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Natural site

Kii Hantō

Local name: 紀伊半島

Located in Japan Coordinates: 34°00′00″ N 135°45′00″ E

Kii Hantō
663highland · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
809 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Totsukawa Mura
1.9 km NE
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
SHM Nanki Shirahama Airport52 km
KIX Kansai International Airport66 km

About Kii Hantō

Kii Hantō is a natural site. Location: Japan.

From Wikipedia

The Kii Peninsula (Japanese: 紀伊半島, Hepburn: Kii Hantō) is the largest peninsula on the island of Honshū, located in the Kansai region of Japan. It is named after the ancient Kii Province. The peninsula has long been a sacred place in Buddhism, Shinto, and Shugendo, and many people would visit from all over Japan as part of the Kumano religious practices.

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Climate of Kii Hantō

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

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 Kii Hantō
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°9°14°18°21°25°26°22°17°12°7°
Average low (°C)-3°-3°0°6°10°14°18°19°16°10°4°-1°
Precipitation (mm)658013519520930924021928417811857

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

Airports nearest to Kii Hantō

  • Nanki Shirahama Airport (SHM) Shirahama 52 km
  • Kansai International Airport (KIX) Osaka 66 km
  • Kobe Airport (UKB) Kobe 85 km

Straight-line distance; airports with scheduled flights only. Source: OurAirports (public domain).

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