- Elevation
- 194 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Shimomashiki-gun
- Airports
- KMJ Kumamoto Airport24 km
- AXJ Amakusa Airport69 km
About Shimomashiki-gun
Shimomashiki-gun is a district. Location: Kumamoto, Japan.
Shimomashiki (下益城郡, Shimomashiki-gun) is a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1879
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Shimomashiki-gun
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 17° · Night 9° · Rain 94 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Nobeoka · 74 km east18°
- Miyazaki · 93 km southeast19°
- Beppu · 94 km northeast17°
- Hottest month
- August (day 30°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- July (543 mm)
- Driest month
- December (70 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) | 8° | 9° | 13° | 19° | 23° | 25° | 29° | 30° | 27° | 22° | 17° | 11° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 2° | 5° | 10° | 15° | 19° | 23° | 23° | 20° | 14° | 9° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 87 | 116 | 183 | 231 | 280 | 500 | 543 | 311 | 243 | 135 | 94 | 70 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June September October
How to get to Shimomashiki-gun
The nearest airport is Kumamoto Airport (KMJ), 24 km to the north as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Honmachi, 29 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) Kumamoto 24 kmnorth
- Amakusa Airport (AXJ) Amakusa 69 kmwest
- Kyushu Saga International Airport (HSG) Saga 79 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Honmachi Population: 123.1K 29 kmsouthwest
- Omuta Population: 132K 61 kmnorthwest
- Nobeoka Population: 119.5K 75 kmeast
- Isahaya Population: 135.5K 82 kmwest
- Kurume Population: 303.6K 84 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in Shimomashiki-gun
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kyūshū Island, Kumamoto24 km SE -
Kyūshū Sanchi Mountain, Kumamoto20 km E -
Hi Kawa River, Kumamoto23 km W
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Suizenji Jōjuen Attraction, Chuo-ku23 km NW
Sources & licences
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