Kagoshima · JapanSummit weather, forecast and climate

Mount Shindake

Stratovolcano · last major eruption 1933626 m

Elevation626 mabove sea level

Prominence–independent height

Isolation–to a higher summit

Summit, Jul26°average high

30.44° N, 130.22° EElevation 626 mUTC+9 · Japan Standard Time

From the valley to the top

Freezing level in October: above the summit

iThe mountain

Mount Shindake in brief

Mount Shindake rises to 626 m, Kagoshima, Japan.

At the summit, August is the mildest month with average highs of 26°, while nights rarely fall below freezing.

The nearest town in the atlas is Nagata, 21 km to the E at 5 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 Shindake by month
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	12°	12°	15°	18°	21°	23°	26°	26°	25°	21°	18°	14°
Average low	9°	9°	12°	15°	19°	22°	24°	25°	23°	20°	15°	11°
Precipitation	303 mm	302 mm	464 mm	473 mm	472 mm	837 mm	364 mm	292 mm	419 mm	289 mm	304 mm	282 mm
Cloud cover	58%	58%	56%	52%	53%	65%	49%	39%	38%	34%	43%	49%
Daylight	10h 23	11h 06	11h 57	12h 53	13h 40	14h 06	13h 56	13h 17	12h 23	11h 28	10h 38	10h 12
Month score	22	24	38	56	57	52	56	59	64	65	61	36

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

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Freezing level	2,200 m	2,250 m	2,650 m	3,150 m	3,650 m	4,050 m	4,500 m	4,550 m	4,300 m	3,800 m	3,200 m	2,500 m
Summit	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	above 0 °C	above 0 °C	above 0 °C