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Kagoshima's climate is sub-tropical. Kagoshima has warm weather and higher temperatures on average than the rest of Japan. Similar to the rest of West Japan, Kagoshima has basically high humidity in Summer (from June to the end of September). Winter in Kagoshima is cold, but it only snows a few times a year. The best season to visit Kagoshima climatically is Spring (April - May) before Rainy season (mid June - beginning of July) and Autumn (Oct-Nov.). Autumn is the best season to enjoy seasonal foods and also a good hot-spring season. If you are a@marine sport lover, Kagoshima@Summer is definitely the best!!


Avarage Temperature of Kagoshima (as of 1971-2000)
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. Average
Kagoshima 7.2 8.3 11.4 16.4 20.1 23.4 27.4 27.9 25.1 20.0 14.5 9.2 17.6
Tokyo 5.8 6.1 8.9 14.4 18.7 21.8 25.4 27.1 23.5 18.2 13.0 8.4 15.9
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Average Precipitation of Kagoshima
Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Kagoshima 87.4 102.7 160.6 229.8 259.0 399.5 303.7 213.1 216.4 106.1 87.6 70.9
Yakushima 257.3 272.9 427.0 425.6 454.6 697.1 324.9 296.0 398.6 303.8 270.6 230.4




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