local time00:47
34.40° N, 132.45° EElevation 16 mUTC+9 · Japan Standard Time
Postal codes730-0000, 730-0001 …October: high / low22° / 14°
Rain this month91mm
Sea this month23°
Best timeApr · Oct–Nov
Best: Apr · Oct–Nov. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Hiroshima at a glance
Sunrise · sunset06:21 · 17:2911 h 08 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous86% · Moonrise 15:36Next holiday3 NovemberCulture DayNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse
Best time to visitApr · Oct–Nov
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month30°C
Average high in August
Coolest month2°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthJuly
253 mm of rain
Driest monthDecember
44 mm of rain
Warmest sea26°C
August
Monuments nearby10+
1 of them World Heritage
How Hiroshima has grown
People living in the built-up area (338 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
-9%1.27M in 1975 → 1.15M in 2025Weather in Hiroshima
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
12°C
Today hour by hourCloudy · wind 6 km/h · humidity 88%
Today23 Oct19°13°5.6 mm
Sat24 Oct22°17°42.3 mm
Sun25 Oct24°23°24.8 mm
Mon26 Oct22°22°54.2 mm
Tue27 Oct25°17°4.5 mm
Wed28 Oct18°12°
Thu29 Oct18°8°
Fri30 Oct20°15°1.5 mm
Sat31 Oct17°12°0.5 mm
When to go to Hiroshima
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 34 | 30 | 40 | 71 | 67 | 57 | 43 | 45 | 56 | 78 | 69 | 43 |
| High | 8° | 9° | 13° | 18° | 22° | 26° | 29° | 30° | 27° | 22° | 16° | 11° |
| Low | 2° | 2° | 5° | 10° | 15° | 19° | 23° | 24° | 21° | 14° | 9° | 4° |
| Rain (mm) | 49 | 70 | 124 | 144 | 170 | 255 | 253 | 111 | 164 | 91 | 73 | 44 |
| Wet days | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Sea | 15° | 13° | 13° | 15° | 17° | 20° | 24° | 26° | 25° | 23° | 20° | 17° |
What's on in Hiroshima
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Music venues
上野学園ホール〒730-0001 広島県広島市中区白島北町19-1 · 1.8 km
31 shows広島市文化交流会館〒730-0812 広島市中区加古町3-3 · 1.2 km
11 shows広島CLUB QUATTRO〒730-0033 広島県広島市中区本通10-1 広島パルコ本館10F · 1.4 km
7 shows広島サンプラザホール〒733-0833 広島市西区商工センター三丁目1番1号 · 6 km
7 showsHiroshima's festivals through the year
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Monuments and museums in Hiroshima
UNESCO0.6 km
Hiroshima Peace MemorialBuilt 19150.9 km
Hiroshima CastleBuilt 1592
0.8 km
Hiroshima Peace Memorial ParkBuilt 1954
0.8 km
Rest HouseBuilt 1929
1.6 km
Shukkei-enBuilt 1620
1.1 km
Former Bank of Japan Hiroshima BranchBuilt 1936
Museum1 km
Hiroshima Peace Memorial MuseumBuilt 1955
Museum2.6 km
Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary ArtBuilt 1989More museums: YHRP Museum · Hiroshima Soccer Museum · Exhibition of Photos from the City of Hiroshima Collection · Hiroshima City Permanent Archive Collection: Emigrants from Hiroshima: Past and Present · Hiroshima City Museum of History and Traditional Satellite · Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum Main Building · Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum East Building · 広島芸術センター · Former Bank of Japan Hiroshima Bank Exhibit · Fukuromachi Elementary School Peace Museum
Outdoors around Hiroshima
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
kiond ひろしまTheme parks
0.5 kmHiroshima Orizuru TowerViewpoints
0.6 km広島もとまち水族館Aquariums
0.7 kmpb climbing YokogawaClimbing
1 km太田川ゴルフ場 アウトコースGolf courses
2.2 kmTram View DeckViewpoints
2.6 km女鹿平温泉めがひらスキー場Ski area · 7 km of pistes · 3 lifts
31 km恐羅漢スノーパークSki area · 10 km of pistes · 8 lifts
36 km芸北国際スキー場Ski area · 10 km of pistes · 6 lifts
40 kmNature around Hiroshima
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Japan seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Hiroshima
Earthquakes around Hiroshima
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Last 30 days1magnitude 2.5+ within 300 kmSince 195034magnitude 5+ within 150 kmSignificant earthquakes on record66within 300 km
Strongest nearby since 1950
6.8Kure 17 km ↓2001 · 36 km
6.8Ikatagoshi 31 km ↙1968 · 130 km
6.7Matsue 8 km →2000 · 133 km
6.5Bungo-Takada-shi 6 km ↘1983 · 133 km
Tropical storms · Hiroshima
C4Typhoon Shanshan (2024)67 km · 65 km/hC4Typhoon Nanmadol (2022)90 km · 93 km/hTSTropical Storm Lupit (2021)68 km · 65 km/hC3Typhoon Krosa (2019)34 km · 93 km/hC2Typhoon Jongdari (2018)79 km · 83 km/hC4Typhoon Namtheun (2004)45 km · 83 km/hC5Typhoon Bart (1999)97 km · 167 km/hC5Hurricane Oliwa (1997)61 km · 111 km/hC1Typhoon Peter (1997)45 km · 93 km/hC2Typhoon Kirk (1996)89 km · 157 km/hC5Typhoon Eve (1996)64 km · 83 km/hC4Typhoon Walt (1994)98 km · 74 km/hC4Typhoon Janis (1992)43 km · 130 km/hTSTropical Storm Ellis (1989)96 km · 65 km/hC2Typhoon Orchid (1980)88 km · 102 km/h
Universities and research institutes
広島女学院大学University or college · founded 1886
National Institute of Technology, Hiroshima CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1898
Yasuda Women's UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1915
Hiroshima UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1929
Hijiyama UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1939
Onomichi City UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1946
Elisabeth University of MusicUniversity or college · founded 1948
Hiroshima Bunkyo UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1948
Hiroshima Shudo UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1952
Hiroshima Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1961
Hijiyama University Junior CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1966
広島国際学院大学University or college · founded 1967
Hiroshima University of EconomicsUniversity or college · founded 1967
広島都市学園大学University or college · founded 1974
Anabuki Design CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1985
Hiroshima City UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1994
Prefectural University of HiroshimaUniversity or college · founded 2005
Eikei University Of HiroshimaUniversity or college
Hiroshima Bunka Gakuen Two-Year CollegeUniversity or college
Hiroshima Minami High SchoolUniversity or college
Yasuda Women's CollegeUniversity or college
Western Region Agricultural Research CenterResearch institute · founded 2002
Chugoku Regional Research CenterResearch institute
Hiroshima City Education CenterResearch institute
Hiroshima City Industrial Technology CenterResearch institute
Hiroshima City Institute of Public HealthResearch institute
Hiroshima Community Research CenterResearch institute
Hiroshima International CenterResearch institute
Hiroshima Prefectural Rehabilitation CenterResearch institute
Hiroshima Prefectural Technology Research InstituteResearch institute
Towns and villages around Hiroshima
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Gion4 kmNishihara4 kmYaga4.1 kmFuruichi5.8 kmMukainada5.9 kmNakasuji6.1 kmOmachi7.2 kmTomochuo7.4 kmChorakuji8.2 kmKamiyasu8.3 kmItsukaichi8.5 kmYasuhigashi8.6 kmYano9.5 kmNinoshimachō9.7 kmYagi10 kmShimo-fukawa11 kmNaka-fukawa12 kmHirabara12 kmMiyahara12 kmNakanohigashi12 kmTsuzurahara14 kmShirakawa14 kmKabe14 km
Hiroshima from above
Around Hiroshima41 places to see, do and reach nearby
Ōta River, HiroshimaNature6.0 kmEnkō RiverNature6.0 kmKyū-Ōta RiverNature1.5 kmFuchu-ŌkawaNature5.1 kmSenogawa RiverNature7.5 kmYahata RiverNature7.9 kmNinoshimaNature10 kmKanawajimaNature7.4 kmMount OsorakanMountain37 kmMount Kanmuri (Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima)Mountain35 kmMount JakuchiMountain37 kmMount KyūrakanMountain36 kmJippō ZanMountain33 kmMount ShinnyūMountain36 km女鹿平温泉めがひらスキー場Ski area31 km恐羅漢スノーパークSki area36 km芸北国際スキー場Ski area40 kmHiroshima Peace MemorialMonument0.6 kmHiroshima CastleMonument0.9 kmHiroshima Peace Memorial ParkMonument0.8 kmRest HouseMonument0.8 kmShukkei-enMonument1.6 kmFormer Bank of Japan Hiroshima BranchMonument1.1 kmHiroshima Tōshō-gūMonument2.4 kmRuins of the Chūgoku Regional Military Headquarters Air Defense RoomMonument0.9 kmHiroshima Peace Memorial MuseumMuseum1.0 kmHiroshima City Museum of Contemporary ArtMuseum2.6 kmHiroshima Museum of ArtMuseum0.8 kmHiroshima Children's MuseumMuseum0.4 kmHonkawa Elementary School Peace MuseumMuseum0.5 kmStationStation1.2 kmStationStation1.4 kmStationStation1.9 kmHiroshima · ferry portFerry port0.8 kmHiroshima World Heritage River CruiseFerry port0.8 kmHatsukaichiPlace12 kmKurePlace22 kmKaitaichiPlace8.5 kmSakaPlace9.6 kmKumanoPlace13 kmMiyajimaPlace16 km
Postal codes
730-0000730-0001730-0002730-0003730-0004730-0005730-0011730-0012730-0013730-0014730-0015730-0016730-0017730-0021730-0022730-0023730-0024730-0025730-0026730-0027730-0028730-0029730-0031730-0032730-0033730-0034730-0035730-0036730-0037730-0041730-0042730-0043730-0044730-0045730-0046730-0047730-0048730-0049730-0051730-0052730-0053730-0054730-0055730-0801730-0802730-0803730-0804730-0805730-0806730-0811730-0812730-0813730-0814730-0821730-0822730-0823730-0824730-0825730-0826730-0831730-0832730-0833730-0834730-0835730-0836730-0837730-0841730-0842730-0843730-0844730-0845730-0846730-0847730-0851730-0852730-0853730-0854730-0855730-0856730-8501730-8502730-8503730-8504730-8507730-8508730-8509730-8510730-8511730-8513730-8514730-8515730-8518730-8520730-8521730-8522730-8523730-8527730-8528730-8530730-8531730-8532730-8533730-8535730-8536730-8538730-8539730-8540730-8541730-8542730-8543730-8544730-8545730-8548730-8550730-8551730-8552730-8558730-8559730-8561730-8562730-8563730-8565730-8566730-8567730-8570730-8571730-8575730-8576730-8577730-8580730-8582730-8583730-8585730-8586730-8587730-8588730-8589730-8601730-8603730-8605730-8606730-8608730-8609730-8610730-8611730-8612730-8619730-8620730-8622730-8626730-8630730-8631730-8641730-8642730-8643730-8646730-8650730-8651730-8652730-8653730-8654730-8655730-8656730-8657730-8658730-8661730-8662730-8666730-8667730-8668730-8672730-8675730-8677730-8678730-8680730-8686730-8687730-8701730-8702730-8706730-8707730-8720730-8730730-8787730-8795730-8796730-8797730-8798731-5162732-0057732-0817732-0821732-0826732-0827732-0828733-0000733-0002733-0003733-0004733-0005733-0011733-0012733-0013733-0021733-0022733-0023733-0024733-0025733-0031733-0032733-0033733-0034733-0035733-0036733-0037733-0802733-0803733-0804733-0805733-0811733-0812733-0813733-0814733-0815733-0816733-0821733-0822733-0823733-0871733-0872733-0873733-0874733-0875733-0876733-8501733-8509733-8510733-8511733-8512733-8513733-8514733-8520733-8521733-8525733-8528733-8530733-8531733-8533733-8535733-8540733-8543733-8545733-8548733-8550733-8551733-8552733-8553733-8555733-8558733-8601733-8608733-8610733-8611733-8616733-8621733-8622733-8623733-8624733-8625733-8626733-8630733-8633733-8641733-8642733-8643733-8646733-8647733-8648733-8650733-8651733-8660733-8669733-8670733-8675733-8677733-8678733-8689733-8701734-0007
Getting to Hiroshima
Iwakuni Kintaikyo AirportIWK
34 kmHiroshima AirportHIJ
43 kmMatsuyama AirportMYJ
68 km横川Railway station
1.2 km新白島Railway station
1.4 km三滝Railway station
1.9 km元安桟橋宮島桟橋
0.8 kmHiroshima World Heritage River CruiseFerry port
0.8 kmPlaces near Hiroshima
Places with a climate like Hiroshima
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Hiroshima?
Based on 30-year climate normals, April, October and November offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Hiroshima.
What is the hottest month in Hiroshima?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30°C and lows of 24°C.
What is the coldest month in Hiroshima?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 8°C and lows of 2°C.
What is the rainiest month in Hiroshima?
July is the wettest month with about 253 mm of precipitation on 16 wet days.
How warm is the sea near Hiroshima?
The sea is warmest in August at about 26°C and coolest in February at about 13°C.
What is the postal code of Hiroshima?
Hiroshima has 289 postal codes: 730-0000, 730-0001, 730-0002, 730-0003, 730-0004, 730-0005, 730-0011, 730-0012, 730-0013, 730-0014, 730-0015, 730-0016 ….