Shiga Prefecture · Japan
Kōka travel guide
Kōka is a city in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, home to about 89,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- NGO60 km · Chubu Centrair International Airport
- Currency
- JPYyen
- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Language
- Japanese
When to go
The best time to visit Kōka
Kōka 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; July is the wettest, with about 250 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 Kōka: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO), about 60 km from the city centre in a straight line; Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM, 69 km) and Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base (NKM, 76 km) are also within reach.
NGO · Chubu Centrair International Airport
ITM · Osaka Itami International Airport
NKM · Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base
Questions
Kōka: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Kōka?
Kōka 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; July is the wettest, with about 250 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Kōka?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO), about 60 km from the city centre in a straight line; Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM, 69 km) and Nagoya Airport / JASDF Komaki Air Base (NKM, 76 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Kōka?
yen (JPY).
Nearby
Destinations near Kōka
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.