Miyazaki, Japan
Miyazaki
Miyazaki is a city in Japan, close to the sea. It has a population of about 401,339. The climate is classified as humid subtropical (Köppen Cfa), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Now21°C
Best timeOct–Dec
Population401,339
Local time23:52
31.92° N, 131.42° EElevation 11 mUTC+9 · Japan Standard Time
Postal codes880-0000, 880-0001 …October: high / low23° / 19°
Rain this month159mm
Sea this month26°
Best timeOct–Dec
Best: Oct–Dec. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Miyazaki at a glance
Sunrise · sunset06:23 · 17:3611 h 13 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 15:40Next holiday3 NovemberCulture DayNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse
Best time to visitOct–Dec
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month29°C
Average high in August
Coolest month6°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthJuly
291 mm of rain
Driest monthDecember
57 mm of rain
Warmest sea28°C
August
Monuments nearby6+
within 15 km
How Miyazaki has grown
People living in the built-up area (57 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+88%101k in 1975 → 189k in 2025Weather in Miyazaki
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
21°C
Today hour by hourCloudy · wind 18 km/h · humidity 61%
Today22 Oct23°21°
Fri23 Oct24°21°42.4 mm
Sat24 Oct27°23°9.1 mm
Sun25 Oct28°22°2.1 mm
Mon26 Oct28°23°8.7 mm
Tue27 Oct28°19°0.9 mm
Wed28 Oct20°14°
Thu29 Oct21°15°
Fri30 Oct24°18°10.7 mm
Sat31 Oct22°15°1.5 mm
When to go to Miyazaki
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 53 | 50 | 50 | 64 | 59 | 54 | 45 | 48 | 55 | 69 | 82 | 67 |
| High | 12° | 13° | 15° | 19° | 22° | 25° | 29° | 29° | 27° | 23° | 18° | 14° |
| Low | 6° | 7° | 10° | 14° | 18° | 21° | 25° | 25° | 23° | 19° | 14° | 8° |
| Rain (mm) | 62 | 93 | 182 | 208 | 224 | 403 | 291 | 262 | 311 | 159 | 95 | 57 |
| Wet days | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 5 |
| Sea | 20° | 19° | 19° | 20° | 22° | 24° | 26° | 28° | 27° | 26° | 24° | 21° |
What's on in Miyazaki
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Music venues
宮崎市民文化ホール〒880-0930 宮崎市花山手東3丁目25-3 · 2.5 km
4 showsサンマリンスタジアム日本、〒889-2151 宮崎県宮崎市熊野１４４３−１２ · 9.9 km
3 showsMiyazaki's festivals through the year
Monuments and museums in Miyazaki
2.5 km
Miyazaki Jingū
15 km
Sadowara CastleBuilt 1400
4.8 km
Ikime Kofun Cluster6.5 km
Hasugaike Kofun Cluster12 km
Honjō Kofun Cluster8.2 km
Mukasa Castle
Museum2 km
Miyazaki Prefectural Art MuseumBuilt 1995
Museum2.7 km
Miyazaki Prefectural Museum of Nature and HistoryBuilt 1971More museums: はにわ館 · 宮崎市安井息軒記念館 · 宮崎県平和祈念資料展示室 · Ikime-no-Mori Yukokan, Facility for learning through experience · Ikime-no-mori Yukokan, Center for Buried Cultural Properties of Miyazaki
Outdoors around Miyazaki
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
宮崎CCGolf courses
6.5 km宮崎市フェニックス自然動物園Zoos
9 km宮崎レイクサイドゴルフ倶楽部Golf courses
9.8 kmKizakihama Surf PointSurf spots
10 kmこどもの国Theme parks
13 kmＡＯＳＨＩＭＡ ＰＩＣＮＩＣ ＣＬＵＢ ＣＡＭＰCamp sites
13 kmNature around Miyazaki
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Japan seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Miyazaki
Earthquakes around Miyazaki
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Last 30 days3magnitude 2.5+ within 300 kmSince 1950192magnitude 5+ within 150 kmSignificant earthquakes on record52within 300 km
Strongest nearby since 1950
7.5Nichinan 19 km ↗1961 · 21 km
7.5Otsuki 56 km ↙1968 · 104 km
7.1Miyazaki 19 km ↘2024 · 19 km
7.1Tsuno 37 km →1969 · 55 km
Tsunamis · Miyazaki
0.3 m7 June 2026earthquake0.2 m13 January 2025earthquake0.6 m29 July 2025earthquake0.5 m8 August 2024earthquake0.7 m15 January 2022volcanic eruption0.3 m16 September 2015earthquake1.4 m11 March 2011earthquake0.6 m19 October 1996earthquake0.1 m26 February 1961earthquake1 m22 May 1960earthquake0.3 m22 May 1960earthquake0.1 m2 March 1933earthquake0.2 m1 September 1923earthquake5 m30 October 1662earthquake
TSTropical Storm Peipah (2025)85 km · 65 km/hC4Typhoon Nanmadol (2022)87 km · 148 km/hTSTropical Storm Lupit (2021)75 km · 74 km/hC1Typhoon Francisco (2019)48 km · 148 km/hC1Typhoon Leepi (2018)54 km · 74 km/hC4Typhoon Talim (2017)70 km · 102 km/hC4Typhoon Noru (2017)84 km · 130 km/hC4Typhoon Malakas (2016)36 km · 148 km/hC5Typhoon Neoguri (2014)44 km · 74 km/hC4Typhoon Usagi (2007)46 km · 167 km/hC4Typhoon Man-Yi (2007)32 km · 148 km/hTSTropical Storm Wukong (2006)31 km · 102 km/hC4Typhoon Meari (2004)90 km · 120 km/hTSTropical Storm Linfa (2003)89 km · 93 km/hTSTropical Storm Zia (1999)22 km · 65 km/hC5Hurricane Oliwa (1997)85 km · 130 km/hC5Typhoon Eve (1996)76 km · 167 km/hC4Hurricane Kent (1992)52 km · 93 km/hC2Typhoon Hattie (1990)51 km · 102 km/hC1Typhoon Gene (1990)75 km · 139 km/hC1Typhoon Wayne (1989)37 km · 120 km/hC2Typhoon Roger (1986)93 km · 83 km/hC4Typhoon Ellis (1982)8 km · 120 km/hC1Typhoon Ogden (1981)33 km · 102 km/hC2Typhoon Orchid (1980)67 km · 120 km/h
Universities and research institutes
宮崎産業経営大学University or college · founded 1923
Minami Kyushu UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1962
Minami Kyushu Junior CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1965
Miyazaki Gakuen Junior CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1965
Miyazaki Municipal UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1993
Miyazaki International CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1994
Miyazaki Prefectural Nursing UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1997
University of MiyazakiUniversity or college · founded 2003
Civil Aviation CollegeUniversity or college
Miyazaki Livestock Research InstituteResearch institute
Miyazaki Prefectural Fisheries Research InstituteResearch institute
Miyazaki Prefectural Institute for Public Health and EnvironmentResearch institute
Miyazaki Prefecture Foods Development CenterResearch institute
Miyazaki Prefecture Industrial Technology CenterResearch institute
Shinjo Ophthalmologic InstituteResearch institute
Towns and villages around Miyazaki
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Miyazaki from above
Around Miyazaki30 places to see, do and reach nearby
Ōyodo RiverNature4.4 kmHonjōgawa RiverNature6.2 kmHitotsuse RiverNature17 kmAoshima, MiyazakiNature14 kmOdono-seNature21 kmMount WanitsukaMountain22 kmMount AoiMountain21 kmMount BoroishiMountain14 kmMount GankotsuMountain24 kmMiyazaki JingūMonument2.5 kmSadowara CastleMonument15 kmIkime Kofun ClusterMonument4.8 kmHasugaike Kofun ClusterMonument6.5 kmHonjō Kofun ClusterMonument12 kmMukasa CastleMonument8.2 kmMiyazaki Prefectural Art MuseumMuseum2.0 kmMiyazaki Prefectural Museum of Nature and HistoryMuseum2.7 kmMiyazaki Science CenterMuseum1.6 kmMiyazaki Jingū ChōkokanMuseum2.4 kmŌyodo River Study CenterMuseum3.7 kmStationStation1.4 kmStationStation2.5 kmStationStation2.8 kmMiyazaki · ferry portFerry port3.9 kmKunitomiPlace11 kmAyaPlace16 kmShintomiPlace18 kmSaitoPlace18 kmTsumaPlace20 kmMiyakonojōPlace39 km
Postal codes
880-0000880-0001880-0002880-0003880-0004880-0005880-0006880-0007880-0011880-0012880-0013880-0014880-0015880-0016880-0017880-0021880-0022880-0023880-0024880-0025880-0026880-0027880-0031880-0032880-0033880-0034880-0042880-0043880-0044880-0045880-0046880-0047880-0051880-0052880-0053880-0054880-0056880-0121880-0122880-0123880-0125880-0204880-0211880-0212880-0213880-0214880-0293880-0294880-0295880-0297880-0298880-0301880-0302880-0303880-0341880-0344880-0345880-0801880-0802880-0803880-0804880-0805880-0806880-0811880-0812880-0813880-0814880-0815880-0816880-0817880-0818880-0821880-0822880-0823880-0831880-0832880-0833880-0834880-0841880-0842880-0843880-0844880-0845880-0851880-0852880-0853880-0854880-0855880-0856880-0857880-0858880-0861880-0862880-0863880-0864880-0865880-0866880-0867880-0868880-0871880-0872880-0873880-0874880-0875880-0876880-0877880-0878880-0879880-0901880-0902880-0903880-0904880-0905880-0906880-0907880-0908880-0909880-0911880-0912880-0913880-0914880-0915880-0916880-0917880-0926880-0927880-0930880-0931880-0932880-0933880-0934880-0935880-0936880-0937880-0938880-0939880-0941880-0942880-0943880-0944880-0945880-0946880-0947880-0951880-0952880-0953880-0954880-0955880-0956880-2101880-2102880-2103880-2104880-2105880-2111880-2112880-2113880-2114880-2115880-2116880-2211880-2212880-2213880-2214880-2215880-2221880-2222880-2223880-2224880-2231880-2232880-2233880-2234880-2292880-2293880-2303880-2321880-2322880-2323880-2325
Getting to Miyazaki
Miyazaki AirportKMI
5.3 kmKagoshima AirportKOJ
67 kmKumamoto AirportKMJ
115 km宮崎Railway station
1.4 km南宮崎Railway station
2.5 km宮崎神宮Railway station
2.8 km宮崎港フェリーターミナル神戸三宮フェリーターミナル
3.9 kmPlaces near Miyazaki
Places with a climate like Miyazaki
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Miyazaki?
Based on 30-year climate normals, October, November and December offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Miyazaki.
What is the hottest month in Miyazaki?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 29°C and lows of 25°C.
What is the coldest month in Miyazaki?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 12°C and lows of 6°C.
What is the rainiest month in Miyazaki?
July is the wettest month with about 291 mm of precipitation on 23 wet days.
How warm is the sea near Miyazaki?
The sea is warmest in August at about 28°C and coolest in February at about 19°C.
What is the postal code of Miyazaki?
Miyazaki has 180 postal codes: 880-0000, 880-0001, 880-0002, 880-0003, 880-0004, 880-0005, 880-0006, 880-0007, 880-0011, 880-0012, 880-0013, 880-0014 ….