Region

Okinawa

Local name: 沖縄県

Located in Japan Coordinates: 26°30′00″ N 127°56′00″ E

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Population: 1,466,944; 1.5M
Elevation: 83 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+09:00; Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside: 53; listed under Okinawa
When to go: March–MayNovember–January; See the climate
Airports: OKA Naha International Airport45 km; RNJ Yoron Airport76 km

About Okinawa

Okinawa is a region. Location: Japan. Population: 1,466,944.

From Wikipedia

Okinawa Prefecture (Japanese: 沖縄県, Hepburn: Okinawa-ken; pronounced [ò̞.k̟ʲí.nä́.β̞ä́(.kè̞ɴ̀)]; Okinawan: ウチナーチン, romanized: Uchinaachin) is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan. It consists of three main island groups—the Okinawa Islands, the Sakishima Islands, and the Daitō Islands—spread across a maritime zone approximately 1,000 kilometers east to west and 400 kilometers north to south.

At a glance

Built: 1879
Area: 2,281 km²
Official website: pref.okinawa.lg.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Okinawa

Kagoshima

Twin towns and sister cities of Okinawa

Hawaii· United States

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Climate of Okinawa

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: March–May, November–January.

19° 14°

21° 16°

23° 19°

26° 21°

29° 24°

31° 26°

30° 26°

29° 25°

27° 23°

24° 19°

20° 16°

Jan

121

Feb

126

Mar

168

Apr

191

May

240

Jun

233

Jul

170

Aug

232

Sep

189

Oct

168

Nov

134

Dec

109

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 Okinawa
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	19°	19°	21°	23°	26°	29°	31°	30°	29°	27°	24°	20°
Average low (°C)	14°	14°	16°	19°	21°	24°	26°	26°	25°	23°	19°	16°
Precipitation (mm)	121	126	168	191	240	233	170	232	189	168	134	109