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Mountain

Sakurajima

Local name: 御岳

Located in Kagoshima Shi, Kagoshima Coordinates: 31°35′31″ N 130°39′23″ E

Sakurajima
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Elevation
3,067 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kagoshima
10 km W
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Airports
KOJ Kagoshima Airport24 km
KMI Miyazaki Airport82 km

About Sakurajima

Sakurajima is a mountain. Location: Kagoshima Shi, Kagoshima. Elevation: 3,067 m. The nearest airport is Kagoshima Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Sakura Jima and Kagoshima Wan.

Climate of Sakurajima

This month · November

A cold month

Day 2° · Night -7° · Rain 88 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kagoshima · 10 km west19°
  • Kirishima · 19 km northeast19°
  • Kanoya · 30 km southeast19°
Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
January (night -14°)
Wettest month
June (443 mm)
Driest month
December (75 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 Sakurajima
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-4°-1°4°7°10°14°14°12°7°2°-3°
Average low (°C)-14°-13°-10°-5°-1°3°7°7°4°-1°-7°-12°
Precipitation (mm)811101662252484433412452211118875

How to get to Sakurajima

The nearest airport is Kagoshima Airport (KOJ), 24 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kagoshima, 10 km to the west.

Airports

  • Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) Kagoshima 24 kmnorth
  • Miyazaki Airport (KMI) Miyazaki 82 kmnortheast
  • Amakusa Airport (AXJ) Amakusa 109 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Kagoshima Population: 595K 10 kmwest
  • Kirishima Population: 123.2K 19 kmnortheast
  • Kanoya Population: 101.1K 30 kmsoutheast
  • Miyakonojō Population: 161.1K 42 kmeast
  • Miyazaki Population: 401.3K 81 kmnortheast

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

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