Makurazaki
Local name: 枕崎市
Located in Makurazaki Shi, Kagoshima Coordinates: 31°16′00″ N 130°19′00″ E
- Population
- 21,960
- 22K
- Elevation
- 153 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- KOJ Kagoshima Airport71 km
- TNE New Tanegashima Airport98 km
About Makurazaki
Makurazaki is a city. Location: Makurazaki Shi, Kagoshima. Population: 21,960. Elevation: 153 m.
Makurazaki (枕崎市, Makurazaki-shi) is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2024, the city had an estimated population of 19,006 in 10,377 households, and a population density of 250 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 74.78 km2 (28.87 sq mi).
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Places bordering Makurazaki
- Minamikyushu Shi
- Minamisatsuma Shi
Twin towns and sister cities of Makurazaki
- Wakkanai· Japan
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of Makurazaki over time
| 2010 | 23,638 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 22,046 | |
| 2021 | 19,817 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Makurazaki
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, October.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 19° · Night 10° · Rain 103 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Kagoshima · 40 km northeast19°
- Kanoya · 52 km east19°
- Kirishima · 68 km northeast19°
- Hottest month
- August (day 30°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- June (387 mm)
- Driest month
- December (98 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) | 11° | 12° | 15° | 19° | 23° | 25° | 29° | 30° | 27° | 23° | 19° | 14° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 4° | 7° | 11° | 15° | 19° | 23° | 23° | 21° | 16° | 10° | 5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 108 | 118 | 156 | 217 | 259 | 387 | 265 | 191 | 210 | 118 | 103 | 98 |
How to get to Makurazaki
The nearest airport is Kagoshima Airport (KOJ), 71 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kagoshima, 40 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) Kagoshima 71 kmnortheast
- New Tanegashima Airport (TNE) Tanegashima 98 kmsoutheast
- Yakushima Airport (KUM) Yakushima 103 kmsouth
Nearby large cities
- Kagoshima Population: 595K 40 kmnortheast
- Kanoya Population: 101.1K 52 kmeast
- Kirishima Population: 123.2K 68 kmnortheast
- Miyakonojō Population: 161.1K 88 kmnortheast
- Miyazaki Population: 401.3K 127 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kaimondake Volcano Mountain, Kagoshima22 km SE -
Satsuma Peninsula Natural site, Kagoshima19 km NE -
Lake Ikeda Lake, Kagoshima24 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources