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Mountain

Mount Karakuni

Local name: 韓国岳

Located in Kobayashi Shi, Miyazaki Coordinates: 31°56′05″ N 130°51′43″ E

Mount Karakuni
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Elevation
1,700 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Kobayashi
13 km NE
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
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.

From Wikipedia

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.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Mount Karakuni

Best months for sightseeing

Best 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).

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Climate of Mount Karakuni
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)821231882522965014873432671449971

Other places to visit in this season: July August

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.

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