Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
591km²
Area
220km
Coastline
608m
Highest point
Mount Yuzuruha
157,000
People
27°C
Warmest sea
August
487km
To the mainland
When to go to Awaji Island
Best for the beach from July to October.
The sea is warmest in August (27 °C) and coolest in February (14 °C). Comfortable swimming (21 °C or more): from June to October.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Seto Inland Sea Island
Awaji Island is an island in Japan. It covers 591 km², with 220 km of coastline. Its highest point, Mount Yuzuruha, rises to 608 m. About 157,000 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 487 km away.
Getting there
- Tokushima Awaodori Airport / JMSDF Tokushima Air Base (TKS)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 35 km in a straight lineCar hire at KIX airport (Osaka)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesFuke-Sumoto Liner, Awaji Jenova Line
- 487 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From July to Octoberbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Awaji Island.
- 10beaches
- 33viewpointsKakurai kiln, Oishi Cape Observation Deck and 31 more
- 10lighthouses
- 4ferry terminalsSumoto Port Pier, Iwaya and 2 more
- 10marinas
- 25named peaksMt. Yuzuruha, Mt. Kamaguchi, Mt. Sen and 22 more
- 3waterfalls
- 2castles and fortsThe Matsuho Battery of the Tokushima-han
- 3ruins and archaeological sitesGossa-Kaito ruins
- 3campsites
- 22hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 110restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
Awaji Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Awaji Island, each with its own numbers.
6mountainsPeakyas
Highest point
608m
Mount Yuzuruha
prominence 608 m · according to Peakyas
6 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Mount Yuzuruhaprominence 608 m608m
- Mount Sen448m
- Sen Zan
- Maya San
- Kashiwara Yama
- Jōryūji San
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 126 m above the sea. 78 % of it is below 200 m.
- 31 %0–50 m
- 46 %50–200 m
- 22 %200–500 m
- <1 %500–1,000 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
20 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Minamiawaji45,489 people
- Awaji42,597 people
- Sumoto42,094 people
- Fukura18,721 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 9 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 11 |
| Night low (°C) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 7 |
| Sea (°C) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 17 |
| Rain (mm) | 56 | 71 | 101 | 112 | 138 | 190 | 204 | 148 | 194 | 159 | 80 | 72 |
| Wet days | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
| Sun h/day | 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 |
| Wind (km/h) | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 18 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | −1.0 | −1.7 | −1.9 | −1.5 | −0.5 | +0.3 | −0.4 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +0.4 | +0.3 | −0.2 |
| 2021 | −1.6 | −2.4 | −2.4 | −1.0 | −0.3 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +0.9 | +0.1 | +0.4 | −0.2 | −1.0 |
| 2022 | −2.8 | −3.5 | −2.5 | −0.6 | ±0.0 | +0.2 | +1.0 | +1.5 | +1.2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | −0.4 |
| 2023 | −2.4 | −2.5 | −1.1 | −0.5 | +0.1 | −0.3 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +0.5 | +0.5 | −0.8 |
| 2024 | −2.2 | −2.8 | −2.9 | −0.9 | −0.4 | −0.2 | +1.4 | +1.4 | +2.0 | +1.4 | +1.0 | −0.8 |
| 2025 | −2.8 | −4.0 | −3.0 | −1.8 | −0.5 | +0.5 | +2.0 | +1.5 | +1.7 | +1.3 | +0.5 | −0.4 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q504373) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Peakyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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