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Municipality

Kawakita-machi

Located in Nomi Gun, Ishikawa Coordinates: 36°28′00″ N 136°33′00″ E

Map showing the location of Kawakita-machi Kawakita-machi
Location in Japan
Population
50,487
50.5K
Elevation
36 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
KMQ Komatsu Airport / JASDF Komatsu Air Base15 km
TOY Toyama Kitokito Airport61 km

About Kawakita-machi

Kawakita-machi is a municipality. Location: Nomi Gun, Ishikawa. Population: 50,487. Elevation: 36 m.

From Wikipedia

Kawakita (川北町, Kawakita-machi) is a town located in Nomi District, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2018, the town had an estimated population of 6,282 in 1939 households, and a population density of 430 persons per km2. The total area of the town was 14.64 square kilometres (5.65 sq mi).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1980
Area
14.6 km²
Official website
town.kawakita.ishikawa.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Kawakita-machi

  • Hakusan Shi

Population of Kawakita-machi over time

Population of Kawakita-machi over time
2010 6,147
2015 6,347
2020 6,227

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Kawakita-machi

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

A wet month

Day 15° · Night 7° · Rain 173 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kofu · 202 km southeast17°
  • Fujinomiya · 232 km southeast18°
  • Fuji · 241 km southeast20°
Hottest month
August (day 30°)
Coldest month
February (night 0°)
Wettest month
September (246 mm)
Driest month
February (138 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).

Show values as a table
Climate of Kawakita-machi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)6°6°10°17°21°24°29°30°26°20°15°9°
Average low (°C)0°0°2°7°12°17°22°23°18°12°7°2°
Precipitation (mm)186138141147153208229160246157173186

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

How to get to Kawakita-machi

The nearest airport is Komatsu Airport / JASDF Komatsu Air Base (KMQ), 15 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Matsutō, 6 km to the north.

Airports

  • Komatsu Airport / JASDF Komatsu Air Base (KMQ) Kanazawa 15 kmsouthwest
  • Toyama Kitokito Airport (TOY) Toyama 61 kmeast
  • Noto Satoyama Airport (NTQ) Wajima 99 kmnorth

Nearby large cities

  • Matsutō Population: 110.4K 6 kmnorth
  • Komatsu Population: 108.5K 11 kmsouthwest
  • Kanazawa Population: 466K 16 kmnorth
  • Takaoka Population: 170.1K 52 kmnortheast
  • Fukui-shi Population: 262.3K 53 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Kawakita-machi

Within 100 km: 22 natural sites, 13 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km5 places

  • Kakehashi River River 11 kmSW
  • Mount Utatsu Mountain 17 kmNE
  • Mount Iō Mountain 23 kmE
  • Asano River River 21 kmNE

25–60 km8 places

  • Kuzuryu River River 46 kmSW
  • Sho River River 59 kmNE
  • Oyabe River River 59 kmNE
  • Mount Dainichi Mountain 58 kmSE

60–100 km22 places

  • Noto Jima Island 83 kmNE
  • Mount Sekidō Mountain 67 kmNE
  • Toyama-wan Natural site 69 kmNE
  • Mount Tsurugi Mountain 97 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Kawakita-machi and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Kawakita-machi Yūki Nanao Yasu
Population 50.5K 50.6K 50.3K 50.7K
Elevation 36 m 40 m 2 m 87 m
Summer day (hottest month) 30° 30° 30° 31°
Winter night (coldest month) 0° -3° 0° 0°
Annual rainfall 2,124 mm 1,310 mm 2,122 mm 1,630 mm
Best months May–Jun, Sep–Oct May–Jun, Sep–Oct May–Jun, Sep–Oct May–Jun, Oct
Distance — 300 km 75 km 159 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Nearby attractions & nature

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