Matsue
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About
Matsue is the capital city of Shimane Prefecture, Japan, located in the Chūgoku region of Honshu. As of 31 March 2023, the city had an estimated population of 196,748 in 91287 households and a population density of 340 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 572.99 square kilometres (221.23 sq mi). Matsue is home to the Tokugawa-era Matsue Castle, one of the last surviving feudal castles in Japan.
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The next week in Matsue
7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).
Today
Partly cloudy
27° / 14°
UV High
Sun
Clear
29° / 13°
UV Very high
Mon
Clear
29° / 15°
UV Very high
Tue
Overcast
26° / 17°
UV Very high
Wed
Rain
20° / 18°
26.7 mm
UV High
Thu
Rain
21° / 17°
17.0 mm
UV High
In May 16
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Air quality
No monitoring station within 25 km.
Weather
27° / 7°
Typical high / low
4 mm rainfall this month
Daylight
14.0h
05:03 – 19:04local
Year-round climate
Monthly highs, lows, and rainfall (long-term averages, NASA POWER).
Airports near Matsue
3 commercial airports within 100 km. Closest is Izumo Enmusubi Airport (IZO) at 16 km.
Getting around Matsue
Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.
Local transit operators
Operators and modes aggregated by TransitLand from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications (subway / tram / rail / bus / etc) come from each feed’s GTFS route_type codes.
Sister cities
Sources
This page blends public reference data, climate/elevation services, and personal notes. Travel requirements can change, so visa and entry details should be checked again before booking.
- Wikipedia →
Summary, canonical article, and some image fallbacks.
- Wikidata →
Population, area, image, coordinates, and linked identifiers where available.
- NASA POWER →
Monthly temperature and rainfall climatology.
- Open-Meteo historical weather →
1991-2020 temperature and precipitation cross-check for compact climate fields.
- Open-Elevation →
Coordinate-based elevation backfill.
- tz database →
Coordinate-based IANA timezone lookup.
- City flag source →
Public domain, Kzaral (original raster), Ch1902.
- Site credits →
Global source notes, map tiles, flags, licenses, and attribution policy.