Toyama, Japan
Toyama
Toyama is a city in Japan, close to the sea. It has a population of about 413,028 (2021). The climate is classified as humid subtropical (Köppen Cfa), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Now12°C
Best timeMay · Sep–Oct
Population413,028
Local time00:04
36.70° N, 137.22° EElevation 11 mUTC+9 · Japan Standard Time
Postal codes930-0001, 930-0002 …October: high / low20° / 13°
Rain this month172mm
Sea this month22°
Best timeMay · Sep–Oct
Best: May · Sep–Oct. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Toyama at a glance
Sunrise · sunset06:05 · 17:0811 h 03 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 15:17Next holiday3 NovemberCulture DayNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse
Best time to visitMay · Sep–Oct
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month30°C
Average high in August
Coolest month-1°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthDecember
266 mm of rain
Driest monthApril
131 mm of rain
Warmest sea27°C
August
Monuments nearby6+
within 14 km
How Toyama has grown
People living in the built-up area (96 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+97%122k in 1975 → 240k in 2025Weather in Toyama
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
12°C
Today hour by hourClear · wind 9 km/h · humidity 85%
Today23 Oct20°11°
Sat24 Oct19°15°37.6 mm
Sun25 Oct21°18°50.6 mm
Mon26 Oct19°17°15.9 mm
Tue27 Oct21°15°37.3 mm
Wed28 Oct15°12°3.5 mm
Thu29 Oct15°10°2 mm
Fri30 Oct21°11°
Sat31 Oct19°11°18.6 mm
When to go to Toyama
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 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 58 | 61 | 57 | 45 | 44 | 59 | 63 | 44 | 19 |
| High | 5° | 6° | 10° | 17° | 22° | 25° | 28° | 30° | 25° | 20° | 14° | 9° |
| Low | -1° | 0° | 2° | 8° | 13° | 18° | 22° | 23° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 2° |
| Rain (mm) | 282 | 184 | 162 | 131 | 146 | 195 | 253 | 174 | 226 | 172 | 240 | 266 |
| Wet days | 26 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 26 |
| Sea | 13° | 11° | 10° | 11° | 15° | 20° | 24° | 27° | 25° | 22° | 19° | 16° |
What's on in Toyama
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Music venues
AUBADE HALL〒930-0858 富山県富山市牛島町9-28 · 0.5 km
5 showsToyama's festivals through the year
Monuments and museums in Toyama
1.2 km
Ushijima LockBuilt 19340.9 km
Toyama Municipal Folk Museum0.9 km
Toyama CastleBuilt 15433.4 km
Kitadai Site14 km
Kosugimaruyama Site3.3 km
薬種商の館金岡邸
Museum1.3 km
Toyama Prefectural Museum of Art and Design
Museum1.8 km
The Suiboku Museum, ToyamaBuilt 1999More museums: Itai-itai Disease Museum · 大谷和子こども美術館 · 富山市北代縄文館 · 富山市売薬資料館 · 富山市民俗民芸村 民俗資料館 · 富山市民俗民芸村 民芸館 · 富山市民俗民芸村 考古資料館 · 富山市民俗民芸村 陶芸館 · 富山市民俗民芸村民芸 合掌館 · 富山県国際健康プラザ生命科学館 · 富山県教育記念館 · 源 ますのすしミュージアム
Outdoors around Toyama
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
チロルClimbing
0.3 kmTenmomkyo bridge towerViewpoints
1.1 km古宮鉱泉浴場Hot springs & thermal baths
2.1 km昭和の隠れ湯 塩湯Hot springs & thermal baths
2.2 kmほたるいかミュージアムAquariums
2.2 km八尾カントリークラブGolf courses
3.4 km牛岳温泉スキー場Ski area · 3 lifts
21 kmとなみ夢の平スキー場Ski area · 2 km of pistes · 1 lifts
22 km立山山麓スキー場Ski area · 11 km of pistes · 8 lifts
24 kmあわすのスキー場Ski area · 2 km of pistes · 2 lifts
25 kmNature around Toyama
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Japan seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Toyama
Earthquakes around Toyama
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Last 30 days6magnitude 2.5+ within 300 kmSince 195099magnitude 5+ within 150 kmSignificant earthquakes on record99within 300 km
Strongest nearby since 1950
7.5Suzu 6 km ↑2024 · 88 km
6.8Katsuyama 19 km →1961 · 82 km
6.7Wajima 29 km ←2007 · 90 km
6.6Kariwa 19 km ↖2007 · 143 km
Tsunamis · Toyama
TSTropical Storm Etau (2015)88 km · 65 km/hC4Typhoon Meari (2004)62 km · 74 km/hC5Hurricane Oliwa (1997)68 km · 65 km/hC2Typhoon Kirk (1996)85 km · 120 km/hC4Typhoon Orchid (1994)39 km · 120 km/hC5Typhoon Flo (1990)82 km · 120 km/hTSTropical Storm Roger (1989)75 km · 74 km/hC2Typhoon Kelly (1987)68 km · 83 km/hC5Typhoon Bess (1982)70 km · 93 km/h
Fossil sites near this town
Fossil sites: 2 · 1 km
Neogene · 2
Formations around the town
Mammoths and mastodons · 2Stegolophodon
Universities and research institutes
Toyama Prefectural Sakurai High SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1909
Toyama Prefectural Namerikawa High SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1913
Tateyama Elementary SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1933
University of ToyamaUniversity or college · founded 1949
富山短期大学University or college · founded 1963
Toyama University of International StudiesUniversity or college · founded 1963
Toyama Prefectural Toyama Minami High SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1974
Toho Gakuen Graduate SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1999
National Institute of Technology, Toyama CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2009
Toyama Prefectural Institute for Pharmaceutical ResearchResearch institute · founded 1929
Toyama Prefectural Agricultural, Forestry & Fisheries Research CenterResearch institute · founded 2008
Northwest Pacific Region Environmental Cooperation CenterResearch institute
Toyama Design CenterResearch institute
Toyama International CenterResearch institute
Towns and villages around Toyama
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Nakajima2.2 kmIshigane2.4 kmIrifunemachi2.4 kmShinjōmachi3 kmKanaya3.5 kmHagiwara4.4 kmHongōmachi4.6 kmHasumachi4.6 kmHatchō4.7 kmHiraki4.8 kmKitadaishin4.8 kmYokata-araya5.8 kmŌshima5.8 kmHigashiiwasemachi5.9 kmNishinomiya6.3 kmSugitani7 kmMizuhashi-shōji7.1 kmTochidani7.4 kmFuchūmachi-fukuro7.7 kmFuchūmachi-hagishima8.1 kmMizuhashi-tsujigadō9.3 kmNakanunome9.7 kmFuchūmachi-nagasawa9.8 kmFuchūmachi-naruko10 kmMaseguchi10 kmTakatsuki10 kmKaminunome11 kmYatsuomachi-usujima12 kmYaomachi-okuda12 kmKamidaki12 kmMakino13 kmTakidan13 kmYatsuomachi-ikuritani14 kmKurumigahara14 kmFuchūmachi-daira14 kmYatsuomachi-konagatani14 kmSasazu15 km
Toyama from above
Around Toyama40 places to see, do and reach nearby
Jinzū RiverNature6.9 kmItachi River, ToyamaNature3.1 kmFugan CanalNature5.9 kmMatsu River, ToyamaNature0.4 kmKumano River, ToyamaNature3.5 kmShiraiwa RiverNature9.9 kmOtoko-iwaNature19 kmOnna-iwaNature20 kmMount TateMountain39 kmMount Tsurugi (Toyama)Mountain37 kmMount YakushiMountain39 kmMount Bessan, NaganoMountain38 kmMount Ryūō, NaganoMountain38 kmMount MasagoMountain38 km牛岳温泉スキー場Ski area21 kmとなみ夢の平スキー場Ski area22 km立山山麓スキー場Ski area24 kmあわすのスキー場Ski area25 kmUshijima LockMonument1.2 kmToyama Municipal Folk MuseumMonument0.9 kmToyama CastleMonument0.9 kmKitadai SiteMonument3.4 kmKosugimaruyama SiteMonument14 km薬種商の館金岡邸Monument3.3 kmToyama Prefectural Museum of Art and DesignMuseum1.3 kmThe Suiboku Museum, ToyamaMuseum1.8 kmToyama Science MuseumMuseum2.2 kmToyama Glass Art MuseumMuseum1.3 kmToyama City Sato Memorial Art MuseumMuseum0.8 kmStationStation0.2 kmStationStation0.3 kmStationStation1.4 kmToyama · ferry portFerry port1.2 kmToyama · ferry portFerry port2.8 kmImizuPlace11 kmUozuPlace20 kmKamiichiPlace13 kmTakaokaPlace19 kmFunahashiPlace8.4 kmNishishinminatoPlace15 km
Postal codes
930-0001930-0002930-0003930-0004930-0005930-0006930-0007930-0008930-0009930-0010930-0012930-0015930-0016930-0017930-0018930-0019930-0021930-0022930-0023930-0024930-0025930-0026930-0027930-0028930-0029930-0041930-0042930-0043930-0044930-0045930-0046930-0047930-0048930-0049930-0057930-0058930-0059930-0061930-0062930-0063930-0064930-0065930-0066930-0067930-0068930-0069930-0071930-0072930-0073930-0074930-0075930-0078930-0081930-0082930-0083930-0084930-0085930-0086930-0087930-0088930-0089930-0091930-0092930-0093930-0094930-0095930-0096930-0097930-0098930-0805930-0841930-0842930-0843930-0846930-0847930-0848930-0849930-0851930-0852930-0853930-0854930-0855930-0856930-0857930-0858930-0859930-0896
Getting to Toyama
Toyama Kitokito AirportTOY
6.3 kmNoto Satoyama AirportNTQ
70 kmKomatsu Airport / JASDF Komatsu Air BaseKMQ
80 km電鉄富山Railway station
0.2 km富山Railway station
0.3 km稲荷町Railway station
1.4 km環水公園中島閘門 · 岩瀬カナル会館
1.2 km中島閘門環水公園
2.8 kmPlaces near Toyama
Places with a climate like Toyama
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Toyama?
Based on 30-year climate normals, May, September and October offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Toyama.
What is the hottest month in Toyama?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30°C and lows of 23°C.
What is the coldest month in Toyama?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 5°C and lows of -1°C.
What is the rainiest month in Toyama?
December is the wettest month with about 266 mm of precipitation on 26 wet days.
How warm is the sea near Toyama?
The sea is warmest in August at about 27°C and coolest in March at about 10°C.
What is the postal code of Toyama?
Toyama has 87 postal codes: 930-0001, 930-0002, 930-0003, 930-0004, 930-0005, 930-0006, 930-0007, 930-0008, 930-0009, 930-0010, 930-0012, 930-0015 ….