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Kawara

Located in Kawara Machi, Tagawa-gun Coordinates: 33°40′10″ N 130°50′33″ E

Map showing the location of Kawara Kawara
Location in Japan
Population
10,657
10.7K
Elevation
59 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
May–JuneOctober
See the climate
Airports
KKJ Kitakyushu Airport26 km
FUK Fukuoka Airport37 km

About Kawara

Kawara is a town. Location: Kawara Machi, Tagawa-gun. Population: 10,657. Elevation: 59 m. The best months to visit are May–June, October. The nearest airport is Kitakyushu Airport (26 km). Nearby sights include Space World and Mount Sarakura.

Climate of Kawara

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 8° · Rain 75 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Beppu · 75 km southeast17°
  • Ōita · 85 km southeast18°
  • Nobeoka · 143 km southeast18°
Hottest month
August (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
July (299 mm)
Driest month
December (60 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 Kawara
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°9°13°18°22°25°29°30°26°22°16°11°
Average low (°C)1°2°4°9°14°18°23°23°19°13°8°3°
Precipitation (mm)71851121571612862991492011007560

Other places to visit in this season: May June October

How to get to Kawara

The nearest airport is Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ), 26 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Iizuka, 15 km to the west.

Airports

  • Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) Kitakyushu 26 kmnortheast
  • Fukuoka Airport (FUK) Fukuoka 37 kmwest
  • Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) Ube 50 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Iizuka Population: 126.4K 15 kmwest
  • Shimonoseki Population: 265.7K 33 kmnorth
  • Chikushino-shi Population: 103.3K 36 kmsouthwest
  • Ōnojō Population: 102.1K 37 kmsouthwest
  • Kasuga Population: 111K 39 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Kawara

Within 100 km: 19 historic and cultural sites, 17 natural sites, 14 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km3 places

  • Mount Sarakura Mountain 20 kmN
  • Space World Natural site 23 kmN
  • Mount Hiko Mountain 23 kmS

25–60 km25 places

  • Hiko Shima Island 30 kmN
  • Kōzan Ji Attraction 38 kmN
  • Kanmon Kyō Landmark 34 kmN
  • Wakato Ōhashi Landmark 26 kmN

60–100 km22 places

  • Okino-shima Island 93 kmNW
  • Kumamoto castle Historic site 97 kmS
  • Mount Tsurumi Mountain 69 kmSE
  • Tsuno Shima Island 76 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

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