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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: Mar–May, Oct–Dec · highs 11–21 °C (52–70 °F)
- J9°4°46
- F10°4°64
- M13°6°108
- A17°11°116
- M21°15°161
- J24°20°216
- J28°24°188
- A29°25°179
- S26°22°226
- O21°16°149
- N16°11°98
- D11°6°51
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
About 1,145 km (711 mi) long, Shikoku Pilgrimage is a national hiking route in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan. It is in the Shikoku Mountains. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Mar–May, Oct–Dec.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Length (signed)
- 1,145 km · 711 mi (OSM distance tag)
- Mapped length
- 1,144 km · 711 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain range
- Shikoku Mountains (GMBA)
- Best months
- Mar–May, Oct–Dec
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Kōchi Prefecture
- Continent
- Asia
- Route type
- National route
- Local name
- 四国遍路
- Route centre
- 33.5421, 133.5510
- Route start
- 34.1596, 134.5025
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 13653655
- Wikidata
- Q1972399
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
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