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Municipality

Sakawa-chō

Located in Takaoka-gun, Kochi Coordinates: 33°29′51″ N 133°16′25″ E

Map showing the location of Sakawa-chō Sakawa-chō
Location in Japan
Population
13,782
13.8K
Elevation
168 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside
1
listed under Sakawa-chō
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
KCZ Kochi Ryoma Airport37 km
MYJ Matsuyama Airport65 km

About Sakawa-chō

Sakawa-chō is a municipality. Location: Takaoka-gun, Kochi. Population: 13,782. Elevation: 168 m. The best months to visit are May–June, September–October. The nearest airport is Kochi Ryoma Airport (37 km).

Climate of Sakawa-chō

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

A wet month

Day 17° · Night 9° · Rain 102 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kochi · 25 km east18°
  • Ōita · 158 km west18°
  • Beppu · 167 km west17°
Hottest month
August (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night 1°)
Wettest month
June (339 mm)
Driest month
January (54 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 Sakawa-chō
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°10°14°19°22°25°29°30°27°22°17°12°
Average low (°C)1°2°5°11°15°19°23°23°20°14°9°3°
Precipitation (mm)54971502312563393339329517810264

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

How to get to Sakawa-chō

The nearest airport is Kochi Ryoma Airport (KCZ), 37 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kochi, 25 km to the east.

Airports

  • Kochi Ryoma Airport (KCZ) Nankoku 37 kmeast
  • Matsuyama Airport (MYJ) Matsuyama 65 kmnorthwest
  • Takamatsu Airport (TAK) Takamatsu 105 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Kochi Population: 332.1K 25 kmeast
  • Saijō Population: 104.8K 47 kmnorth
  • Niihama Population: 123.1K 51 kmnorth
  • Matsuyama Population: 511.2K 60 kmnorthwest
  • Imabari Population: 171K 68 kmnorth

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

Day trips from Sakawa-chō

Within 100 km: 5 historic and cultural sites, 4 natural sites, 17 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1 place

  • Kochi castle Historic site 25 kmE

25–60 km6 places

  • Shikoku Island 35 kmNE
  • Aki River River 59 kmE
  • Mount Inamura Mountain 29 kmN
  • Shikoku-sammyaku Mountain 40 kmN

60–100 km19 places

  • Ikuchi Jima Island 89 kmN
  • Ōmi Shima Island 87 kmN
  • Ao Island Island 78 kmW
  • Manabe Island Island 99 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Sakawa-chō

1 place

Sources & licences

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