Kuchinotsu, Nagasaki
# Kuchinotsu, Nagasaki

Kuchinotsu (口之津町, Kuchinotsu-chō) was a town located in Minamitakaki District, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,450 and a density of 646.29 persons per km². The total area was 9.98 km².

On March 31, 2006, Kuchinotsu, along with the towns of Arie, Fukae, Futsu, Kazusa, Kitaarima, Minamiarima and Nishiarie (all from Minamitakaki District), was merged to create the city of Minamishimabara.

## History

An Imperial decree in July 1899 established Kuchinotsu as an open port for trading with the United States and the United Kingdom.

## Climate

Climate data for Kuchinotsu (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1976−present) :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.0 (69.8) | 21.8 (71.2) | 24.7 (76.5) | 28.2 (82.8) | 31.4 (88.5) | 36.9 (98.4) | 37.0 (98.6) | 38.8 (101.8) | 35.7 (96.3) | 32.8 (91.0) | 26.4 (79.5) | 24.4 (75.9) | 38.8 (101.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) | 12.2 (54.0) | 15.5 (59.9) | 20.1 (68.2) | 24.2 (75.6) | 26.9 (80.4) | 30.7 (87.3) | 32.3 (90.1) | 29.3 (84.7) | 24.5 (76.1) | 18.8 (65.8) | 13.3 (55.9) | 21.6 (70.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) | 8.0 (46.4) | 11.1 (52.0) | 15.4 (59.7) | 19.5 (67.1) | 22.9 (73.2) | 26.8 (80.2) | 27.9 (82.2) | 24.9 (76.8) | 19.8 (67.6) | 14.4 (57.9) | 9.3 (48.7) | 17.3 (63.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) | 3.7 (38.7) | 6.6 (43.9) | 10.9 (51.6) | 15.4 (59.7) | 19.8 (67.6) | 23.9 (75.0) | 24.6 (76.3) | 21.3 (70.3) | 15.7 (60.3) | 10.3 (50.5) | 5.2 (41.4) | 13.4 (56.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.2 (20.8) | −5.2 (22.6) | −3.1 (26.4) | 0.6 (33.1) | 7.8 (46.0) | 12.1 (53.8) | 17.4 (63.3) | 18.5 (65.3) | 11.8 (53.2) | 5.1 (41.2) | 0.7 (33.3) | −3.0 (26.6) | −6.2 (20.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 60.9 (2.40) | 79.0 (3.11) | 114.8 (4.52) | 132.6 (5.22) | 151.6 (5.97) | 366.9 (14.44) | 304.6 (11.99) | 180.7 (7.11) | 175.1 (6.89) | 88.8 (3.50) | 89.6 (3.53) | 69.3 (2.73) | 1,813.9 (71.41) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.7 | 8.4 | 10.3 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 14.0 | 10.4 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 110.7 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 133.4 | 147.8 | 178.9 | 191.5 | 199.4 | 134.5 | 195.2 | 232.7 | 188.9 | 194.2 | 157.7 | 142.5 | 2,099.6 |
| Source: JMA ||||||||||||||
