{{Short description|Island within Ryukyu Islands}} {{Expand Japanese|topic=geo|下地島|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox islands |name = Shimoji Island |image_name = Shimojishima Okinawa Japan01s3s3900.jpg |image_size = |image_caption = Shimoji Island seen from the SSE. |locator_map = |native_name = Sumudzu-sima |native_name_link = Ryukyu language |location = Okinawa Prefecture |coordinates= {{coord|24|48|58|N|125|9|25|E|type:isle}} |archipelago = Miyako Islands |area_km2 = 9.68 |area_footnotes = <ref name="deptIslands">{{cite web |title=Remote island related materials (離 島 関 係 資 料) |url=https://www.pref.okinawa.jp/site/kikaku/chiikirito/ritoshinko/documents/h31itigatuban1syou.pdf |access-date=2020-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215124143/https://www.pref.okinawa.jp/site/kikaku/chiikirito/ritoshinko/documents/h31itigatuban1syou.pdf |archive-date=2020-02-15 |url-status=live}}</ref> |population = 76 |population_as_of = 2015 national census |population_footnotes = <ref name="deptIslands" /> |elevation_m = 21.6 | country = Japan | country_admin_divisions_title = Prefecture | country_admin_divisions = Okinawa Prefecture |ethnic_groups =Ryukyuan, Japanese }}
'''Shimoji Island''' (下地島; Miyako: ''Sumudzu-sima'', Japanese: ''Shimojishima'') is one of the Miyako Islands, a part of the Ryukyu Islands. The island is administered by Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The island is connected to Irabu Island via {{nihongo|Nakaji Bridge|仲地橋}}.<ref name="deptIslands" /> thumb|left|Shimoji Island is to the west of Miyako Island Shimoji-shima is included within the Irabu Prefectural Natural Park and is the main setting for the anime series ''Stratos 4''.
Shimojishima Airport is located on the island. {{clear|left}}
==Climate== {{Weather box |width=auto |collapsed = Y |single line = Y |metric first = Y |location = Shimoji-shima (2003−2020 normals, extremes 2003−present) |Jan record high C = 27.5 |Feb record high C = 27.5 |Mar record high C = 28.2 |Apr record high C = 29.9 |May record high C = 32.6 |Jun record high C = 34.2 |Jul record high C = 36.1 |Aug record high C = 35.0 |Sep record high C = 34.4 |Oct record high C = 33.6 |Nov record high C = 31.1 |Dec record high C = 28.8 |Jan high C = 21.2 |Feb high C = 22.1 |Mar high C = 23.1 |Apr high C = 25.3 |May high C = 28.2 |Jun high C = 30.4 |Jul high C = 32.1 |Aug high C = 31.8 |Sep high C = 30.9 |Oct high C = 28.7 |Nov high C = 26.2 |Dec high C = 22.7 |Jan mean C = 18.4 |Feb mean C = 19.1 |Mar mean C = 20.1 |Apr mean C = 22.4 |May mean C = 25.2 |Jun mean C = 27.8 |Jul mean C = 29.1 |Aug mean C = 28.8 |Sep mean C = 27.9 |Oct mean C = 25.8 |Nov mean C = 23.4 |Dec mean C = 20.0 |Jan low C = 15.9 |Feb low C = 16.6 |Mar low C = 17.4 |Apr low C = 19.9 |May low C = 22.9 |Jun low C = 25.7 |Jul low C = 26.8 |Aug low C = 26.4 |Sep low C = 25.5 |Oct low C = 23.6 |Nov low C = 21.2 |Dec low C = 17.7 |Jan record low C = 7.0 |Feb record low C = 6.8 |Mar record low C = 8.9 |Apr record low C = 11.8 |May record low C = 14.4 |Jun record low C = 18.7 |Jul record low C = 22.0 |Aug record low C = 23.1 |Sep record low C = 18.6 |Oct record low C = 16.5 |Nov record low C = 13.3 |Dec record low C = 7.3 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 124.5 |Feb precipitation mm = 103.5 |Mar precipitation mm = 110.8 |Apr precipitation mm = 142.2 |May precipitation mm = 197.0 |Jun precipitation mm = 192.0 |Jul precipitation mm = 112.5 |Aug precipitation mm = 262.2 |Sep precipitation mm = 224.9 |Oct precipitation mm = 130.5 |Nov precipitation mm = 159.0 |Dec precipitation mm = 120.8 |year precipitation mm = 1879.7 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 12.2 |Feb precipitation days = 10.7 |Mar precipitation days = 9.7 |Apr precipitation days = 9.3 |May precipitation days = 10.5 |Jun precipitation days = 10.2 |Jul precipitation days = 8.3 |Aug precipitation days = 12.1 |Sep precipitation days = 10.3 |Oct precipitation days = 9.3 |Nov precipitation days = 11.0 |Dec precipitation days = 11.6 |source 1 = JMA<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_a.php?prec_no=91&block_no=1490&year=&month=&day=&view=h0 |script-title=ja:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値） | publisher = JMA | access-date = February 24, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_amd_ym.php?prec_no=91&block_no=1490&year=&month=&day=&view=h0 |script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値） | publisher = JMA | access-date = February 24, 2022}}</ref>}}
== See also == * Irabu Island {{Portal|Japan|Islands}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Ryukyu Islands}} {{Authority control}}
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