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Best time to visit Kagoshima

October is the best time to visit Kagoshima for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °C and about 9 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April to May. The sea stays above 20 °C from May to December.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking October comfort 87/100
A beach holiday October sea 25 °C
The least cloud October 48 % average cloud cover
The least rain December 85 mm
Warmth August 30 °C
Cooler weather January 11 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 October 87 24 °C 9 80
2 November 86 19 °C 9 61
3 May 84 23 °C 12 66
4 April 83 20 °C 11 47
5 March 66 15 °C 13 25
6 December 66 13 °C 8 39
7 September 63 28 °C 14 75
8 June 62 26 °C 20 72
9 February 58 12 °C 10 26
10 January 55 11 °C 9 30
11 July 48 29 °C 19 73
12 August 48 30 °C 17 68

For a beach holiday

October scores highest, with a sea temperature of 25 °C and air temperatures around 24 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from May to December.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 19 °C 11 °C 60 % 30
February 18 °C 12 °C 61 % 26
March 18 °C 15 °C 64 % 25
April 20 °C 20 °C 66 % 47
May 21 °C 23 °C 71 % 66
June 24 °C 26 °C 84 % 72
July 27 °C 29 °C 71 % 73
August 28 °C 30 °C 62 % 68
September 27 °C 28 °C 60 % 75
October 25 °C 24 °C 48 % 80
November 23 °C 19 °C 51 % 61
December 21 °C 13 °C 54 % 39

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 17 wet days and highs near 30 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 11.2 °C 86 mm 60 %
February 12.3 °C 107 mm 61 %
March 15.3 °C 154 mm 64 %
April 19.5 °C 181 mm 66 %
May 23.5 °C 192 mm 71 %
June 25.9 °C 492 mm 84 %
July 29.4 °C 313 mm 71 %
August 30.3 °C 173 mm 62 %
September 28.1 °C 204 mm 60 %
October 23.8 °C 111 mm 48 %
November 18.6 °C 114 mm 51 %
December 13.3 °C 85 mm 54 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.