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Ōkawa

Located in Ōkawa-shi, Fukuoka Coordinates: 33°12′20″ N 130°22′31″ E

Ōkawa
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Population
39,223
39.2K
Elevation
4 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
HSG Kyushu Saga International Airport9 km
FUK Fukuoka Airport43 km

About Ōkawa

Ōkawa is a city. Location: Ōkawa-shi, Fukuoka. Population: 39,223. Elevation: 4 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Kyushu Saga International Airport (9 km).

Climate of Ōkawa

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 18° · Night 8° · Rain 68 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Beppu · 105 km east17°
  • Ōita · 114 km east18°
  • Nobeoka · 139 km southeast18°
Hottest month
August (day 32°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
June (314 mm)
Driest month
January (57 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 Ōkawa
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)10°11°14°20°24°27°31°32°28°23°18°12°
Average low (°C)1°2°5°10°14°19°23°24°20°14°8°3°
Precipitation (mm)5773105148162314303180197926858

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Ōkawa

The nearest airport is Kyushu Saga International Airport (HSG), 9 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Saga, 8 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Kyushu Saga International Airport (HSG) Saga 9 kmsouthwest
  • Fukuoka Airport (FUK) Fukuoka 43 kmnorth
  • Nagasaki Airport (NGS) Nagasaki 54 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Saga Population: 233.3K 8 kmnorthwest
  • Kurume Population: 303.6K 18 kmnortheast
  • Omuta Population: 132K 20 kmsouth
  • Chikushino-shi Population: 103.3K 35 kmnorth
  • Kasuga Population: 111K 36 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Ōkawa

Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 21 natural sites, 19 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1 place

  • Chikugo River River 7 kmS

25–60 km30 places

  • Hario Jima Island 58 kmW
  • Mount Unzen Mountain 51 kmS
  • Shimabara-hantō Natural site 52 kmS
  • Kumamoto castle Historic site 54 kmSE

60–100 km29 places

  • Iki Island Island 89 kmNW
  • Hiko Shima Island 95 kmNE
  • Nishisonoki-hantō Natural site 67 kmSW
  • Kitamatsuura Hantō Natural site 64 kmW

Straight-line distances.

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