- Elevation
- 1,421 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- KOJ Kagoshima Airport20 km
- KMI Miyazaki Airport54 km
About Shinmoe Dake
Shinmoe Dake is a mountain. Location: Kobayashi Shi, Miyazaki. Elevation: 1,421 m.
Shinmoedake (Japanese: 新燃岳) is a volcano in Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan, and a part of the Mount Kirishima cluster of volcanoes. It is believed to have formed between 7,300 and 25,000 years ago. Eruptions from Shinmoedake have been recorded in 1716, 1717, 1771, 1822, 1959, 1991, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2018 and 2025.
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Climate of Shinmoe Dake
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–September.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 10° · Night 1° · Rain 99 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Kirishima · 23 km southwest19°
- Miyakonojō · 27 km southeast18°
- Kagoshima · 50 km southwest19°
- Hottest month
- August (day 22°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -7°)
- 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) | 2° | 3° | 6° | 11° | 15° | 18° | 21° | 22° | 19° | 15° | 10° | 4° |
| Average low (°C) | -7° | -6° | -3° | 3° | 7° | 11° | 15° | 15° | 12° | 7° | 1° | -5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 82 | 123 | 188 | 252 | 296 | 501 | 487 | 343 | 267 | 144 | 99 | 71 |
How to get to Shinmoe Dake
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 54 kmeast
- Amakusa Airport (AXJ) Amakusa 93 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Kirishima Population: 123.2K 23 kmsouthwest
- Miyakonojō Population: 161.1K 27 kmsoutheast
- Kagoshima Population: 595K 50 kmsouthwest
- Miyazaki Population: 401.3K 50 kmeast
- Kanoya Population: 101.1K 59 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Nearest towns and villages
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Kobayashi City, Kobayashi Shi12 km NE -
Takaharu Chō Municipality, Nishimorokata Gun11 km E
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Takaharu Town, Takaharu Chō13 km E
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Ebino City, Ebino-shi15 km N
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Miyakonojō City, Miyakonojō Shi27 km SE -
Kirishima City, Kirishima Shi23 km SW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kirishima Yama Mountain, Kagoshima1.4 km SW -
Mount Karakuni Mountain, Kobayashi Shi2.8 km NW
Sources & licences
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