Kagoshima Prefecture · Japan

Aira travel guide

Aira is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, home to about 78,000 people.

Nearest airport
KOJ12 km · Kagoshima Airport
Currency
JPYyen
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
Language
Japanese

When to go

The best time to visit Aira

Aira has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; June is the wettest, with about 507 mm of rain.

0°16°31°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec507 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Getting to Aira: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kagoshima Airport (KOJ), about 12 km from the city centre in a straight line; Miyazaki Airport (KMI, 79 km) and Amakusa Airport (AXJ, 95 km) are also within reach.

large airport

KOJ · Kagoshima Airport

12.0 km from the centreICAO RJFK
large airport

KMI · Miyazaki Airport

79.4 km from the centreICAO RJFM
medium airport

AXJ · Amakusa Airport

94.8 km from the centreICAO RJDA

Questions

Aira: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Aira?

Aira has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; June is the wettest, with about 507 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Aira?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kagoshima Airport (KOJ), about 12 km from the city centre in a straight line; Miyazaki Airport (KMI, 79 km) and Amakusa Airport (AXJ, 95 km) are also within reach.

What currency is used in Aira?

yen (JPY).

Nearby

Destinations near Aira

Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.