Village

Uken

Located in Uken Son, Ōshima-gun Coordinates: 28°18′00″ N 129°14′00″ E

Location in Japan

Population: 1,843; 1.8K
Elevation: 148 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+09:00; Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go: March–MayOctober–December; See the climate
Airports: ASJ Amami Airport49 km; TKN Tokunoshima Airport62 km

About Uken

Uken is a village. Location: Uken Son, Ōshima-gun. Population: 1,843. Elevation: 148 m. The best months to visit are March–May, October–December. The nearest airport is Amami Airport (49 km). Nearby sights include Edateku Jima and Amami Ōshima.

Climate of Uken

Best months for sightseeing

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

This month · November

A good month to visit

Day 22° · Night 18° · Rain 184 mm

Hottest month: July (day 30°)
Coldest month: January (night 12°)
Wettest month: June (377 mm)
Driest month: December (128 mm)

17° 12°

19° 14°

22° 17°

25° 20°

28° 23°

30° 25°

29° 24°

26° 21°

22° 18°

19° 14°

Jan

140

Feb

154

Mar

181

Apr

241

May

301

Jun

377

Jul

213

Aug

218

Sep

192

Oct

169

Nov

184

Dec

128

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 Uken
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	17°	17°	19°	22°	25°	28°	30°	30°	29°	26°	22°	19°
Average low (°C)	12°	12°	14°	17°	20°	23°	25°	25°	24°	21°	18°	14°
Precipitation (mm)	140	154	181	241	301	377	213	218	192	169	184	128

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

How to get to Uken

The nearest airport is Amami Airport (ASJ), 49 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Uruma, 253 km to the southwest.

Airports

Amami Airport (ASJ) Amami 49 kmeast
Tokunoshima Airport (TKN) Amagi 62 kmsouthwest
Kikai Airport (KKX) Kikai 68 kmeast

Nearby large cities

Uruma Population: 125.3K 253 kmsouthwest
Okinawa Population: 142.8K 260 kmsouthwest
Ginowan Population: 100.1K 269 kmsouthwest
Urasoe Population: 115.7K 271 kmsouthwest
Naha Population: 317.6K 278 kmsouthwest

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Edateku Jima Island, Uken Son
3.4 km W
Amami Ōshima Island, Kagoshima
11 km SE
Amami Islands Island, Kagoshima
12 km E
Sukomo Banare Island, Kagoshima
21 km S
Kakeroma Jima Island, Kagoshima
18 km S
Yubanare Island Island, Kagoshima
21 km SW

Uken

Sources & licences

GeoNames, CC-BY-4.0 GeoNames (www.geonames.org), CC BY 4.0

Data last updated: November 7, 2026