- Elevation
- 703 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- KUM Yakushima Airport56 km
- TNE New Tanegashima Airport69 km
About Mount Iō
Mount Iō is a mountain. Location: Mishima Mura, Kagoshima-gun. Elevation: 703 m.
Mount Iō, (硫黄岳, Iō-dake) also known as Mount Iwo, is an active rhyolitic lava dome on Iōjima in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It sits within the borders of the town of Mishima. The mountain is made up of non-alkali felsic rock and pyroclasitic flows.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Topographic prominence
- 704 m
Source: Wikidata
Photos of Mount Iō
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ブルーノ・プラス · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
名古屋太郎 · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Iō-jima 名古屋太郎 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Climate of Mount Iō
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–October.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 16° · Night 9° · Rain 134 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Kanoya · 84 km northeast19°
- Kagoshima · 89 km north19°
- Kirishima · 114 km north19°
- Hottest month
- August (day 26°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- June (463 mm)
- Driest month
- December (116 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 9° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 19° | 22° | 25° | 26° | 24° | 20° | 16° | 11° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 3° | 5° | 9° | 13° | 16° | 20° | 20° | 18° | 14° | 9° | 5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 145 | 145 | 171 | 227 | 298 | 463 | 228 | 216 | 227 | 146 | 134 | 116 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September October
How to get to Mount Iō
The nearest airport is Yakushima Airport (KUM), 56 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) (119 km). The nearest large city is Kanoya, 84 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Yakushima Airport (KUM) Yakushima 56 kmsoutheast
- New Tanegashima Airport (TNE) Tanegashima 69 kmeast
- Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) Kagoshima 119 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Kanoya Population: 101.1K 84 kmnortheast
- Kagoshima Population: 595K 89 kmnorth
- Kirishima Population: 123.2K 114 kmnorth
- Miyakonojō Population: 161.1K 127 kmnortheast
- Miyazaki Population: 401.3K 163 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Mount Iō
Within 100 km: 7 natural sites, 14 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km5 places
- Ōsumi-shotō Island 24 kmSW
- Iō-jima Island 1 kmW
- Take-shima Island 12 kmE
- Den Shima Island 20 kmW
25–60 km8 places
- Yaku-shima Island 54 kmS
- Yakushima Mountain 54 kmS
- Kuro Shima Island 36 kmW
- Kuchinoerabu-jima Island 38 kmS
60–100 km8 places
- Tanega Shima Island 70 kmE
- Kuchino-shima Island 98 kmS
- Satsuma Peninsula Natural site 70 kmN
- Sakura Jima Island 94 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Ibusuki City, Ibusuki Shi59 km NE -
Makurazaki City, Makurazaki Shi53 km N -
Yakushima Chō Municipality, Kumage-gun53 km S
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Minamiōsumi Chō Municipality, Kimotsuki Gun58 km NE
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Miyanoura Town, Yakushima Chō48 km SE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Iō-jima Island, Kagoshima1.2 km W
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Shōwa’iō Jima Island, Kagoshima3.4 km E
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Take-shima Island, Mishima Mura12 km E -
Ōsumi-shotō Island, Kagoshima24 km SW -
Den Shima Island, Kagoshima20 km W
Sources & licences
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