Kumage-gun
Local name: 熊毛郡
Located in Kagoshima, Japan Coordinates: 30°23′19″ N 130°38′14″ E
- Population
- 24,584
- 24.6K
- Elevation
- 77 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 3
- listed under Kumage-gun
- Airports
- KUM Yakushima Airport2 km
- TNE New Tanegashima Airport42 km
About Kumage-gun
Kumage-gun is a district. Location: Kagoshima, Japan. Population: 24,584.
Kagoshima Prefecture (鹿児島県, Kagoshima-ken; Japanese pronunciation: [kä̀.ɡó̞.ɕí.mä́(.kè̞ɴ̀), -ŋó̞-], locally [kä̀.ɡó̞ɕ.mä̀, -ɡò̞ɕ.mä́.kè̞ɴ̀]) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu and the Ryukyu Islands. Kagoshima Prefecture has a population of 1,527,019 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 9,187 km2 (3,547 sq mi). Kagoshima Prefecture borders Kumamoto Prefecture to the north and Miyazaki Prefecture to the northeast.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1879
- Area
- 788 km²
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Kumage-gun
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: April–June, October–November.
This month · November
A good month to visit
Day 20° · Night 15° · Rain 178 mm
- Hottest month
- August (day 30°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 8°)
- Wettest month
- June (503 mm)
- Driest month
- December (143 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) | 14° | 14° | 17° | 21° | 24° | 27° | 30° | 30° | 28° | 25° | 20° | 16° |
| Average low (°C) | 8° | 8° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 21° | 25° | 25° | 23° | 19° | 15° | 10° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 156 | 181 | 238 | 280 | 366 | 503 | 313 | 292 | 285 | 198 | 178 | 143 |
Other places to visit in this season: April May June October November
How to get to Kumage-gun
The nearest airport is Yakushima Airport (KUM), 2 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) (157 km). The nearest large city is Kanoya, 112 km to the north.
Airports
- Yakushima Airport (KUM) Yakushima 2 kmeast
- New Tanegashima Airport (TNE) Tanegashima 42 kmnortheast
- Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) Kagoshima 157 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Kanoya Population: 101.1K 112 kmnorth
- Kagoshima Population: 595K 131 kmnorth
- Kirishima Population: 123.2K 150 kmnorth
- Miyakonojō Population: 161.1K 155 kmnorth
- Miyazaki Population: 401.3K 185 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in Kumage-gun
3 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Yaku-shima Island, Kagoshima15 km SW -
Yakushima Mountain, Kagoshima15 km SW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources