Akita

Understand

Akita is the largest city in the prefecture, and as such is the hub for transportation, sports, and shopping. Its longitude is about the middle of the prefecture, and so is reachable from both the north and south.

Climate

Climate	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Daily highs °C	3	4	8	14	20	24	27	29	25	19	12	6
Nightly lows °C	-2	-2	0	5	11	16	20	21	17	10	5	0
Precipitation mm	114	92	93	118	123	128	178	182	178	161	184	164
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency (http://www.data.jma.go.jp...).

In Akita, late June to late July is the rainy season. The spring and summer before and after that tend to have fairly moderate amounts of rain, and are good for outdoor activities. In November, it is common for some cold weather thunder storms to occur -- this is said to mark the end of fall and the beginning of hatahata a local fish season. In the winter, Akita sees some snow, though certainly inland areas get more.