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Hachinohe

Located in Hachinohe Shi, Aomori Coordinates: 40°30′00″ N 141°30′00″ E

Map showing the location of Hachinohe Hachinohe
Location in Japan
Population
239,046
239K
Elevation
20 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
MSJ Misawa Airport / Misawa Air Base25 km
AOJ Aomori Airport73 km

About Hachinohe

Hachinohe is a city. Location: Hachinohe Shi, Aomori. Population: 239,046. Elevation: 20 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Misawa Airport / Misawa Air Base (25 km). Nearby sights include Mabechi River and Kabu-jima.

Climate of Hachinohe

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 11° · Night 2° · Rain 70 mm

Hottest month
August (day 26°)
Coldest month
January (night -5°)
Wettest month
September (171 mm)
Driest month
January (56 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).

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Climate of Hachinohe
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°2°6°13°18°20°24°26°22°17°11°5°
Average low (°C)-5°-5°-2°4°8°13°17°19°15°8°2°-2°
Precipitation (mm)56566876851081371491711037056

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Hachinohe

The nearest airport is Misawa Airport / Misawa Air Base (MSJ), 25 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Aomori Airport (AOJ) (73 km). The nearest large city is Aomori, 74 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Misawa Airport / Misawa Air Base (MSJ) Misawa 25 kmnorthwest
  • Aomori Airport (AOJ) Aomori 73 kmwest
  • Odate Noshiro Airport (ONJ) Kitaakita 102 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Aomori Population: 298.4K 74 kmnorthwest
  • Hirosaki Population: 168.7K 88 kmwest
  • Morioka Population: 290.7K 94 kmsouth
  • Akita Population: 307.7K 147 kmsouthwest
  • Ōshū Population: 112.9K 154 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Hachinohe

Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 11 natural sites, 10 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km3 places

  • Oirase River River 12 kmN
  • Mabechi River River 4 kmNE
  • Kabu-jima Island 6 kmNE

25–60 km7 places

  • Kuji River River 42 kmSE
  • Arata River River 32 kmS
  • Lake Ogarawa Lake 34 kmNW
  • Hakkōda San Mountain 55 kmW

60–100 km14 places

  • Seibi En Attraction 80 kmW
  • Iwate San Mountain 84 kmSW
  • Mount Hachimantai Natural site 82 kmSW
  • Mount Bonju Mountain 85 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Hachinohe and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Hachinohe Neyagawa Matsumoto Tsukuba
Population 239K 238.5K 241.1K 241.7K
Elevation 20 m 4 m 593 m 27 m
Summer day (hottest month) 26° 33° 30° 29°
Winter night (coldest month) -5° 1° -6° -2°
Annual rainfall 1,135 mm 1,381 mm 1,141 mm 1,326 mm
Best months May–Sep May, Oct May–Jun, Sep–Oct May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Distance — 820 km 565 km 505 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Nearby attractions & nature

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