Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium 沖縄美ら海水族館
Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium is a public aquarium in Motobu, Japan. It is one of the 115 sights listed on this site and is ranked 69th in popularity based on English Wikipedia lookups among Japan's sights.
Planning a visit
The aquarium is open from 08:30 to 18:30 between October and February, and from 08:30 to 20:00 from March to September. Admission costs ¥1,800, and the facility provides wheelchair access.
Visitors can reach the site via Naha International Airport, which is 61 km away. The location is approximately 1,502 km from Tokyo. For those planning when to visit, the warmest months are July and August with average temperatures of 28 °C. The wettest period is June, which has an average of 290 mm of rain over about 23 days. The coolest months are January and February, with average temperatures of 17 °C.
Weather by month
The warmest month is August, averaging 28 °C. Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature, °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 19 |
| Rainfall, mm | 123 | 144 | 180 | 193 | 257 | 290 | 176 | 276 | 252 | 178 | 140 | 120 |
| Rainy days | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
