Lake Biwa
Lake Biwa is in Japan. It sits in Honshu / Shiga, at 35.0000 latitude, 135.8667 longitude. The nearest airport with scheduled airline service in the OurAirports snapshot is Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM), about 45.9 km away. Mean monthly air temperature in 2024 ranged from 4.0 °C to 28.2 °C (Open-Meteo archive). This page does not invent trip prices, licence rules or species lists; use the marketplace links to compare live listings, and check local regulations before you go.
| Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 35.0000, 135.8667 |
| Region | Honshu / Shiga |
| Timezone | Asia/Tokyo |
| Town population (GeoNames) | 345,070 |
| Nearest airport with scheduled flights | Osaka Itami International Airport (ITM), about 45.9 km away |
| Place data source | GeoNames cities5000, geonameId 1853574 (Ōtsu, JP) |
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Monthly weather in 2024
Daily means from the Open-Meteo Historical Weather API, added up by calendar month for 2024. This is air temperature at the coordinates, not water temperature, and one year is not a climate normal.
| Month | Mean air temp | Total precipitation |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.0 °C | 53 mm |
| Feb | 5.9 °C | 147 mm |
| Mar | 6.8 °C | 180 mm |
| Apr | 15.4 °C | 164 mm |
| May | 17.2 °C | 244 mm |
| Jun | 21.7 °C | 324 mm |
| Jul | 26.8 °C | 224 mm |
| Aug | 28.2 °C | 192 mm |
| Sep | 26.2 °C | 79 mm |
| Oct | 19.7 °C | 149 mm |
| Nov | 12.3 °C | 113 mm |
| Dec | 4.9 °C | 7 mm |
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Snapshot date: 2026-11-12. See methodology and sources.