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Kiyama Island

Located in Kagoshima, Japan Coordinates: 28°01′19″ N 129°16′33″ E

Map showing the location of Kiyama Island Kiyama Island
Location in Japan
Elevation
47 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Setouchi Chō
16 km N
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
March–MayOctober–December
See the climate
Airports
TKN Tokunoshima Airport44 km
ASJ Amami Airport62 km

About Kiyama Island

Kiyama Island is an island. Location: Kagoshima, Japan.

From Wikipedia

Kiyama Island (Japanese: 木山島) is an uninhabited island of the Amami Islands within the larger Satsunan Islands, Japan, administratively belonging to Setouchi, Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture. It is just 300 meters from Ukejima and can be reached by a jeep track from Ukeamuro town on Ukejima. There is a diving and fishing spot and a beach on the island.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
34 ha

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Kiyama Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: March–May, October–December.

This month · November

A good month to visit

Day 23° · Night 19° · Rain 177 mm

Hottest month
July (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night 13°)
Wettest month
June (358 mm)
Driest month
December (121 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 Kiyama Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)17°17°20°22°25°28°31°31°29°26°23°20°
Average low (°C)13°13°15°18°20°23°26°26°25°22°19°15°
Precipitation (mm)135148177236291358203209184167177121

Other places to visit in this season: March April May October November December

How to get to Kiyama Island

The nearest airport is Tokunoshima Airport (TKN), 44 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Uruma, 230 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Tokunoshima Airport (TKN) Amagi 44 kmsouthwest
  • Amami Airport (ASJ) Amami 62 kmnortheast
  • Kikai Airport (KKX) Kikai 72 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Uruma Population: 125.3K 230 kmsouthwest
  • Okinawa Population: 142.8K 237 kmsouthwest
  • Ginowan Population: 100.1K 246 kmsouthwest
  • Urasoe Population: 115.7K 248 kmsouthwest
  • Naha Population: 317.6K 255 kmsouthwest

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

Nearest towns and villages

Nearby attractions & nature

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