- Local time
- Asia/Tokyo
- Country
- Japan
- Population
- 738,907
- Elevation
- 9 m
- Airports
- KMJ
- 16 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 7,220 km
- 9 hrs 15 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Kumamoto, month by month
- Jan8°
- Feb10°
- Mar14°
- Apr19°
- May23°
- Jun26°
- Jul29°
- Aug30°
- Sept27°
- Oct22°
- Nov16°
- Dec10°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: October.
Mean highs run from 8°C in January to 30°C in August, with about 2,131 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for KumamotoModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Kumamoto
Other airports within 150 km
- HSGKyushu Saga International AirportLarge · Saga53 km from the centre
- AXJAmakusa AirportMedium · Amakusa61 km from the centre
- NGSNagasaki AirportLarge · Nagasaki74 km from the centre
- FUKFukuoka AirportLarge · Fukuoka90 km from the centre
- KOJKagoshima AirportLarge · Kagoshima112 km from the centre
- KKJKitakyushu AirportLarge · Kitakyushu120 km from the centre
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBKumamoto
7,220 km
9 hrs 15 mins · Estimate
From AUHKumamoto
7,320 km
9 hrs 20 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Asia/Tokyo
- Country
- Japan
- Currency
- Japanese Yen JPYToday's indicative rate: JPY 100 ≈ USD 0.633Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type A and B100 V · 50 Hz / 60 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 110police119ambulance and fire118coast guardOfficial source: Fire and Disaster Management Agency, Japan and Japan Coast Guard. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +81 · On the left
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Plan a trip to Kumamoto
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