Nara, Japan
Nara-shi
Nara-shi is a city in Nara, Japan. It has a population of about 367,353. The climate is classified as humid subtropical (Köppen Cfa), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Now13°C
Best timeApr · Oct–Nov
Population367,353
Local time00:18
34.69° N, 135.80° EElevation 68 mUTC+9 · Japan Standard Time
Postal codes630-8011, 630-8111 …October: high / low21° / 13°
Rain this month124mm
Best timeApr · Oct–Nov
Best: Apr · Oct–Nov. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Nara-shi at a glance
Sunrise · sunset06:08 · 17:1511 h 07 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 15:22Next holiday3 NovemberCulture DayNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse
Best time to visitApr · Oct–Nov
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month32°C
Average high in August
Coolest month0°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthJuly
174 mm of rain
Driest monthDecember
48 mm of rain
Monuments nearby10+
5 of them World Heritage
How Nara-shi has grown
People living in the built-up area (343 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
-24%1.25M in 1975 → 958k in 2025Weather in Nara-shi
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
13°C
Today hour by hourPartly cloudy · wind 3 km/h · humidity 85%
Today23 Oct23°11°
Sat24 Oct25°18°15.7 mm
Sun25 Oct23°20°2.6 mm
Mon26 Oct22°19°90.3 mm
Tue27 Oct25°16°5.1 mm
Wed28 Oct17°12°
Thu29 Oct18°10°
Fri30 Oct22°13°1 mm
Sat31 Oct19°12°0.5 mm
When to go to Nara-shi
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 | 41 | 37 | 43 | 70 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 36 | 51 | 73 | 72 | 45 |
| High | 8° | 9° | 13° | 18° | 23° | 26° | 30° | 32° | 28° | 21° | 16° | 11° |
| Low | 0° | 0° | 3° | 8° | 13° | 18° | 22° | 23° | 20° | 13° | 7° | 2° |
| Rain (mm) | 50 | 67 | 112 | 111 | 156 | 200 | 174 | 112 | 176 | 124 | 77 | 48 |
| Wet days | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
What's on in Nara-shi
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Nara-shi's festivals through the year
Monuments and museums in Nara-shi
UNESCO2.4 km
Kōfuku-ji Temple, Nara-shiBuilt 710
UNESCO2.6 km
Yakushi-ji TempleBuilt 680
UNESCO2.1 km
Tōshōdai-ji TempleBuilt 759
UNESCO2.5 km
Gangō-ji TempleBuilt 718
UNESCO1.1 km
Heijō Palace
2.5 km
Saidai-ji TempleBuilt 765
Museum2.9 km
Nara National MuseumBuilt 1889
Museum3.9 km
Irie Taikichi Memorial Museum of Photography Nara CityBuilt 1992More museums: ならまちまちかど博物館 · NARAMACHI DUNG BEETLE GALLERY · Nara Buddhist Sculpture Hall · Buddhist Art Library · 元興寺総合収蔵庫 · Irie Taikichi's old residence · 名勝大乗院庭園文化館 · National Treasure Museum · 墨の資料館 · 奈良いきものミュージアム · 奈良学園セミナーハウス志賀直哉旧居 · Nara City Museum of calligraphy in honour of Kason Sugioka
Outdoors around Nara-shi
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
ウォーター パークWater parks
0.7 kmKasagi Camping GroundCamp sites
1 kmIkoma Sanjo Amusement ParkTheme parks
2 kmカード迷路 ぐるり森大冒険Theme parks
2 kmKisaichi Country ClubGolf courses
2.8 kmスッカマ 源氏の湯Hot springs & thermal baths
2.8 kmNature around Nara-shi
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Japan seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Nara-shi
Earthquakes around Nara-shi
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Last 30 days0magnitude 2.5+ within 300 kmSince 195063magnitude 5+ within 150 kmSignificant earthquakes on record82within 300 km
Strongest nearby since 1950
7.2Shima 73 km ↓1984 · 150 km
6.9Akashi 8 km ↓1995 · 73 km
6.3Mihama 21 km ↖1963 · 123 km
6.3Maizuru 11 km ↘1967 · 85 km
Tropical storms · Nara-shi
TSTropical Storm Peipah (2025)92 km · 72 km/hC4Typhoon Lan (2023)80 km · 102 km/hC5Typhoon Trami (2018)46 km · 130 km/hC5Typhoon Jebi (2018)93 km · 148 km/hC2Typhoon Jongdari (2018)2 km · 111 km/hC4Typhoon Noru (2017)73 km · 102 km/hC4Typhoon Malakas (2016)51 km · 102 km/hC5Typhoon Vongfong (2014)21 km · 74 km/hC4Typhoon Meari (2004)28 km · 102 km/hC2Typhoon Pabuk (2001)85 km · 93 km/hTSTropical Storm Waldo (1998)82 km · 65 km/hC2Typhoon Vicki (1998)44 km · 167 km/hC5Typhoon Eve (1996)39 km · 65 km/hC4Typhoon Orchid (1994)54 km · 148 km/hTSTropical Storm Zola (1993)58 km · 74 km/hC5Typhoon Flo (1990)88 km · 157 km/hTSTropical Storm Roger (1989)30 km · 74 km/hTSTropical Storm of 13 August 1988 (1988)89 km · 65 km/h
Universities and research institutes
Nara University of EducationUniversity or college · founded 1888
Nara Prefectural Unebi Senior High SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1896
Nara Advanced Teachers College for Women, Nara Women's UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1908
Nara Prefectural Takada Senior High SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1921
Tezukayama UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1941
Nara Prefectural UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1953
Narashino Municipal Narashino High SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1957
Nara Saho CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1965
Nara Prefectural Institute for Educational ResearchUniversity or college · founded 1969
Nara UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1969
奈良産業大学University or college · founded 1984
Hakuho Women's CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1998
Nara Prefectural Nara High SchoolUniversity or college · founded 2005
Nara Prefectural Pharmaceutical Research CenterResearch institute
Towns and villages around Nara-shi
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Hokkejichō0.8 kmShijō-ōji0.9 kmKashiwagichō1.6 kmHachijō2.1 kmUtahimechō2.4 kmTōkujōchō2.9 kmKodonochō3.3 kmHigashikiderachō3.3 kmKitanagaichō3.4 kmMinamikiderachō3.4 kmAkishinochō3.5 kmShikishimachō4.2 kmFuruichichō4.3 kmByakukōjichō4.3 kmYokoi4.5 kmNakayamachō4.5 kmRokuyaonchō4.7 kmIshikichō4.7 kmImaichichō4.7 kmOshikumachō4.8 kmShibayachō5.1 kmŌwadachō5.1 kmYashimachō5.3 kmTsurumai-higashimachi5.3 kmGakuen-naka5.3 kmNakamachi5.5 kmKubonoshōchō5.6 kmTomigaoka5.7 kmMitsugarasu6.1 kmTezukayama6.9 kmBodaisenchō7.4 kmTakahichō7.4 kmTorimichō7.4 kmFurusatochō7.4 kmHigashinarukawachō7.6 kmMinamitsubaochō8.2 kmHirashimizuchō8.4 kmSonodachō8.7 kmSetarinchō8.7 kmDaijisenchō8.9 kmYadawarachō9.4 kmKitamurachō9.5 kmYokotachō10 kmNakahatachō10 kmMaitanichō10 kmSugawachō10 kmNinnikusenchō10 kmSagawa-ryōchō10 kmNakazurachō11 kmMinamitawarachō11 kmŌbiraochō11 kmŌyagyūchō12 kmShimosagawachō12 kmBesshochō13 kmMima13 kmSakaharachō13 kmSomanokawachō13 kmŌbochō14 kmObane14 kmYagyūchō14 kmTsuge-babachō14 kmYagyū-shimochō15 km
Nara-shi from above
Around Nara-shi36 places to see, do and reach nearby
Saho RiverNature10 kmSoga RiverNature11 kmAsuka RiverNature12 kmMomonoo FallsNature12 kmTomio RiverNature12 kmKizu River, KyotoNature17 kmMount TakamiMountain39 kmMount KongōMountain32 kmMount KurosoMountain38 kmMount Kunimi, SoniMountain32 kmMount SumitsukaMountain32 kmMount Tengu, SoniMountain38 kmKōfuku-ji Temple, Nara-shiMonument2.4 kmYakushi-ji TempleMonument2.6 kmTōshōdai-ji TempleMonument2.1 kmGangō-ji TempleMonument2.5 kmHeijō PalaceMonument1.1 kmSaidai-ji TempleMonument2.5 kmNara StationMonument1.4 kmHokke-ji Temple, Nara-shiMonument0.8 kmNara National MuseumMuseum2.9 kmIrie Taikichi Memorial Museum of Photography Nara CityMuseum3.9 kmNara City Historical Materials Preservation HouseMuseum2.4 kmNara Prefectural Museum of ArtMuseum2.5 kmNeiraku MuseumMuseum3.0 kmStationStation0.6 kmStationStation1.4 kmStationStation2.0 kmNara-shi · ferry portFerry port25 kmNara-shi · ferry portFerry port25 kmTakatsukiPlace25 kmMoriguchiPlace22 kmYawataPlace23 kmKatsuragiPlace24 kmShimamotoPlace25 kmIkarugaPlace10 km
Postal codes
630-8011630-8111630-8114630-8115630-8121630-8122630-8123630-8124630-8125630-8126630-8127630-8132630-8238630-8243630-8244630-8245630-8246630-8247630-8248630-8251630-8252630-8253630-8254630-8255630-8256630-8257630-8258630-8261630-8272631-8501631-8502631-8503631-8505631-8511631-8522631-8523631-8524631-8585
Getting to Nara-shi
Osaka Itami International AirportITM
35 kmKobe AirportUKB
53 kmKansai International AirportKIX
59 km新大宮Railway station
0.6 km奈良Railway station
1.4 km尼ヶ辻Railway station
2 km大阪城公園船着場Ferry port
25 km背割堤船着場Ferry port
25 kmPlaces near Nara-shi
Places with a climate like Nara-shi
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Nara-shi?
Based on 30-year climate normals, April, October and November offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Nara-shi.
What is the hottest month in Nara-shi?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 32°C and lows of 23°C.
What is the coldest month in Nara-shi?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 8°C and lows of 0°C.
What is the rainiest month in Nara-shi?
July is the wettest month with about 174 mm of precipitation on 17 wet days.
What is the postal code of Nara-shi?
Nara-shi has 38 postal codes: 630-8011, 630-8111, 630-8114, 630-8115, 630-8121, 630-8122, 630-8123, 630-8124, 630-8125, 630-8126, 630-8127, 630-8132 ….