When to go · Kikai
Kikai in December
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug, Dec–Jan (typhoon risk).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 18°C (64°F)64°F (18°C) / 12°C (54°F)54°F (12°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 6
- Crowds
- Medium
- Japan overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Japan overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug, Dec–Jan (typhoon risk).
Is another month better than December?
December is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in December
- KikaiHighs around 18 °C (64 °F), lows around 12 °C (54 °F), rain on about 6 daysHighs around 64 °F (18 °C), lows around 54 °F (12 °C), rain on about 6 days
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
New Year (Shōgatsu) big impact
29 Dec – 3 Jan · Japan
Shops, museums and many restaurants close; shrines packed on 1–3 Jan; trains full on 29–30 Dec and 2–3 Jan.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Japan overall
- Medium
- Prices · Japan overall
- Medium
Japan overall: Cold and clear until the New Year shutdown from 29 Dec.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Kikai, side by side.
Verdict
Dec: Avoid
Apr: Great (better)
Daytime high
Dec: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Apr: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
Night low
Dec: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Apr: 15 °C (59 °F)59 °F (15 °C)
Rain days
Dec: 6
Apr: 4 (better)
Crowds
Dec: Medium
Apr: High
Prices
Dec: Medium
Apr: High
Festivals listed
Dec: 1
Apr: 2
December: Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Aug, Dec–Jan (typhoon risk).
April: Inside Kikai's best window: Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct.
Kikai: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings