Mount Karakuni
Local name: 韓国岳
Located in Kobayashi Shi, Miyazaki Coordinates: 31°56′05″ N 130°51′43″ E
- Elevation
- 1,700 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- KOJ Kagoshima Airport20 km
- KMI Miyazaki Airport56 km
About Mount Karakuni
Mount Karakuni is a mountain. Location: Kobayashi Shi, Miyazaki. Elevation: 1,700 m.
Karakunidake (韓国岳) or Mount Karakuni (1,700m) is a volcano in Kagoshima and Miyazaki Prefectures, Japan. It is part of Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park.
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Climate of Mount Karakuni
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 8° · Night -1° · Rain 99 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Kirishima · 23 km southwest19°
- Miyakonojō · 30 km southeast18°
- Kagoshima · 50 km southwest19°
- Hottest month
- August (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -9°)
- Wettest month
- June (501 mm)
- Driest month
- December (71 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) | 0° | 1° | 4° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 20° | 20° | 17° | 13° | 8° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -9° | -8° | -5° | 1° | 5° | 9° | 13° | 13° | 10° | 5° | -1° | -7° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 82 | 123 | 188 | 252 | 296 | 501 | 487 | 343 | 267 | 144 | 99 | 71 |
How to get to Mount Karakuni
The nearest airport is Kagoshima Airport (KOJ), 20 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kirishima, 23 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) Kagoshima 20 kmsouthwest
- Miyazaki Airport (KMI) Miyazaki 56 kmeast
- Amakusa Airport (AXJ) Amakusa 90 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Kirishima Population: 123.2K 23 kmsouthwest
- Miyakonojō Population: 161.1K 30 kmsoutheast
- Kagoshima Population: 595K 50 kmsouthwest
- Miyazaki Population: 401.3K 52 kmeast
- Kanoya Population: 101.1K 61 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Nearest towns and villages
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kirishima Yama Mountain, Kagoshima2.8 km S -
Shinmoe Dake Mountain, Kobayashi Shi2.8 km SE
Sources & licences
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