Okinawa, Japan

Okinawa

Okinawa is a city in Japan, close to the sea. It has a population of about 142,752. The climate is classified as humid subtropical (Köppen Cfa), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.

Now25°C

Best timeJan–Feb · Oct

Population142,752

Local time23:55

26.34° N, 127.80° EElevation 112 mUTC+9 · Japan Standard Time

Postal codes904-0004, 904-0014 …

14-day weather Climate by month Things to do Events

The year in Okinawaweather score

October: high / low25° / 24°

Rain this month194mm

Sea this month27°

Best timeJan–Feb · Oct

Best: Jan–Feb · Oct. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.

Okinawa at a glance

Sunrise · sunset06:32 · 17:5611 h 24 min of daylight The moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 15:54 Next holiday3 NovemberCulture Day Next eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse

Best time to visitJan–Feb · Oct

The months with the highest weather score

Warmest month28°C

Average high in July

Coolest month16°C

Average low in January

Wettest monthJune

328 mm of rain

Driest monthJanuary

137 mm of rain

Warmest sea29°C

August

Monuments nearby10+

3 of them World Heritage

Weather in Okinawa

Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.

14-day forecast

25°C

Rain · wind 33 km/h · humidity 93%

Today hour by hour

Today22 Oct25°25°24.9 mm

Fri23 Oct28°25°13.2 mm

Sat24 Oct29°26°10.7 mm

Sun25 Oct29°26°4.9 mm

Mon26 Oct29°26°4 mm

Tue27 Oct27°24°0.9 mm

Wed28 Oct24°22°

Thu29 Oct26°22°1.5 mm

Fri30 Oct24°23°54.7 mm

Sat31 Oct25°24°7.8 mm

When to go to Okinawa

Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.

Climate month by month

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Score	68	68	63	62	59	52	50	51	56	70	68	61
High	18°	18°	20°	22°	24°	26°	28°	28°	27°	25°	23°	20°
Low	16°	16°	18°	20°	23°	25°	27°	27°	26°	24°	21°	18°
Rain (mm)	137	157	210	209	301	328	192	300	299	194	145	144
Wet days	10	10	13	14	21	22	19	21	18	12	12	14
Sea	22°	22°	22°	23°	25°	27°	29°	29°	28°	27°	25°	24°

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What's on in Okinawa

Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.

All events

Music venues

ミュージックタウン音市場Japan, 〒904-0031 Okinawa Prefecture, Okinawa, Uechi, 1−1−1, コザ・ミュージックタウン3F · 0.2 km

3 shows

沖縄アリーナ〒904-0034 沖縄県沖縄市山内1-16-1 · 1.8 km

0 shows

Public holidays

3Nov

Culture DayNational

Tue23Nov

Labor Thanksgiving DayNational

Mon1Jan

New Year's DayNational

Fri11Jan

Coming of Age DayNational

Mon

Okinawa's festivals through the year

JanOkinawa International Carnival

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Monuments and museums in Okinawa

All monuments

UNESCO5.8 km

Nakagusuku CastleBuilt 1400

UNESCO7.8 km

Katsuren Castle

15 km

Sueyoshi-gūBuilt 1450

5.1 km

Nakamura House, KitanakagusukuBuilt 1800

UNESCO10 km

Zakimi CastleBuilt 1416

14 km

Ie Udun tombBuilt 1687

Museum0.9 km

Okinawa Zoo & MuseumBuilt 1972

Museum0.2 km

HistreetBuilt 2005

More museums: Okinawa city Music Archives - Ongakumura · Moromi Folk Crafts Museum

Monuments of Okinawa Museums of Okinawa

Outdoors around Okinawa

Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.

Things to do

Viewpoints38 Golf courses18 Theme parks7 Camp sites6 Zoos2 Water parks1

Katsuren CastleViewpoints

0.5 km

沖縄こどもの国Zoos

1 km

Okinawa Country ClubGolf courses

1.1 km

UNKO MUSEUM OKINAWATheme parks

1.3 km

中城公園Camp sites

1.7 km

Kaneku Seaside Park water parkWater parks

2.1 km

CHRONOS Ocean FieldDive site

3.9 km

Reef EncountersDive site

5.4 km

Dive site

5.7 km

アウリィダイブDive site

5.7 km

Nature around Okinawa

Hija River

Tengan River

Makiminato Terabu Cave

Cave11 km

Chibichiri Cave

Cave5.3 km

Futenma Shrine Cave

River6.1 km

Futenma River

Nature in Okinawa Mountains of Okinawa Beaches of Japan

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals of Japan seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Wild boarSus scrofa

Japanese SquirrelSciurus lis

Raccoon dogNyctereutes procyonoides

Large Japanese Field MouseApodemus speciosus

Japanese WeaselMustela itatsi

Sika DeerCervus nippon

The sky over Okinawa

Eclipses and meteor showers

The moon tonightWaxing gibbousMoonrise 15:54 · Moonset 03:20 Next eclipse seen from here21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse Orionids~19 an hourpeak night 22 October, best at 04:08 Northern lightsKp 9+only in the strongest storms here

Earthquakes around Okinawa

The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.

Earthquakes

Last 30 days4magnitude 2.5+ within 300 km Since 1950226magnitude 5+ within 150 km Significant earthquakes on record10within 300 km

Strongest nearby since 1950

7.0Nanjō 70 km →2010 · 77 km

6.7Nanjō 90 km ↘1968 · 103 km

6.7Aguni 72 km ↖1963 · 129 km

6.5Yaese 93 km ↘1962 · 109 km

Tropical storms · Okinawa

Tropical storm archive

Universities and research institutes

University of the RyukyusUniversity or college · founded 1950

Okinawa Prefectural Education CenterUniversity or college · founded 1960

Okinawa Prefecture Ohira Special School SchoolUniversity or college · founded 1965

Okinawa Prefectural University of ArtsUniversity or college · founded 1986

Okinawa Christian UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2004

Okinawa Christian Junior CollegeUniversity or college

Okinawa Prefectural Agricultural Research CenterResearch institute · founded 1881

Towns and villages around Okinawa

Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.

All 21 towns and villages in Okinawa Shi Okinawa

Okinawa from above

Around Okinawa41 places to see, do and reach nearby

Hija RiverNature6.6 km Tengan RiverNature8.4 km Makiminato Terabu CaveNature11 km Chibichiri CaveNature11 km Futenma Shrine CaveNature5.3 km Futenma RiverNature6.1 km Tropical BeachNature9.2 km Toguchi Beach, KadenaNature7.1 km Mount YaeMountain36 km Mount KatsuuMountain35 km Mount AwaMountain35 km Mount OnnaMountain18 km Mount NagoMountain35 km Mount IshikawaMountain13 km CHRONOS Ocean FieldDive site3.9 km Reef EncountersDive site5.4 km Dive siteDive site5.7 km Nakagusuku CastleMonument5.8 km Katsuren CastleMonument7.8 km Sueyoshi-gūMonument15 km Nakamura House, KitanakagusukuMonument5.1 km Zakimi CastleMonument10 km Ie Udun tombMonument14 km Agena CastleMonument7.0 km Ireibaru SiteMonument4.5 km Okinawa Zoo & MuseumMuseum0.9 km HistreetMuseum0.2 km Eisa MuseumMuseum0.2 km Okinawa Municipal MuseumMuseum0.8 km Urasoe Art MuseumMuseum13 km StationStation12 km StationStation12 km StationStation13 km Okinawa · ferry portFerry port13 km Okinawa · ferry portFerry port16 km NahaPlace18 km UrumaPlace7.3 km HaebaruPlace17 km YaesePlace24 km ChatanPlace4.3 km UrasoePlace11 km

Postal codes

904-0004904-0014904-0031

Getting to Okinawa

Naha International AirportOKA

23 km

Yoron AirportRNJ

99 km

Kumejima AirportUEO

108 km

てだこ浦西Railway station

12 km

浦添前田Railway station

12 km

経塚Railway station

13 km

平敷屋津堅港

13 km

那覇新港名瀬

16 km

Places near Okinawa

18 km

Places with a climate like Okinawa

Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.

95% alike

Tokunoshima

Japan

25° / 24°Jan · Oct–Nov

94% alike

Kikai

Japan

25° / 24°Feb · Oct–Nov

94% alike

Isen

Japan

25° / 23°Jan · Oct–Nov

94% alike

Amagi

Japan

25° / 24°Jan · Oct–Nov

92% alike

Kitadaito

Japan

26° / 25°Jan–Mar

90% alike

Amami

Japan

25° / 23°Oct–Dec

Frequently asked questions

When is the best time to visit Okinawa?

Based on 30-year climate normals, January, February and October offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Okinawa.

What is the hottest month in Okinawa?

July is the warmest month, with average highs of 28°C and lows of 27°C.

What is the coldest month in Okinawa?

January is the coldest month, with average highs of 18°C and lows of 16°C.

What is the rainiest month in Okinawa?

June is the wettest month with about 328 mm of precipitation on 22 wet days.

How warm is the sea near Okinawa?

The sea is warmest in August at about 29°C and coolest in February at about 22°C.

What is the postal code of Okinawa?

Okinawa has 3 postal codes: 904-0004, 904-0014, 904-0031.

Okinawa

Okinawa at a glance

Weather in Okinawa

When to go to Okinawa

What's on in Okinawa

Music venues

Public holidays

Okinawa's festivals through the year

Monuments and museums in Okinawa

Outdoors around Okinawa

Nature around Okinawa

Wildlife in October

The sky over Okinawa

Earthquakes around Okinawa

Strongest nearby since 1950

Tropical storms · Okinawa

Universities and research institutes

Towns and villages around Okinawa

Okinawa from above

Postal codes

Getting to Okinawa

Places near Okinawa

Naha

Uruma

Haebaru

Yaese

Chatan

Urasoe

Nakagusuku

Yomitan

Places with a climate like Okinawa

Tokunoshima

Kikai

Isen

Amagi

Kitadaito

Amami

Frequently asked questions