When to go · Tanegashima
Tanegashima in April
Great month. Inside Tanegashima's best window: Apr–Oct (dry season, launch schedule).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 22°C (72°F)72°F (22°C) / 14°C (57°F)57°F (14°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 5
- Crowds
- High
- Japan overall
- Prices
- High
- Japan overall
Verdict
Inside Tanegashima's best window: Apr–Oct (dry season, launch schedule).
Is another month better than April?
No other month rates higher than April for Tanegashima in this guide.
Weather in April
- TanegashimaHighs around 22 °C (72 °F), lows around 14 °C (57 °F), rain on about 5 daysHighs around 72 °F (22 °C), lows around 57 °F (14 °C), rain on about 5 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.
Cherry blossom season big impact
Late Mar – mid Apr (moves north through May) · Japan
Kyoto and Tokyo hotels at peak prices; parks crowded from dawn; book months ahead.
Golden Week big impact
29 Apr – 5 May · Japan
The biggest domestic travel week: Shinkansen reserved cars and hotels sell out; prices up.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Japan overall
- High
- Prices · Japan overall
- High
Japan overall: Blossom peak early April and Golden Week at the end: the two most crowded windows of the year.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Tanegashima, side by side.
Verdict
Apr: Great
May: Great
Daytime high
Apr: 22 °C (72 °F)72 °F (22 °C)
May: 25 °C (77 °F)77 °F (25 °C)
Night low
Apr: 14 °C (57 °F)57 °F (14 °C)
May: 18 °C (64 °F)64 °F (18 °C)
Rain days
Apr: 5 (better)
May: 6
Crowds
Apr: High
May: Medium
Prices
Apr: High
May: Medium
Festivals listed
Apr: 2
May: 1
April: Inside Tanegashima's best window: Apr–Oct (dry season, launch schedule).
May: Inside Tanegashima's best window: Apr–Oct (dry season, launch schedule).
Tanegashima: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.