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Mountain

Mount Yufu

Local name: 由布岳

Located in Yufu-shi, Oita Coordinates: 33°16′58″ N 131°23′25″ E

Mount Yufu
takasunrise0921 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Elevation
1,584 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Beppu
10 km E
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
July–August
See the climate
Airports
OIT Oita Airport39 km
KMJ Kumamoto Airport70 km

About Mount Yufu

Mount Yufu is a mountain. Location: Yufu-shi, Oita. Elevation: 1,584 m.

From Wikipedia

Mount Yufu (由布岳, Yufudake) is a 1,583.3 m (5,195 ft) volcano located on the border of Yufu and Beppu, Ōita, Japan. It is located within Aso Kujū National Park.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Climate of Mount Yufu

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night -1° · Rain 78 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Beppu · 10 km east17°
  • Ōita · 20 km east18°
  • Nobeoka · 82 km south18°
Hottest month
August (day 20°)
Coldest month
January (night -9°)
Wettest month
July (381 mm)
Driest month
December (58 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 Yufu
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-1°0°3°9°13°16°19°20°17°12°7°2°
Average low (°C)-9°-8°-5°0°5°9°13°14°10°4°-1°-6°
Precipitation (mm)60941261782003493812462371287858

Other places to visit in this season: July August

How to get to Mount Yufu

The nearest airport is Oita Airport (OIT), 39 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) (70 km). The nearest large city is Beppu, 10 km to the east.

Airports

  • Oita Airport (OIT) Oita 39 kmnortheast
  • Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) Kumamoto 70 kmsouthwest
  • Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) Kitakyushu 71 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Beppu Population: 122.6K 10 kmeast
  • Ōita Population: 477.7K 20 kmeast
  • Ube Population: 173.7K 74 kmnorth
  • Iizuka Population: 126.4K 76 kmnorthwest
  • Kurume Population: 303.6K 81 kmwest

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

Day trips from Mount Yufu

Within 100 km: 15 historic and cultural sites, 18 natural sites, 9 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km5 places

  • Mount Tsurumi Mountain 4 kmE
  • Mount Ōmure Mountain 20 kmN
  • Beppu Wan Natural site 17 kmE
  • Funai Castle Historic site 21 kmE

25–60 km6 places

  • Mount Hiko Mountain 48 kmNW
  • Mount Sobo Mountain 51 kmS
  • Hime Shima Island 56 kmNE
  • Mount Aso Mountain 52 kmSW

60–100 km31 places

  • Hiko Shima Island 85 kmNW
  • Mount Ōkueyama Mountain 62 kmS
  • Mount Hōman Mountain 82 kmW
  • Mount Sefuri Mountain 97 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Beppu City, Beppu Shi
    10 km E
  • Yufu City, Yufu-shi
    9.7 km S
  • Hiji Town, Hiji Machi
    16 km NE
  • Ōita City, Ōita City
    20 km E
  • Hiji Machi Municipality, Hayami-gun
    16 km NE
  • Kokonoe Machi Municipality, Kusu-gun
    19 km SW

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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