Japan
Osaka
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- Local time
- Asia/Tokyo
- Country
- Japan
- Population
- 2,753,862
- Elevation
- 4 m
- Airports
- ITM · KIX
- 11 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 7,590 km
- 9 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Osaka, month by month
- Jan6°
- Feb8°
- Mar12°
- Apr18°
- May22°
- Jun25°
- Jul29°
- Aug30°
- Sept26°
- Oct21°
- Nov15°
- Dec9°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: April.
Mean highs run from 6°C in January to 30°C in August, with about 1,753 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for OsakaModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Osaka
- ITMOsaka Itami International AirportLarge11 km from the centre
- KIXKansai International AirportLarge38 km from the centre
Other airports within 150 km
- UKBKobe AirportLarge · Kobe26 km from the centre
- TKSTokushima Awaodori Airport / JMSDF Tokushima Air BaseLarge · Tokushima103 km from the centre
- TJHKonotori Tajima AirportMedium · Toyooka112 km from the centre
- SHMNanki Shirahama AirportMedium · Shirahama115 km from the centre
- NGOChubu Centrair International AirportLarge · Tokoname120 km from the centre
- NKMNagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air BaseMedium · Nagoya144 km from the centre
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBOsaka
7,590 km
9 hrs 40 mins · Estimate
From AUHOsaka
7,700 km
9 hrs 50 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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Plan a trip to Osaka
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