- Population
- 64,292
- 64.3K
- Elevation
- 5 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- KMJ Kumamoto Airport29 km
- HSG Kyushu Saga International Airport34 km
About Tamana
Tamana is a city. Location: Tamana Shi, Kumamoto. Population: 64,292. Elevation: 5 m. The best months to visit are May, October. The nearest airport is Kumamoto Airport (29 km). Nearby sights include Kikuchi River and Kumamoto castle.
Photos of Tamana
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Mount Kinbō MK Products · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Kumamoto castle Birdman at Japanese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Climate of Tamana
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May, October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 18° · Night 8° · Rain 70 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Beppu · 94 km northeast17°
- Ōita · 101 km east18°
- Nobeoka · 110 km east18°
- Hottest month
- August (day 32°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- June (355 mm)
- Driest month
- December (55 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) | 10° | 11° | 15° | 20° | 24° | 27° | 30° | 32° | 28° | 23° | 18° | 12° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 2° | 5° | 10° | 15° | 19° | 23° | 24° | 20° | 14° | 8° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 57 | 80 | 122 | 160 | 189 | 355 | 354 | 189 | 185 | 95 | 70 | 55 |
How to get to Tamana
The nearest airport is Kumamoto Airport (KMJ), 29 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Omuta, 15 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) Kumamoto 29 kmsoutheast
- Kyushu Saga International Airport (HSG) Saga 34 kmnorthwest
- Nagasaki Airport (NGS) Nagasaki 62 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Omuta Population: 132K 15 kmnorthwest
- Saga Population: 233.3K 41 kmnorthwest
- Kurume Population: 303.6K 41 kmnorth
- Honmachi Population: 123.1K 49 kmsouth
- Isahaya Population: 135.5K 51 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Tamana
Within 100 km: 17 historic and cultural sites, 21 natural sites, 18 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km4 places
- Kumamoto castle Historic site 20 kmSE
- Suizenji Jōjuen Attraction 23 kmSE
- Mount Kinbō Mountain 16 kmS
- Kikuchi River River 9 kmSW
25–60 km11 places
- Chikugo River River 30 kmNW
- Mount Unzen Mountain 35 kmSW
- Hi Kawa River 39 kmS
- Ōyano Jima Island 42 kmS
60–100 km41 places
- Kyūshū Island 69 kmSE
- Shimoshima Island Island 82 kmSW
- Hario Jima Island 77 kmW
- Mount Ōkueyama Mountain 91 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Tamana and similar cities
Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.
| Measure | Tamana | Yanagawa | Narutochō-mitsuishi | Fujioka |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 64.3K | 64.5K | 64.1K | 64.5K |
| Elevation | 5 m | 1 m | 2 m | 94 m |
| Summer day (hottest month) | 32° | 32° | 31° | 31° |
| Winter night (coldest month) | 1° | 1° | 2° | -3° |
| Annual rainfall | 1,911 mm | 1,757 mm | 1,551 mm | 1,261 mm |
| Best months | May, Oct | May, Oct | May–Jun, Oct | May, Oct |
| Distance | — | 29 km | 399 km | 861 km |
Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kikuchi River River, Kumamoto8.8 km SW
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Kumamoto castle Historic site, Chuo-ku20 km SE
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Mount Kinbō Mountain, Nishi-ku16 km S
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Suizenji Jōjuen Attraction, Chuo-ku23 km SE
Sources & licences
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