In numbers
91.3km²
Area
318m
Highest point
21,557
People
26°C
Warmest sea
August
309km
To the mainland
When to go to Etajima
Best for the beach from July to October.
The sea is warmest in August (26 °C) and coolest in February (13 °C). Comfortable swimming (21 °C or more): from July to October.
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
Etajima is an island in Japan. It covers 91.3 km². Its highest point rises to 318 m. About 21,557 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 309 km away.
Getting there
- Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport (IWK)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 19 km in a straight lineCar hire at KCZ airport (Nankoku)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- 309 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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The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 77 m above the sea. 98 % of it is below 200 m.
- 38 %0–50 m
- 59 %50–200 m
- 2 %200–500 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).
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 9 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 11 |
| Night low (°C) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 6 |
| Sea (°C) | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 |
| Rain (mm) | 56 | 76 | 108 | 128 | 152 | 242 | 268 | 138 | 181 | 119 | 77 | 74 |
| Wet days | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| Sun h/day | 3.3 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 3.0 |
| Wind (km/h) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
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 | −0.2 | −0.5 | −0.7 | −0.9 | −0.5 | +0.3 | −0.4 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.6 | −0.2 |
| 2021 | −2.3 | −1.3 | −2.2 | −0.5 | +0.4 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +1.1 | +1.2 | +0.5 | ±0.0 | −0.1 |
| 2022 | −1.3 | −2.2 | −1.7 | −0.9 | −0.6 | −0.7 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +1.3 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +0.3 |
| 2023 | −1.1 | −1.3 | −1.0 | −0.3 | −0.3 | −0.6 | −0.6 | +0.3 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.5 |
| 2024 | −0.4 | −1.0 | −1.7 | +0.1 | −0.2 | −0.2 | +0.3 | +1.1 | +2.4 | +1.6 | +0.9 | −0.2 |
| 2025 | −1.5 | −2.5 | −2.1 | −1.6 | −1.0 | −0.4 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +1.5 | +1.4 | +0.4 | +0.2 |
+1 warmer than usual −1 cooler than usual
Photos
Seen by visitors.
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| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q169589) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | Natural Earth · public domain |
| 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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