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Aso-gun

Located in Kumamoto, Japan Coordinates: 32°49′56″ N 131°06′08″ E

Location in Japan

Elevation: 534 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+09:00; Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside: 6; listed under Aso-gun
When to go: May–JuneSeptember–October; See the climate
Airports: KMJ Kumamoto Airport23 km; HSG Kyushu Saga International Airport83 km

About Aso-gun

Aso-gun is a district. Location: Kumamoto, Japan.

From Wikipedia

Aso (阿蘇郡, Aso-gun) is a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The total area is 703.01 km2. As of 2024, the population was 32,882. The Aso clan comes from it.

At a glance

Built: 1879

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Aso-gun

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

6° -2°

7° -1°

11° 2°

17° 7°

20° 12°

23° 16°

27° 20°

28° 21°

24° 17°

20° 11°

14° 6°

9° 0°

Jan

Feb

109

Mar

163

Apr

214

May

256

Jun

459

Jul

496

Aug

300

Sep

240

Oct

134

Nov

Dec

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

Climate of Aso-gun
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	6°	7°	11°	17°	20°	23°	27°	28°	24°	20°	14°	9°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-1°	2°	7°	12°	16°	20°	21°	17°	11°	6°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	78	109	163	214	256	459	496	300	240	134	88	65

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

Airports nearest to Aso-gun

Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) Kumamoto 23 km
Kyushu Saga International Airport (HSG) Saga 83 km
Oita Airport (OIT) Oita 93 km

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

Places in Aso-gun

6 places

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Mount Aso Mountain, Kumamoto
5.8 km N
Mount Sobo Mountain, Bungo-ōno Shi
23 km E