Okinawa, Japan

Ishigaki

Ishigaki is a town in Okinawa, Japan, close to the sea. It has a population of about 47,637. The climate is classified as tropical rainforest (Köppen Af), with .

Now27°C

Best timeFeb · Apr · Nov

Population47,637

Local time00:32

24.34° N, 124.16° EElevation 18 mUTC+9 · Japan Standard Time

Postal codes907-0000, 907-0002 …

14-day weather Climate by month Things to do

The year in Ishigakiweather score

October: high / low26° / 25°

Rain this month218mm

Sea this month27°

Best timeFeb · Apr · Nov

Best: Feb · Apr · Nov. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.

Ishigaki at a glance

Sunrise · sunset06:45 · 18:1211 h 28 min of daylight The moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 16:09 Next holiday3 NovemberCulture Day Next eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse

Best time to visitFeb · Apr · Nov

The months with the highest weather score

Warmest month29°C

Average high in July

Coolest month18°C

Average low in January

Wettest monthJune

228 mm of rain

Driest monthDecember

142 mm of rain

Warmest sea29°C

July

Monuments nearby10+

within 12 km

Weather in Ishigaki

Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.

14-day forecast

27°C

Rain · wind 81 km/h · humidity 90%

Today hour by hour

Today23 Oct27°27°213.3 mm

Sat24 Oct28°28°52.6 mm

Sun25 Oct28°27°2 mm

Mon26 Oct27°26°1.1 mm

Tue27 Oct27°25°1.4 mm

Wed28 Oct26°24°1.5 mm

Thu29 Oct26°25°0.5 mm

Fri30 Oct27°26°1 mm

Sat31 Oct27°25°4.4 mm

When to go to Ishigaki

Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.

Climate month by month

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Score	58	65	58	61	56	46	46	48	52	60	62	58
High	20°	21°	22°	24°	26°	28°	29°	29°	28°	26°	24°	22°
Low	18°	19°	20°	22°	25°	27°	28°	27°	26°	25°	23°	20°
Rain (mm)	150	156	149	176	221	228	164	300	284	218	186	142
Wet days	13	10	14	16	21	24	20	22	20	18	15	18
Sea	23°	23°	23°	25°	26°	28°	29°	29°	28°	27°	26°	25°

What's on in Ishigaki

Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.

Public holidays

3Nov

Culture DayNational

Tue23Nov

Labor Thanksgiving DayNational

Mon1Jan

New Year's DayNational

Fri11Jan

Coming of Age DayNational

Mon

Monuments and museums in Ishigaki

All monuments

0.5 km

MiyaradunchiBuilt 1819

0.2 km

Tōrin-ji TempleBuilt 1614

9.5 km

Mount Omoto

12 km

Kabira Bay

7.4 km

Nagomi TowerBuilt 1953

3.9 km

Furusutobaru Castle

Museum0.8 km

Ishigaki City Yaeyama MuseumBuilt 1972

Museum1 km

Nobumoto Ōhama Memorial Hall

More museums: Folkcraft Museum · Satake Yaeyama Palm Memorial Hall · 喜宝院蒐集館

Monuments of Okinawa Museums of Okinawa

Outdoors around Ishigaki

Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.

Things to do

Viewpoints19 Camp sites4

Amparu LookoutViewpoints

6.7 km

竹富島Camp sites

7.3 km

石垣川平コーラルサイドキャンプ場Camp sites

12 km

Yonehara Palm GrovesViewpoints

12 km

石垣島トータルマリンDive site

0.8 km

Prime Scuba IshigakiDive site

3.1 km

Middle BookDive site

8.7 km

Ukon DenchiDive site

11 km

Nature around Ishigaki

Nature in Japan

Cave11 km

Shiraho Saonetabaru Cave Ruins

River5.9 km

Miyara River

River6.6 km

Nagura River

Cave1.9 km

Ishigaki Stalactite Cave

Island7.5 km

Ishigaki Island

Island7.4 km

Taketomi Island

Nature in Okinawa Mountains of Okinawa Beaches of Japan

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals of Japan seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Wild boarSus scrofa

Japanese SquirrelSciurus lis

Raccoon dogNyctereutes procyonoides

Large Japanese Field MouseApodemus speciosus

Japanese WeaselMustela itatsi

Sika DeerCervus nippon

The sky over Ishigaki

Eclipses and meteor showers

The moon tonightWaxing gibbousMoonrise 16:09 · Moonset 03:36 Next eclipse seen from here21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse Orionids~20 an hourpeak night 22 October, best at 04:38 Northern lightsKp 9+only in the strongest storms here

Earthquakes around Ishigaki

The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.

Earthquakes

Last 30 days6magnitude 2.5+ within 300 km Since 1950249magnitude 5+ within 150 km Significant earthquakes on record49within 300 km

Strongest nearby since 1950

7.5Yonaguni 38 km ↙1966 · 149 km

7.2Tarama 49 km ↖1958 · 69 km

6.7Taketomi 99 km ↓2009 · 115 km

6.7Yonaguni 32 km ←2004 · 150 km

Tsunamis · Ishigaki

Tsunami archive

0 m3 May 1998earthquake 0.1 m17 July 1998earthquake and landslide

Universities and research institutes

Ishigaki Local Meteorological ObservatoryResearch institute · founded 1896

Towns and villages around Ishigaki

Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.

Tonogusuku1 km Ōhama4 km Nagura5.9 km Miyara6.7 km Shiraho8.6 km Fukai13 km Kabira13 km Tōzato15 km Ibaruma22 km Hirakubo31 km

All 11 towns and villages in Ishigaki-shi Okinawa

Ishigaki from above

Around Ishigaki33 places to see, do and reach nearby

Shiraho Saonetabaru Cave RuinsNature11 km Miyara RiverNature5.9 km Nagura RiverNature6.6 km Ishigaki Stalactite CaveNature1.9 km Ishigaki IslandNature7.5 km Taketomi IslandNature7.4 km Kondoi BeachNature8.4 km Kohama IslandNature18 km Mount OmotoMountain9.5 km Mount FukaiomotoMountain11 km Mount KomiMountain27 km Mount YasuraMountain30 km Mount BuzamaMountain9.3 km Mount NosokoMountain19 km Dive siteDive site0.8 km Prime Scuba IshigakiDive site3.1 km Middle BookDive site8.7 km MiyaradunchiMonument0.5 km Tōrin-ji TempleMonument0.2 km Mount OmotoMonument9.5 km Kabira BayMonument12 km Nagomi TowerMonument7.4 km Furusutobaru CastleMonument3.9 km Nagura AnparuMonument5.7 km Taketomi IslandMonument7.4 km Ishigaki City Yaeyama MuseumMuseum0.8 km Nobumoto Ōhama Memorial HallMuseum1.0 km Memorial Hall of Yoko GushikenMuseum1.3 km Nantō minzoku shiryōkanMuseum0.5 km Yaeyama Peace Memorial MuseumMuseum1.2 km Ishigaki · ferry portFerry port0.9 km Ishigaki · ferry portFerry port0.9 km TaketomiPlace41 km

Postal codes

907-0000907-0002907-0003907-0004907-0011907-0012907-0013907-0014907-0015907-0022907-0023907-0024907-0031907-0244907-0331907-0332907-0333907-0452

Getting to Ishigaki

New Ishigaki AirportISG

11 km

Tarama AirportTRA

63 km

Shimojishima AirportSHI

113 km

石垣島離島ターミナルFerry port

0.9 km

石垣上原 · 与那国島 · 大原港 · 小浜

0.9 km

Places near Ishigaki

41 km

Taketomi

Japan

Places with a climate like Ishigaki

Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.

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Frequently asked questions

When is the best time to visit Ishigaki?

Based on 30-year climate normals, February, April and November offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Ishigaki.

What is the hottest month in Ishigaki?

July is the warmest month, with average highs of 29°C and lows of 28°C.

What is the coldest month in Ishigaki?

January is the coldest month, with average highs of 20°C and lows of 18°C.

What is the rainiest month in Ishigaki?

June is the wettest month with about 228 mm of precipitation on 24 wet days.

How warm is the sea near Ishigaki?

The sea is warmest in July at about 29°C and coolest in February at about 23°C.

What is the postal code of Ishigaki?

Ishigaki has 18 postal codes: 907-0000, 907-0002, 907-0003, 907-0004, 907-0011, 907-0012, 907-0013, 907-0014, 907-0015, 907-0022, 907-0023, 907-0024 ….