- Local time
- Asia/Tokyo
- Country
- Japan
- Population
- 317,625
- Elevation
- 1 m
- Airports
- OKA
- 4.5 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 7,140 km
- 9 hrs 10 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Naha, month by month
- Jan20°
- Feb20°
- Mar21°
- Apr23°
- May25°
- Jun28°
- Jul29°
- Aug30°
- Sept29°
- Oct27°
- Nov24°
- Dec22°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: July and October to April.
Mean highs run from 20°C in January to 30°C in August, with about 1,580 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for NahaThe model's grid cell here is mostly sea, so the daily high and low sit closer together than they do on land: afternoons ashore are usually warmer, and nights cooler.
Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Naha
Other airports within 150 km
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBNaha
7,140 km
9 hrs 10 mins · Estimate
From AUHNaha
7,240 km
9 hrs 15 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Asia/Tokyo
- Country
- Japan
- Currency
- Japanese Yen JPYToday's indicative rate: JPY 100 ≈ USD 0.633Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type A and B100 V · 50 Hz / 60 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 110police119ambulance and fire118coast guardOfficial source: Fire and Disaster Management Agency, Japan and Japan Coast Guard. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +81 · On the left
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When to go
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Plan it
Plan a trip to Naha
The flights, the stays and the time in between, put together by a person and sent back as one quote.