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Municipality

Yomitan Village

Local name: 読谷村

Located in Nakagami, Okinawa Coordinates: 26°24′00″ N 127°44′47″ E

Map showing the location of Yomitan Village Yomitan Village
Location in Japan
Population
41,051
41.1K
Elevation
74 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside
2
listed under Yomitan Village
When to go
November–May
See the climate
Airports
OKA Naha International Airport25 km
RNJ Yoron Airport97 km

About Yomitan Village

Yomitan Village is a municipality. Location: Nakagami, Okinawa. Population: 41,051. Elevation: 74 m.

From Wikipedia

Yomitan (Japanese: 読谷村, Hepburn: Yomitan-son; Okinawan: Yuntan) is a village located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1908
Area
35.3 km²
Official website
vill.yomitan.okinawa.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Yomitan Village

  • Okinawa
  • Kadena Chō

Population of Yomitan Village over time

Population of Yomitan Village over time
2010 38,200
2015 39,504
2021 39,791

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Yomitan Village

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: November–May.

This month · November

A good month to visit

Day 24° · Night 19° · Rain 132 mm

Hottest month
July (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night 14°)
Wettest month
August (241 mm)
Driest month
December (108 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 Yomitan Village
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)19°19°21°23°26°29°31°31°30°27°24°21°
Average low (°C)14°14°16°19°21°24°26°26°25°22°19°16°
Precipitation (mm)122126170189240234174241195169132108

Other places to visit in this season: January February March April May November December

How to get to Yomitan Village

The nearest airport is Naha International Airport (OKA), 25 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Okinawa, 9 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Naha International Airport (OKA) Naha 25 kmsouthwest
  • Yoron Airport (RNJ) Yoron 97 kmnortheast
  • Kumejima Airport (UEO) Kumejima 103 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Okinawa Population: 142.8K 9 kmsoutheast
  • Uruma Population: 125.3K 12 kmeast
  • Ginowan Population: 100.1K 15 kmsouth
  • Urasoe Population: 115.7K 16 kmsouth
  • Naha Population: 317.6K 22 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Yomitan Village

Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 9 natural sites, 21 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km8 places

  • Okinawa Island 23 kmNE
  • Kokuba Gawa River 23 kmS
  • Mount Ishikawa Mountain 10 kmNE
  • Mount Onna Mountain 16 kmNE

25–60 km17 places

  • Iejima Island Island 36 kmN
  • Okinawa Islands Island 44 kmNE
  • Kerama Islands Island 47 kmSW
  • Zamami Island Island 48 kmW

60–100 km6 places

  • Kume Jima Island 97 kmW
  • Yoronjima Island 98 kmNE
  • Izena Jima Island 62 kmN
  • Iheya Island Island 75 kmN

Straight-line distances.

Places in Yomitan Village

2 places
  1. 1 Yomitan 41.2K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages1

Nearby attractions & nature

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