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Minamisatsuma

Located in Minamisatsuma Shi, Kagoshima Coordinates: 31°23′24″ N 130°17′00″ E

Map showing the location of Minamisatsuma Minamisatsuma
Location in Japan
Population
32,887
32.9K
Elevation
272 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
May–JuneOctober
See the climate
Airports
KOJ Kagoshima Airport62 km
TNE New Tanegashima Airport110 km

About Minamisatsuma

Minamisatsuma is a city. Location: Minamisatsuma Shi, Kagoshima. Population: 32,887. Elevation: 272 m. The best months to visit are May–June, October. The nearest airport is Kagoshima Airport (62 km).

Climate of Minamisatsuma

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, October.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 17° · Night 9° · Rain 101 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Kagoshima · 32 km northeast19°
  • Kanoya · 54 km east19°
  • Kirishima · 60 km northeast19°
Hottest month
August (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
June (394 mm)
Driest month
December (96 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 Minamisatsuma
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)10°11°14°19°22°25°28°29°27°22°17°12°
Average low (°C)2°3°6°10°14°18°22°22°20°14°9°4°
Precipitation (mm)10411515621825439428320121411510196

Other places to visit in this season: May June October

How to get to Minamisatsuma

The nearest airport is Kagoshima Airport (KOJ), 62 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kagoshima, 32 km to the northeast.

Airports

  • Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) Kagoshima 62 kmnortheast
  • New Tanegashima Airport (TNE) Tanegashima 110 kmsoutheast
  • Yakushima Airport (KUM) Yakushima 117 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Kagoshima Population: 595K 32 kmnortheast
  • Kanoya Population: 101.1K 54 kmeast
  • Kirishima Population: 123.2K 60 kmnortheast
  • Miyakonojō Population: 161.1K 84 kmnortheast
  • Miyazaki Population: 401.3K 122 kmnortheast

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

Day trips from Minamisatsuma

Within 100 km: 10 natural sites, 13 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1 place

  • Satsuma Peninsula Natural site 13 kmE

25–60 km7 places

  • Lake Ikeda Lake 32 kmSE
  • Kaimondake Volcano Mountain 33 kmSE
  • Cape Sata Natural site 57 kmSE
  • Sakura Jima Island 42 kmNE

60–100 km15 places

  • Ōsumi-shotō Island 87 kmS
  • Kamikoshiki Jima Island 63 kmNW
  • Kuro Shima Island 70 kmSW
  • Iō-jima Island 66 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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