Region

Gifu

Located in Japan Coordinates: 35°47′00″ N 137°03′00″ E

Jordy Meow · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Population: 1,991,390; 2M
Elevation: 651 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+09:00; Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside: 34; listed under Gifu
When to go: June–JulySeptember; See the climate
Airports: NKM Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base60 km; KMQ Komatsu Airport / JASDF Komatsu Air Base89 km

About Gifu

Gifu is a region. Location: Japan. Population: 1,991,390.

From Wikipedia

Gifu Prefecture (岐阜県, Gifu-ken; Japanese pronunciation: [ɡ̟ʲì.ɸɯ̈́, -ɸɯ̥̈.kè̞ɴ̀, -ké̞ɴ̀]) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 2,040,000 (as of April 1, 2025) and has a geographic area of 10,621 square kilometres (4,101 sq mi).

At a glance

Built: 1872
Area: 10,621 km²
Official website: pref.gifu.lg.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Gifu

Aichi
Fukui
Ishikawa
Mie
Nagano
Shiga Prefecture
Toyama

Twin towns and sister cities of Gifu

Kagoshima· Japan

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Climate of Gifu

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–July, September.

4° -4°

8° -1°

15° 5°

19° 9°

22° 14°

26° 18°

28° 19°

23° 15°

18° 9°

12° 3°

7° -2°

Jan

Feb

Mar

144

Apr

196

May

189

Jun

279

Jul

311

Aug

270

Sep

303

Oct

158

Nov

106

Dec

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).

Show values as a table

Climate of Gifu
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	4°	4°	8°	15°	19°	22°	26°	28°	23°	18°	12°	7°
Average low (°C)	-4°	-4°	-1°	5°	9°	14°	18°	19°	15°	9°	3°	-2°
Precipitation (mm)	91	93	144	196	189	279	311	270	303	158	106	90