Is Kagoshima hot in January?
Days are typically cool at 12.9°C, while nights average 4.1°C.
Japan · 1991–2020 normal
Kagoshima in
January.
Typical January weather in Kagoshima: 12.9°C by day, 4.1°C at night, 87 mm of rain over 9.1 wet days. These are measured 1991–2020 station normals, not a forecast.
Typical high12.9°C
Typical low4.1°C
Rain87 mm
Wet days9.1
In the year-round weather comparison, January scores 31 out of 100 (October leads the year at 73). Daylight is calculated as 10 h 18 from latitude 31.57°. Open-water sea temperature is 18.8°C (23 km from the place centre).
January at a glance
What is Kagoshima like in January?
Plain answers from the measured climate record—not a forecast or a promise about a particular trip.
Does it rain much?
The measured monthly average is 87 mm across about 9 wet days.
How much daylight is there?
There are about 10 h 18 between sunrise and sunset at mid-month, calculated from the place latitude.
Is January a good time to visit?
January ranks 8 of 12 in our weather comparison; October ranks first.
The evidence behind this page
One month,
from the same station.
- Place identity
- GeoNames 1860827
- NOAA station
- JA000047827 · KAGOSHIMA
- Station distance
- 1.9 km from the place centre
- Coverage
- Good coverage · 18 usable years
- Important limit
- Historical climate is not a forecast. Nearby stations can miss mountains, coasts, and local microclimates.
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