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Mount Dainichi

Located in Gujō Shi, Gifu Coordinates: 36°00′05″ N 136°50′16″ E

Mount Dainichi
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Elevation
1,692 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Gujō
31 km S
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
KMQ Komatsu Airport / JASDF Komatsu Air Base58 km
TOY Toyama Kitokito Airport78 km

About Mount Dainichi

Mount Dainichi is a mountain. Location: Gujō Shi, Gifu. Elevation: 1,692 m.

From Wikipedia

Mount Dainichi (大日ヶ岳, Dainichi-ga-take) is a mountain located in the cities of Gujō and Takayama in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is part of the Ryōhaku Mountains and has a height of 1,709 m (5,607 ft). The rain that falls on the mountain flows into three rivers: the Nagara River, the Shō River and the Kuzuryū River.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Mount Dainichi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 6° · Night -3° · Rain 115 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kofu · 160 km east17°
  • Fujinomiya · 183 km southeast18°
  • Fuji · 191 km southeast20°
Hottest month
August (day 22°)
Coldest month
January (night -12°)
Wettest month
July (278 mm)
Driest month
February (98 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 Mount Dainichi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-4°0°8°13°16°20°22°17°11°6°0°
Average low (°C)-12°-12°-9°-2°3°8°12°13°9°2°-3°-9°
Precipitation (mm)10798133168170246278240277150115103

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Mount Dainichi

The nearest airport is Komatsu Airport / JASDF Komatsu Air Base (KMQ), 58 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Fukui-shi, 56 km to the west.

Airports

  • Komatsu Airport / JASDF Komatsu Air Base (KMQ) Kanazawa 58 kmnorthwest
  • Toyama Kitokito Airport (TOY) Toyama 78 kmnortheast
  • Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base (NKM) Nagoya 83 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Fukui-shi Population: 262.3K 56 kmwest
  • Komatsu Population: 108.5K 56 kmnorthwest
  • Matsutō Population: 110.4K 62 kmnorthwest
  • Gifu Population: 402.6K 65 kmsouth
  • Kakamigahara Population: 144.5K 65 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Mount Dainichi

Within 100 km: 5 historic and cultural sites, 31 natural sites, 18 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km4 places

  • Haku-san Mountain 19 kmN
  • Mount Sannomine Mountain 12 kmNW
  • Betsu-zan Mountain 13 kmNW
  • Itoshiro River River 18 kmSW

25–60 km8 places

  • Kakehashi River River 58 kmNW
  • Mount Iō Mountain 58 kmN
  • Tsubo-gawa River 59 kmS
  • Maze River River 48 kmSE

60–100 km42 places

  • Lake Suigetsu Lake 98 kmSW
  • Mimi River River 92 kmSW
  • Chausu-yama Mountain 91 kmE
  • Mount Sannosawa Mountain 90 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

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