- Population
- 9,076
- 9.1K
- Elevation
- 155 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- KOJ Kagoshima Airport55 km
- KMJ Kumamoto Airport64 km
About Taragi
Taragi is a town. Location: Taragi Machi, Kuma-gun. Population: 9,076. Elevation: 155 m. The best months to visit are May–June, October. The nearest airport is Kagoshima Airport (55 km).
Climate of Taragi
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 17° · Night 8° · Rain 89 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Miyazaki · 60 km southeast19°
- Miyakonojō · 61 km south18°
- Kirishima · 61 km south19°
- Hottest month
- August (day 30°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- June (461 mm)
- Driest month
- December (65 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) | 9° | 11° | 14° | 19° | 23° | 26° | 30° | 30° | 27° | 23° | 17° | 12° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 1° | 5° | 10° | 14° | 18° | 22° | 23° | 19° | 13° | 8° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 76 | 106 | 163 | 220 | 260 | 461 | 445 | 268 | 229 | 125 | 89 | 65 |
How to get to Taragi
The nearest airport is Kagoshima Airport (KOJ), 55 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Honmachi, 41 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) Kagoshima 55 kmsouth
- Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) Kumamoto 64 kmnorth
- Miyazaki Airport (KMI) Miyazaki 65 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Honmachi Population: 123.1K 41 kmnorthwest
- Miyazaki Population: 401.3K 60 kmsoutheast
- Miyakonojō Population: 161.1K 60 kmsouth
- Kirishima Population: 123.2K 60 kmsouth
- Nobeoka Population: 119.5K 77 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Taragi
Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 14 natural sites, 13 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Kyūshū Island 19 kmN
25–60 km8 places
- Mount Osuzu Mountain 47 kmE
- Hi Kawa River 47 kmNW
- Ōyano Jima Island 59 kmNW
- Kuma River River 41 kmNW
60–100 km21 places
- Shimoshima Island Island 80 kmW
- Ao Shima Island 72 kmSE
- Kō Shima Island 100 kmSE
- Ooyodo River River 65 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Sources & licences
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