- Elevation
- 197 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- HNA Iwate Hanamaki Airport51 km
- MSJ Misawa Airport / Misawa Air Base125 km
About Kawai
Kawai is a village. Location: Miyako Shi, Iwate. Elevation: 197 m.
Kawai (川井村, Kawai-mura) was a village located in Shimohei District, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1955
- Area
- 567 km²
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Kawai
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 12° · Night 2° · Rain 82 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 26°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -6°)
- Wettest month
- September (198 mm)
- Driest month
- January (50 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 3° | 3° | 7° | 14° | 18° | 21° | 25° | 26° | 22° | 17° | 12° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | -6° | -5° | -3° | 3° | 8° | 13° | 17° | 19° | 15° | 8° | 2° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 50 | 58 | 84 | 109 | 116 | 138 | 169 | 179 | 198 | 134 | 82 | 58 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September
How to get to Kawai
The nearest airport is Iwate Hanamaki Airport (HNA), 51 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Morioka, 47 km to the west.
Airports
- Iwate Hanamaki Airport (HNA) Hanamaki 51 kmwest
- Misawa Airport / Misawa Air Base (MSJ) Misawa 125 kmnorth
- Akita Airport (AXT) Akita 126 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Morioka Population: 290.7K 47 kmwest
- Ōshū Population: 112.9K 68 kmsouthwest
- Ichinoseki Population: 114.5K 89 kmsouthwest
- Hachinohe Population: 239K 101 kmnorth
- Ōsaki Population: 128.8K 128 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Sources & licences
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