City

Aira

Located in Aira Shi, Kagoshima Coordinates: 31°46′27″ N 130°35′31″ E

Location in Japan

Population: 76,348; 76.3K
Elevation: 76 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+09:00; Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go: MayOctober–November; See the climate
Airports: KOJ Kagoshima Airport12 km; KMI Miyazaki Airport82 km

About Aira

Aira is a city. Location: Aira Shi, Kagoshima. Population: 76,348. Elevation: 76 m. The best months to visit are May, October–November. The nearest airport is Kagoshima Airport (12 km). Nearby sights include Sakura Jima and Sakurajima.

Climate of Aira

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October–November.

This month · November

A good month to visit

Day 18° · Night 9° · Rain 87 mm

Hottest month: August (day 31°)
Coldest month: January (night 2°)
Wettest month: June (434 mm)
Driest month: December (70 mm)

11° 2°

12° 3°

15° 6°

20° 11°

24° 15°

26° 19°

30° 23°

31° 23°

28° 20°

24° 15°

18° 9°

13° 4°

Jan

Feb

109

Mar

159

Apr

223

May

244

Jun

434

Jul

366

Aug

247

Sep

215

Oct

110

Nov

Dec

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 Aira
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	11°	12°	15°	20°	24°	26°	30°	31°	28°	24°	18°	13°
Average low (°C)	2°	3°	6°	11°	15°	19°	23°	23°	20°	15°	9°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	78	109	159	223	244	434	366	247	215	110	87	70

Other places to visit in this season: May October November

How to get to Aira

The nearest airport is Kagoshima Airport (KOJ), 12 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kirishima, 17 km to the east.

Airports

Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) Kagoshima 12 kmeast
Miyazaki Airport (KMI) Miyazaki 82 kmeast
Amakusa Airport (AXJ) Amakusa 89 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Kirishima Population: 123.2K 17 kmeast
Kagoshima Population: 595K 23 kmsouth
Miyakonojō Population: 161.1K 45 kmeast
Kanoya Population: 101.1K 50 kmsoutheast
Miyazaki Population: 401.3K 80 kmeast

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sakura Jima Island, Kagoshima
22 km S
Sakurajima Mountain, Kagoshima Shi
21 km S

Aira

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 7, 2026