Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
164km²
Area
188km
Coastline
535m
Highest point
Mount Yasuman
28,822
People
27°C
Warmest sea
August
179km
To the mainland
When to go to Hirado Island
Best for the beach from July to October.
The sea is warmest in August (27 °C) and coolest in February (15 °C). Comfortable swimming (21 °C or more): from June to November.
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island in Nagasaki, Japan
Hirado Island is an island in Japan. It covers 164 km², with 188 km of coastline. Its highest point, Mount Yasuman, rises to 535 m. About 28,822 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 179 km away.
Getting there
- Iki Airport (IKI)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 47 km in a straight lineCar hire at FUK airport (Fukuoka)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- 179 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From July to Octoberbest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Hirado Island.
- 1beaches
- 1viewpointsSaikai Kawachi Pass
- 17named peaksMt.Yasuman and 16 more
- 1castles and fortsHirado Castle
- 4hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 3restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
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Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Hirado Island, each with its own numbers.
2beaches and covesCoastya
Beach with the warmest sea
26.9°C
Senriga Hama
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 103 m above the sea. 88 % of it is below 200 m.
- 31 %0–50 m
- 57 %50–200 m
- 12 %200–500 m
- <1 %500–1,000 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
20 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Hirado31,192 people
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 13 |
| Night low (°C) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 10 |
| Sea (°C) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 18 |
| Rain (mm) | 70 | 88 | 124 | 160 | 177 | 286 | 338 | 232 | 204 | 112 | 96 | 83 |
| Wet days | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Sun h/day | 2.8 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 2.8 |
| Wind (km/h) | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 26 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +1.0 | +1.0 | +0.4 | −0.2 | −0.1 | +1.0 | −0.2 | +0.7 | +0.1 | −0.2 | +1.0 | +0.2 |
| 2021 | +0.6 | +1.2 | +1.3 | +1.1 | +1.0 | +1.9 | +1.4 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +2.0 | −0.1 | −0.1 |
| 2022 | −0.1 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +1.1 | +0.7 | +0.6 | +1.8 | +1.6 | +1.1 | +0.2 | −0.1 | +0.1 |
| 2023 | +0.1 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +0.4 | +1.2 | +1.1 | +0.7 | +1.2 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.1 |
| 2024 | −0.1 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +1.1 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +1.0 | +2.0 | +2.3 | +1.4 | +1.0 | −0.5 |
| 2025 | −0.8 | −1.2 | −1.0 | −0.3 | −0.5 | +0.1 | +2.0 | +1.6 | +2.6 | +2.2 | +1.4 | +0.5 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q1019313) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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