Island

Shikoku

Local name: 四国

Located in Japan Coordinates: 33°45′00″ N 133°30′00″ E

Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Elevation: 607 m; above sea level
Nearest town: Tosa-chō; 3.9 km SW
Local time: UTC+09:00; Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Population: 4,141,955; 4.1M
When to go: May–September; See the climate
Airports: KCZ Kochi Ryoma Airport28 km; TAK Takamatsu Airport70 km

About Shikoku

Shikoku is an island. Location: Japan. Population: 4,141,955.

From Wikipedia

Shikoku (四国, Shikoku; pronounced [ɕi̥.kó̞.kɯ̈̀, -kò̞-] , lit. 'four provinces') is the smallest of the four main islands of Japan. It is 225 kilometres (140 miles) long and between 50 and 150 kilometres (30 and 95 miles) wide. It has a population of 3.4 million, the least of Japan's four main islands. It is south of Honshu and northeast of Kyushu.

At a glance

Length: 225 km
Area: 18,297 km²

Source: Wikidata

Climate of Shikoku

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

5° -2°

6° -2°

10° 2°

15° 8°

20° 12°

22° 16°

26° 20°

27° 21°

24° 17°

19° 11°

13° 6°

8° 0°

Jan

Feb

Mar

132

Apr

208

May

231

Jun

332

Jul

308

Aug

165

Sep

275

Oct

158

Nov

Dec

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

Climate of Shikoku
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	5°	6°	10°	15°	20°	22°	26°	27°	24°	19°	13°	8°
Average low (°C)	-2°	-2°	2°	8°	12°	16°	20°	21°	17°	11°	6°	0°
Precipitation (mm)	53	84	132	208	231	332	308	165	275	158	95	53