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Iki Island

Local name: 壱岐島

Located in Nagasaki, Japan Coordinates: 33°47′18″ N 129°43′27″ E

Iki Island
Saigen Jiro · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
126 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Iki
0.7 km SW
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Population
28,008
28K
When to go
May–JuneSeptember–October
See the climate
Airports
IKI Iki Airport7 km
TSJ Tsushima Airport66 km

About Iki Island

Iki Island is an island. Location: Nagasaki, Japan. Population: 28,008.

From Wikipedia

Iki Island (壱岐島, Iki-no-shima), or the Iki Archipelago (壱岐諸島, Iki-shotō), is an archipelago in the Tsushima Strait, which is administered as the city of Iki in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. The islands have a total area of 138.46 square kilometres (53.46 sq mi) with a total population of 28,008. Only four (4) of the twenty-three (23) named islands are permanently inhabited. Together with the neighboring islands of Tsushima, they are collectively within the borders of the Iki–Tsushima Quasi-National Park.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Length
17 km
Area
134 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Iki Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 16° · Night 10° · Rain 82 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Beppu · 174 km east17°
  • Ōita · 185 km east18°
  • Nobeoka · 225 km southeast18°
Hottest month
August (day 29°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
June (274 mm)
Driest month
January (60 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 Iki Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°12°17°21°24°27°29°25°21°16°11°
Average low (°C)3°4°7°11°15°19°23°24°21°16°10°5°
Precipitation (mm)606993139135274223145226928265

Other places to visit in this season: May June September October

How to get to Iki Island

The nearest airport is Iki Airport (IKI), 7 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Fukuoka Airport (FUK) (71 km). The nearest large city is Karatsu, 45 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Iki Airport (IKI) Iki 7 kmsoutheast
  • Tsushima Airport (TSJ) Tsushima 66 kmnorthwest
  • Fukuoka Airport (FUK) Fukuoka 71 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Karatsu Population: 117.7K 45 kmsoutheast
  • Sasebo Population: 243.2K 69 kmsouth
  • Kasuga Population: 111K 74 kmsoutheast
  • Ōnojō Population: 102.1K 75 kmeast
  • Chikushino-shi Population: 103.3K 80 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Nearest towns and villages

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources