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Best Time for the Kyūshū's Volcano Loop
Sweet spot: January, April, November — computed from NASA POWER climate normals across the route's overnight towns, balancing temperature, rainfall and daylight.
Autumn colour on Aso's caldera rim and open-air onsen weather in Beppu.
Rainy season then real heat — hell-valley steam and indoor ramen crawls carry the day.
| Month | Temp | Rain | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -6.0–17.8°C | 70 mm | 10.1 h | ❄ |
| February | -5.6–19.8°C | 95 mm | 10.8 h | ❄ |
| March | -3.1–22.3°C | 125 mm | 11.8 h | ❄ |
| April | 0.7–26.4°C | 152 mm | 12.8 h | ❄ |
| May | 5.2–30.4°C | 174 mm | 13.7 h | |
| June | 10.8–31.7°C | 346 mm | 14.2 h | |
| July | 16.8–35.1°C | 371 mm | 14.0 h | |
| August | 16.3–35.5°C | 211 mm | 13.2 h | |
| September | 11.7–32.9°C | 207 mm | 12.2 h | |
| October | 4.4–29.6°C | 117 mm | 11.2 h | ❄ |
| November | -0.7–24.7°C | 94 mm | 10.3 h | ❄ |
| December | -5.6–22.1°C | 82 mm | 9.8 h | ❄ |