Fukui Prefecture · Japan
Echizen travel guide
Echizen is a city in Fukui Prefecture, Japan, home to about 80,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- KMQ59 km · Komatsu Airport / JASDF Komatsu Air Base
- Currency
- JPYyen
- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Language
- Japanese
When to go
The best time to visit Echizen
Echizen has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; July is the wettest, with about 248 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Echizen: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Komatsu Airport / JASDF Komatsu Air Base (KMQ), about 59 km from the city centre in a straight line; Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base (NKM, 99 km) and Toyama Kitokito Airport (TOY, 123 km) are also within reach.
KMQ · Komatsu Airport / JASDF Komatsu Air Base
NKM · Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base
TOY · Toyama Kitokito Airport
Questions
Echizen: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Echizen?
Echizen has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; July is the wettest, with about 248 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Echizen?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Komatsu Airport / JASDF Komatsu Air Base (KMQ), about 59 km from the city centre in a straight line; Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base (NKM, 99 km) and Toyama Kitokito Airport (TOY, 123 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Echizen?
yen (JPY).
Nearby
Destinations near Echizen
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.