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Municipality

Oarai Town

Located in Higashiibaraki-gun, Ibaraki Coordinates: 36°17′50″ N 140°33′16″ E

Map showing the location of Oarai Town Oarai Town
Location in Japan
Population
18,095
18.1K
Elevation
31 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside
1
listed under Oarai Town
When to go
May–JulySeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
IBR Ibaraki Airport18 km
NRT Narita International Airport61 km

About Oarai Town

Oarai Town is a municipality. Location: Higashiibaraki-gun, Ibaraki. Population: 18,095. Elevation: 31 m. The best months to visit are May–July, September–October. The nearest airport is Ibaraki Airport (18 km). Nearby sights include Naka-gawa and Kuji-gawa.

Climate of Oarai Town

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–July, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 6° · Rain 90 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Isehara · 150 km southwest18°
  • Odawara · 171 km southwest19°
  • Kofu · 192 km west17°
Hottest month
August (day 28°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
October (184 mm)
Driest month
January (42 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 Oarai Town
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°11°17°20°23°26°28°25°20°16°11°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°2°7°12°16°19°21°18°12°6°0°
Precipitation (mm)4267991201331701441281801849054

Other places to visit in this season: May June July September October

How to get to Oarai Town

The nearest airport is Ibaraki Airport (IBR), 18 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Katsuta, 10 km to the north.

Airports

  • Ibaraki Airport (IBR) Omitama 18 kmsouthwest
  • Narita International Airport (NRT) Narita 61 kmsouth
  • Fukushima Airport (FKS) Sukagawa 104 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Katsuta Population: 156K 10 kmnorth
  • Mito Population: 270.7K 11 kmnorthwest
  • Hitachi-Naka Population: 156.6K 11 kmnorth
  • Hitachi Population: 174.5K 35 kmnorth
  • Tsuchiura Population: 144.4K 39 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Oarai Town

Within 100 km: 22 historic and cultural sites, 6 natural sites, 15 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

  • Kuji-gawa River 21 kmN
  • Naka-gawa River 6 kmNE

25–60 km4 places

  • Mount_Tsukuba Mountain 41 kmW
  • Mount Kaba Mountain 36 kmW
  • Mount Yamizo Mountain 35 kmNW
  • Lake Kasumigaura Lake 32 kmSW

60–100 km37 places

  • Saitama Super Arena Landmark 94 kmSW
  • Ueno Dōbutsuen Attraction 95 kmSW
  • National Museum of Modern Art Museum 99 kmSW
  • Koishikawa Kōraku En Attraction 98 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Oarai Town

1 place

Nearby attractions & nature

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