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Shime

Located in Shime Machi, Kasuya-gun Coordinates: 33°35′13″ N 130°29′12″ E

Map showing the location of Shime Shime
Location in Japan
Population
46,377
46.4K
Elevation
16 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
FUK Fukuoka Airport3 km
HSG Kyushu Saga International Airport51 km

About Shime

Shime is a neighbourhood. Location: Shime Machi, Kasuya-gun. Population: 46,377. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Fukuoka Airport (3 km). Nearby sights include Shōfuku-ji and Tōchō-ji.

Climate of Shime

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 9° · Rain 77 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Beppu · 100 km east17°
  • Ōita · 111 km east18°
  • Nobeoka · 157 km southeast18°
Hottest month
August (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
June (288 mm)
Driest month
December (59 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Shime
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°10°13°19°23°26°30°31°27°23°17°12°
Average low (°C)2°3°6°10°15°19°24°24°20°14°9°4°
Precipitation (mm)7175108140150288283175191917759

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Shime

The nearest airport is Fukuoka Airport (FUK), 3 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ōnojō, 6 km to the south.

Airports

  • Fukuoka Airport (FUK) Fukuoka 3 kmwest
  • Kyushu Saga International Airport (HSG) Saga 51 kmsouth
  • Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) Kitakyushu 58 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Ōnojō Population: 102.1K 6 kmsouth
  • Kasuga Population: 111K 7 kmsouth
  • Chikushino-shi Population: 103.3K 10 kmsouth
  • Iizuka Population: 126.4K 19 kmeast
  • Kurume Population: 303.6K 30 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Shime

Within 100 km: 19 historic and cultural sites, 20 natural sites, 12 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km19 places

  • Kyūshū Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan Museum 9 kmSE
  • Shika Island Island 20 kmNW
  • Mt. Abura Mountain 14 kmSW
  • Shōfū-en Natural site 9 kmW

25–60 km11 places

  • Hiko Shima Island 55 kmNE
  • Chikugo River River 51 kmS
  • Wakato Ōhashi Landmark 46 kmNE
  • Ganryū-jima Island 56 kmNE

60–100 km21 places

  • Iki Island Island 74 kmW
  • Hario Jima Island 85 kmSW
  • Okino-shima Island 81 kmNW
  • Mount Unzen Mountain 95 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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