Niigata Prefecture · Japan
Kashiwazaki travel guide
Kashiwazaki is a city in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, home to about 81,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- SDS78 km · Sado Airport
- Currency
- JPYyen
- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Language
- Japanese
When to go
The best time to visit Kashiwazaki
Kashiwazaki has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; December is the wettest, with about 235 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 Kashiwazaki: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sado Airport (SDS), about 78 km from the city centre in a straight line; Niigata Airport (KIJ, 82 km) and Noto Satoyama Airport (NTQ, 141 km) are also within reach.
SDS · Sado Airport
KIJ · Niigata Airport
NTQ · Noto Satoyama Airport
Questions
Kashiwazaki: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Kashiwazaki?
Kashiwazaki has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; December is the wettest, with about 235 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Kashiwazaki?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sado Airport (SDS), about 78 km from the city centre in a straight line; Niigata Airport (KIJ, 82 km) and Noto Satoyama Airport (NTQ, 141 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Kashiwazaki?
yen (JPY).
Nearby
Destinations near Kashiwazaki
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.