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Okinawa · JapanSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Hedo

248 m
Elevation248 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation16 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul28°average high
26.85° N, 128.26° EElevation 248 mUTC+9 · Japan Standard Time
From the valley to the top
  • Summit248 m
  • Mid-mountain120 m
  • Valley0 m

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mount Hedo in brief

Mount Hedo rises to 248 m, Okinawa, Japan.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 28°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town is Kunigami, 14 km to the SW.

Facts

Elevation
248 m · 815 ft
Region
Okinawa
Country
Japan
Coordinates
26.8545, 128.2580
Nearest airport
Yoron Airport (RNJ) · 25 km
iiForecast

Weather at three heights

Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.

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iiiSummit climate

The top of Mount Hedo by month

Summit temperatures and precipitation

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted
10°15°20°25°30°35°18°16°Jan18°16°Feb19°17°Mar21°20°Apr24°22°May26°25°Jun28°27°Jul28°27°Aug27°26°Sep25°24°Oct22°21°Nov19°17°DecPrecipitation
Climate normals for Mount Hedo by month
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high18°18°19°21°24°26°28°28°27°25°22°19°
Average low16°16°17°20°22°25°27°27°26°24°21°17°
Precipitation118 mm138 mm178 mm208 mm240 mm292 mm160 mm254 mm218 mm187 mm143 mm118 mm
Cloud cover51%54%47%45%49%55%40%35%34%32%40%45%
Daylight10h 3711h 1511h 5812h 4713h 2713h 4913h 4113h 0712h 2111h 3410h 5110h 28
Month score575560615953515257666361

Snow and freezing level

Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Freezing level2,800 m2,800 m3,050 m3,400 m3,750 m4,150 m4,450 m4,450 m4,300 m4,000 m3,550 m3,050 m
Summitabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °Cabove 0 °C
ivTerrain

Mount Hedo in 3D

vNeighbours

Peaks nearby

Mountains of Japan
MountainElevationProminenceDistanceJuly summit high
Mount Yonaha503 m503 m16 km S27°
Mount Iyu446 m–19 km S27°
viBase towns

Where to stay nearby

Kunigami
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Kunigami

Okinawa · 14 km SW
26°Oct high
12wet days
67score
Kunigami
Ōgimi
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Ōgimi

Okinawa · 22 km SW
26°Oct high
13wet days
65score
Ōgimi
Yoron
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Yoron

Kagoshima · 27 km NE
26°Oct high
15wet days
64score
Yoron
Higashi
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Higashi

Okinawa · 27 km SW
26°Oct high
12wet days
67score
Higashi
Around here

Kunigami and around

Kunigami
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Kunigami

Okinawa · Japan
Jan · Oct–Novbest months
29°July high
–altitude
Kunigami

Nature

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8.7 km E

Yanbaru National Park

National park
Yanbaru National Park
Hiji Falls
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5.8 km SE

Hiji Falls

Waterfall
Hiji Falls
Genka River
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16 km SW

Genka River

River
Genka River

Mountains

Mount Yonaha
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7.2 km SE

Mount Yonaha

503 m
Mount Yonaha
Mount Yae
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27 km SW

Mount Yae

453 m
Mount Yae
Mount Katsuu
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27 km SW

Mount Katsuu

452 m
Mount Katsuu

Heritage

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8.7 km E

Yanbaru National Park

World Heritage Site · 2016
Yanbaru National Park
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10 km SE

Yanbaru

part of UNESCO World Heritage Site
Yanbaru

Museums

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13 km S

Higashi Museum

Higashi Museum