Irabu (伊良部町, Irabu-chō, Miyako: Irav) was a town located in Miyako District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,577 and a density of 167.78 persons per km. The total area was 39.20 km.
On October 1, 2005, Irabu, along with the city of Hirara, the towns of Gusukube and Shimoji, and the village of Ueno (all from Miyako District), were merged to create the city of Miyakojima.
Climate
| Climate data for Irabu (1981−2010 normals, extremes 1978−2009) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.8 (82.0) |
27.5 (81.5) |
29.5 (85.1) |
30.2 (86.4) |
32.2 (90.0) |
33.8 (92.8) |
35.0 (95.0) |
35.1 (95.2) |
33.9 (93.0) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.2 (88.2) |
28.9 (84.0) |
35.1 (95.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.2 (68.4) |
20.6 (69.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
24.9 (76.8) |
27.4 (81.3) |
29.8 (85.6) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.0 (86.0) |
27.8 (82.0) |
24.9 (76.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
26.1 (78.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.8 (64.0) |
18.1 (64.6) |
19.8 (67.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
24.7 (76.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
25.2 (77.4) |
22.5 (72.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
23.5 (74.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 15.5 (59.9) |
15.8 (60.4) |
17.2 (63.0) |
19.9 (67.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
26.4 (79.5) |
25.9 (78.6) |
24.8 (76.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.2 (70.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) |
6.3 (43.3) |
5.1 (41.2) |
10.0 (50.0) |
14.3 (57.7) |
16.3 (61.3) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
16.7 (62.1) |
10.0 (50.0) |
6.4 (43.5) |
5.1 (41.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 116.9 (4.60) |
122.4 (4.82) |
128.6 (5.06) |
152.1 (5.99) |
184.6 (7.27) |
174.3 (6.86) |
102.4 (4.03) |
208.0 (8.19) |
194.6 (7.66) |
129.6 (5.10) |
116.1 (4.57) |
129.0 (5.08) |
1,758.4 (69.23) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 12.9 | 11.7 | 12.9 | 10.2 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 9.2 | 12.3 | 11.9 | 9.2 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 133 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 93.9 | 94.6 | 125.0 | 127.8 | 130.0 | 150.7 | 208.1 | 210.6 | 189.2 | 170.3 | 128.3 | 111.5 | 1,740 |
| Source: JMA | |||||||||||||
References
- 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- 過去の気象データ検索. JMA. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
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