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Ube

Local name: 宇部市

Located in Ube Shi, Yamaguchi Coordinates: 33°56′35″ N 131°15′04″ E

Ube
Asturio Cantabrio · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
173,733
173.7K
Elevation
6 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
May–JuneOctober
See the climate
Airports
UBJ Yamaguchi Ube Airport3 km
KKJ Kitakyushu Airport23 km

About Ube

Ube is a city. Location: Ube Shi, Yamaguchi. Population: 173,733. Elevation: 6 m.

From Wikipedia

Ube (宇部市, Ube-shi; Japanese pronunciation: [ɯ̈́.bè̞, ɯ̈̀.bé̞.ɕì]) is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1921
Area
287 km²
Official website
city.ube.yamaguchi.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Ube

  • San'yō-onoda Shi
  • Yamaguchi
  • Mine Shi

Population of Ube over time

Population of Ube over time
2010 173,772
2015 169,429
2021 162,873

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Ube

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 9° · Rain 72 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Beppu · 77 km south17°
  • Ōita · 85 km south18°
  • Nobeoka · 156 km south18°
Hottest month
August (day 30°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
June (276 mm)
Driest month
December (56 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 Ube
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°13°18°22°25°29°30°27°22°17°12°
Average low (°C)2°2°5°10°14°19°23°24°20°14°9°4°
Precipitation (mm)6683117170164276273135198997256

Other places to visit in this season: May June October

How to get to Ube

The nearest airport is Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ), 3 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) (23 km). The nearest large city is Shimonoseki, 29 km to the west.

Airports

  • Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) Ube 3 kmsoutheast
  • Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) Kitakyushu 23 kmsouthwest
  • Oita Airport (OIT) Oita 68 kmsoutheast

Nearby large cities

  • Shimonoseki Population: 265.7K 29 kmwest
  • Hōfu Population: 116.9K 31 kmeast
  • Yamaguchi Population: 194K 33 kmnortheast
  • Tokuyama Population: 101.1K 54 kmeast
  • Shūnan Population: 149.6K 55 kmeast

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

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources