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Hegura Jima

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Hegura Jima

Located in Ishikawa, Japan Coordinates: 37°51′00″ N 136°55′00″ E

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Elevation: 8 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Wajima; 49 km S
Local time: UTC+09:00; Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Population: 164; 164
When to go: June–October; See the climate
Airports: NTQ Noto Satoyama Airport62 km; SDS Sado Airport134 km

About Hegura Jima

Hegura Jima is an island. Location: Ishikawa, Japan. Population: 164.

From Wikipedia

Hegurajima (舳倉島) (anglicised as Hegura or Hekura) is a small island located in the Sea of Japan at the far north of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It lies approximately 47 km from the northern tip of Noto Peninsula, and is administratively part of Amamachi township within the city of Wajima. Hegurajima (literally helm-storehouse island) is approximately 2 km by 1 km in size and can easily be walked around in less than an hour.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Length: 1.6 km
Area: 55 ha

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Hegura Jima

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–October.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 14° · Night 9° · Rain 253 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Kofu · 284 km southeast17°
Fujinomiya · 330 km southeast18°
Fuji · 338 km southeast20°

Hottest month: August (day 28°)
Coldest month: February (night 2°)
Wettest month: December (285 mm)
Driest month: April (121 mm)

6° 2°

8° 4°

13° 8°

17° 12°

21° 17°

25° 21°

28° 23°

24° 20°

19° 15°

14° 9°

10° 5°

Jan

246

Feb

165

Mar

133

Apr

121

May

129

Jun

154

Jul

181

Aug

167

Sep

240

Oct

184

Nov

253

Dec

285

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 Hegura Jima
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	6°	8°	13°	17°	21°	25°	28°	24°	19°	14°	10°
Average low (°C)	2°	2°	4°	8°	12°	17°	21°	23°	20°	15°	9°	5°
Precipitation (mm)	246	165	133	121	129	154	181	167	240	184	253	285

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September October

How to get to Hegura Jima

The nearest airport is Noto Satoyama Airport (NTQ), 62 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Takaoka, 122 km to the south.

Airports

Noto Satoyama Airport (NTQ) Wajima 62 kmsouth
Sado Airport (SDS) Sado 134 kmeast
Toyama Kitokito Airport (TOY) Toyama 135 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

Takaoka Population: 170.1K 122 kmsouth
Toyama Population: 415.8K 130 kmsouth
Jōetsu Population: 189.4K 140 kmsoutheast
Kanazawa Population: 466K 141 kmsouth
Matsutō Population: 110.4K 151 kmsouth

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

Nearest towns and villages

Wajima City, Wajima Shi
49 km S
Noto Chō Municipality, Hōsu Gun
60 km S