Echizen
Echizen is a small town in Fukui, Japan, close to the sea. It has a population of about 19,708 (2021). The climate is classified as humid subtropical (Köppen Cfa), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Best: May · Sep–Oct. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Echizen at a glance
The months with the highest weather score
Average high in August
Average low in January
273 mm of rain
136 mm of rain
August
within 11 km
How Echizen has grown
People living in the built-up area (25 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
-26%79k in 1975 → 58k in 2025Weather in Echizen
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
Rain · wind 11 km/h · humidity 89%
When to go to Echizen
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 19 | 20 | 19 | 50 | 62 | 56 | 51 | 49 | 62 | 65 | 47 | 21 |
| High | 6° | 6° | 10° | 15° | 20° | 23° | 27° | 29° | 25° | 20° | 15° | 9° |
| Low | 1° | 1° | 4° | 9° | 13° | 18° | 22° | 24° | 20° | 14° | 9° | 4° |
| Rain (mm) | 287 | 177 | 164 | 136 | 164 | 196 | 248 | 147 | 211 | 155 | 198 | 273 |
| Wet days | 23 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 24 |
| Sea | 13° | 12° | 11° | 13° | 16° | 20° | 24° | 27° | 25° | 22° | 19° | 16° |
What's on in Echizen
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Monuments and museums in Echizen
More museums: 万葉館 · 南条ふるさと資料館
Outdoors around Echizen
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Nature around Echizen
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Japan seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Echizen
Earthquakes around Echizen
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Strongest nearby since 1950
Universities and research institutes
Towns and villages around Echizen
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Echizen from above
Postal codes
Getting to Echizen
Places near Echizen
Places with a climate like Echizen
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
