Yaeyama Group

Local name: 八重山列島

Located in Okinawa, Japan Coordinates: 24°20′00″ N 124°00′00″ E

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Elevation: 12 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Ishigaki; 16 km E
Local time: UTC+09:00; Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Population: 53,627; 53.6K
When to go: November–April; See the climate
Airports: ISG New Ishigaki Airport26 km; TRA Tarama Airport77 km

About Yaeyama Group

Yaeyama Group is an island. Location: Okinawa, Japan. Population: 53,627.

From Wikipedia

The Yaeyama Islands (八重山列島 Yaeyama-rettō, also 八重山諸島 Yaeyama-shotō, Yaeyama: Yaima, Yonaguni: Daama, Okinawan: Yeema, Northern Ryukyuan: やへま Yapema) are an archipelago in the southwest of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, and cover 591.46 square kilometres (228.36 mi2). The islands are located southwest of the Miyako Islands, part of the Ryukyu Islands archipelago.

At a glance

Area: 592 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Yaeyama Group

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: November–April.

21° 17°

23° 19°

25° 21°

28° 23°

30° 26°

32° 27°

31° 26°

30° 26°

28° 24°

25° 21°

22° 19°

Jan

148

Feb

130

Mar

133

Apr

156

May

206

Jun

176

Jul

153

Aug

228

Sep

215

Oct

208

Nov

179

Dec

147

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 Yaeyama Group
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	21°	21°	23°	25°	28°	30°	32°	31°	30°	28°	25°	22°
Average low (°C)	17°	17°	19°	21°	23°	26°	27°	26°	26°	24°	21°	19°
Precipitation (mm)	148	130	133	156	206	176	153	228	215	208	179	147