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Akaike

Located in Fukuchi Machi, Tagawa-gun Coordinates: 33°41′31″ N 130°45′55″ E

Map showing the location of Akaike Akaike
Location in Japan
Population
21,398
21.4K
Elevation
35 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
KKJ Kitakyushu Airport30 km
FUK Fukuoka Airport31 km

About Akaike

Akaike is a town. Location: Fukuchi Machi, Tagawa-gun. Population: 21,398. Elevation: 35 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Kitakyushu Airport (30 km). Nearby sights include Space World and Mount Sarakura.

Climate of Akaike

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 8° · Rain 79 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Beppu · 82 km southeast17°
  • Ōita · 93 km southeast18°
  • Nobeoka · 149 km southeast18°
Hottest month
August (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
July (316 mm)
Driest month
December (63 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 Akaike
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°10°13°18°23°26°30°31°27°22°17°12°
Average low (°C)2°2°5°10°14°19°23°24°20°14°8°3°
Precipitation (mm)7888113155161288316157200997963

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Akaike

The nearest airport is Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ), 30 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Iizuka, 10 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) Kitakyushu 30 kmnortheast
  • Fukuoka Airport (FUK) Fukuoka 31 kmwest
  • Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) Ube 54 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Iizuka Population: 126.4K 10 kmsouthwest
  • Ōnojō Population: 102.1K 32 kmsouthwest
  • Chikushino-shi Population: 103.3K 32 kmsouthwest
  • Shimonoseki Population: 265.7K 33 kmnortheast
  • Kasuga Population: 111K 34 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Akaike

Within 100 km: 18 historic and cultural sites, 17 natural sites, 15 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km4 places

  • Wakato Ōhashi Landmark 24 kmN
  • Mount Sarakura Mountain 17 kmN
  • Space World Natural site 21 kmN
  • Mount Hōman Mountain 25 kmSW

25–60 km24 places

  • Hiko Shima Island 30 kmNE
  • Kōzan Ji Attraction 39 kmNE
  • Kanmon Kyō Landmark 35 kmNE
  • Ganryū-jima Island 31 kmNE

60–100 km22 places

  • Iki Island Island 97 kmW
  • Okino-shima Island 87 kmNW
  • Kumamoto castle Historic site 98 kmS
  • Mount Tsurumi Mountain 77 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

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