- Elevation
- 541 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 5
- listed under Kamimashiki-gun
- Airports
- KMJ Kumamoto Airport18 km
- HSG Kyushu Saga International Airport80 km
About Kamimashiki-gun
Kamimashiki-gun is a district. Location: Kumamoto, Japan.
Kamimashiki (上益城郡, Kamimashiki-gun) is a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of the Yamato merger (but with 2003 population statistics), the district had an estimated population of 90,315 and a density of 115.2 persons per square kilometer. The total area is 784.03 km2.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1879
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Kamimashiki-gun
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–July, September–October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 14° · Night 6° · Rain 84 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Nobeoka · 66 km east18°
- Beppu · 79 km northeast17°
- Ōita · 82 km northeast18°
- Hottest month
- August (day 28°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -2°)
- Wettest month
- July (466 mm)
- Driest month
- December (62 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) | 6° | 7° | 11° | 17° | 21° | 23° | 27° | 28° | 24° | 20° | 14° | 9° |
| Average low (°C) | -2° | -1° | 2° | 7° | 12° | 16° | 20° | 21° | 17° | 11° | 6° | 0° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 75 | 102 | 154 | 197 | 239 | 439 | 466 | 258 | 216 | 120 | 84 | 62 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July September October
How to get to Kamimashiki-gun
The nearest airport is Kumamoto Airport (KMJ), 18 km to the northwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Honmachi, 43 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) Kumamoto 18 kmnorthwest
- Kyushu Saga International Airport (HSG) Saga 80 kmnorthwest
- Amakusa Airport (AXJ) Amakusa 81 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Honmachi Population: 123.1K 43 kmsouthwest
- Omuta Population: 132K 61 kmnorthwest
- Nobeoka Population: 119.5K 66 kmeast
- Beppu Population: 122.6K 79 kmnortheast
- Kurume Population: 303.6K 80 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in Kamimashiki-gun
5 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mount Aso Mountain, Kumamoto22 km NE -
Kyūshū Sanchi Mountain, Kumamoto17 km SE -
Suizenji Jōjuen Attraction, Chuo-ku25 km W
Sources & licences
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