:Amami, Kagoshima

The village of Naze was established on April 1, 1908. It was elevated to town status on October 1, 1922. As with all of the Amami Islands, the village came under the administration of the United States from July 1, 1946, to December 25, 1953. It was elevated to city status on July 1, 1946.

The modern city of Amami was established on March 20, 2006, from the merger of the city of Naze, the town of Kasari, and the village of Sumiyō (both from Ōshima District).

Amami is bordered by the East China Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The Kasari area of the city is an exclave, separated from the main part of Amami by the town of Tatsugō.

Amami has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with long, hot, humid summers and mild winters. Precipitation is abundant throughout the year, with particularly heavy rainfall in May, June, August and September. The area is subject to frequent typhoons.

{{Weather box

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|single line = Y

|metric first = Y

|location = Naze, Amami (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1896−present)

|Jan record high C = 28.1

|Feb record high C = 28.2

|Mar record high C = 30.4

|Apr record high C = 32.1

|May record high C = 33.7

|Jun record high C = 36.3

|Jul record high C = 37.3

|Aug record high C = 36.9

|Sep record high C = 34.9

|Oct record high C = 33.0

|Nov record high C = 31.0

|Dec record high C = 28.6

|year record high C = 37.3

|Jan high C = 17.7

|Feb high C = 18.3

|Mar high C = 20.4

|Apr high C = 23.1

|May high C = 26.2

|Jun high C = 29.4

|Jul high C = 32.3

|Aug high C = 32.0

|Sep high C = 30.4

|Oct high C = 27.0

|Nov high C = 23.5

|Dec high C = 19.6

|year high C =

|Jan mean C = 15.0

|Feb mean C = 15.3

|Mar mean C = 17.1

|Apr mean C = 19.8

|May mean C = 22.8

|Jun mean C = 26.2

|Jul mean C = 28.8

|Aug mean C = 28.5

|Sep mean C = 27.0

|Oct mean C = 23.9

|Nov mean C = 20.4

|Dec mean C = 16.7

|year mean C =

|Jan low C = 12.2

|Feb low C = 12.4

|Mar low C = 14.1

|Apr low C = 16.7

|May low C = 19.8

|Jun low C = 23.6

|Jul low C = 26.0

|Aug low C = 26.0

|Sep low C = 24.3

|Oct low C = 21.2

|Nov low C = 17.6

|Dec low C = 13.9

|year low C =

|Jan record low C = 4.4

|Feb record low C = 3.1

|Mar record low C = 4.7

|Apr record low C = 6.6

|May record low C = 9.4

|Jun record low C = 13.9

|Jul record low C = 18.8

|Aug record low C = 19.6

|Sep record low C = 15.3

|Oct record low C = 11.2

|Nov record low C = 8.2

|Dec record low C = 6.1

|year record low C = 3.1

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 184.1

|Feb precipitation mm = 161.6

|Mar precipitation mm = 210.1

|Apr precipitation mm = 213.9

|May precipitation mm = 278.1

|Jun precipitation mm = 427.4

|Jul precipitation mm = 214.9

|Aug precipitation mm = 294.4

|Sep precipitation mm = 346.0

|Oct precipitation mm = 261.3

|Nov precipitation mm = 173.6

|Dec precipitation mm = 170.4

|year precipitation mm = 2935.7

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 15.1

|Feb precipitation days = 13.6

|Mar precipitation days = 14.4

|Apr precipitation days = 12.7

|May precipitation days = 13.7

|Jun precipitation days = 16.2

|Jul precipitation days = 10.4

|Aug precipitation days = 13.7

|Sep precipitation days = 14.8

|Oct precipitation days = 12.8

|Nov precipitation days = 10.6

|Dec precipitation days = 13.8

|humidity colour= green

|Jan humidity = 68

|Feb humidity = 70

|Mar humidity = 70

|Apr humidity = 73

|May humidity = 77

|Jun humidity = 80

|Jul humidity = 77

|Aug humidity = 78

|Sep humidity = 78

|Oct humidity = 75

|Nov humidity = 72

|Dec humidity = 69

|Jan sun = 58.7

|Feb sun = 63.3

|Mar sun = 89.3

|Apr sun = 110.6

|May sun = 122.8

|Jun sun = 116.4

|Jul sun = 199.2

|Aug sun = 176.3

|Sep sun = 135.0

|Oct sun = 107.9

|Nov sun = 86.1

|Dec sun = 66.5

|year sun = 1332.1

|source 1 = Japan Meteorological Agency{{cite web| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_amd_ym.php?prec_no=60&block_no=0963&year=2012&month=&day=&view=| title = 名瀬　年・月ごとの平年値 | accessdate = 2014-05-20 | publisher = 気象庁}}{{cite web| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_a.php?prec_no=60&block_no=0963&year=2012&month=&day=&view=| title = 名瀬　観測史上1～10位の値 | accessdate = 2014-05-20 | publisher = 気象庁}}

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• Tatsugō
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• Amami Airport

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• [http://www.city.amami.lg.jp Amami City official website] {{in lang|ja}}
• [http://www.kagoshima-kankou.com/for/ Kagoshima Prefectural Visitors Bureau official website]

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