Kumamoto · JapanSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Naka, Aso

Caldera · last major eruption 20161,506 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec

Elevation1,506 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation24 kmto a higher summit

Summit, Jul23°average high

32.88° N, 131.10° EElevation 1,506 mUTC+9 · Japan Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mount Naka, Aso in brief

Mount Naka, Aso rises to 1,506 m, Kumamoto, Japan.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 23°, while nights fall below freezing in 4 months of the year.

The nearest town in the atlas is Aso, 6.2 km to the N at 520 m.

iiForecast

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

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iiiSummit climate

Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted

Climate normals for Mount Naka, Aso by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	1°	3°	7°	12°	17°	20°	23°	23°	21°	15°	10°	4°
Average low	-7°	-6°	-2°	3°	7°	12°	16°	16°	13°	6°	0°	-5°
Precipitation	108 mm	153 mm	263 mm	285 mm	348 mm	727 mm	741 mm	362 mm	340 mm	166 mm	137 mm	87 mm
Cloud cover	48%	49%	53%	54%	58%	70%	59%	47%	48%	37%	40%	40%
Daylight	10h 12	11h 00	11h 56	12h 58	13h 50	14h 18	14h 08	13h 24	12h 25	11h 25	10h 30	10h 00
Month score	21	17	15	27	48	50	55	60	60	50	21	30

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

Snow likely Jan–Feb · Dec

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	1,050 m	1,250 m	1,850 m	2,650 m	3,350 m	3,950 m	4,450 m	4,550 m	4,050 m	3,150 m	2,250 m	1,400 m
Summit	❄ snow	❄ snow	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	❄ snow

ivTerrain

vNeighbours

Mountain	Elevation	Prominence	Distance	July summit high
Mount Sobo	1,756 m	–	24 km E	22°
Mounnt Oyaji	1,644 m	–	24 km E	22°
Mount Neko, Kumamoto	1,433 m	–	4.4 km E	24°
Mount Daikanbō	936 m	–	13 km N	26°
Komezuka	870 m	–	5.6 km NW	25°
Zōga Hana	639 m	–	10 km N	27°