Katsuragi(Ohito)

📍 Shizuoka · Nearest city: Numazu (11 km)

50 XC score / 100 · takeoff at 421 m · 📍 View on map

Coordinates and external links
Lat / Lng: 35.00990, 138.91900
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Forecast next days

Updated: 2026-05-02 16:24 UTC · Source: Open-Meteo · Thermal window 10:00–18:00 local time

2026-05-043/100

Not recommended for flying, cloud base ~558 m, wind 20 km/h, precipitation 8.5 mm.

base ~558m · wind 20 km/h · precip 8.5mm
2026-05-0550/100

Marginal conditions, cloud base ~1256 m, wind 6 km/h.

base ~1256m · wind 6 km/h

Composite flyability score (CAPE + LI + wind + precip + low clouds). Cross-check with local pilots before flying.

🌬 Daily wind (next days)

05-04
↗ 19
km/h medio
05-05
↙ 5
km/h medio

Daily summary (10m wind). Full hour × altitude chart is being added progressively.

Takeoff orientations

NNEESE SSWWNW

Green = good orientation · Yellow = possible · Gray = not suitable

🗓️ Best season to fly (2024 climatology)

Monthly climate score: historical avg of temp, wind, rain and cloud cover. Green = optimal month.

Jan
63
10°C
Feb
45
10°C
Mar
43
12°C
Apr
45
19°C
May
60
21°C
Jun
45
24°C
Jul
38
31°C
Aug
53
31°C
Sep
75
28°C
Oct
45
22°C
Nov
53
16°C
Dec
78
10°C

Best month: Dec (78/100, 10°C, 6mm lluvia) · Worst month: Jul (38/100, 154mm lluvia)

☀️ Sun times (local · Asia/Tokyo)
Best flying hours: thermals start ~2h after sunrise, peak at solar noon, glass-off from golden hour
Sunrise: 05:03
Solar noon: 11:42
Golden hour: 17:22 (last thermal + glass-off)
Sunset: 18:22
Day: 13.3 h daylight hours

Why this site has thermal potential

FactorValueInterpretation
Hotspot density (5 km)3 Medium
Avg thermal probability0.94 Based on thousands of aggregated IGC flights
Solar orientation0.39 Slope faces south in northern hemisphere
Own flight history0.00 Thermals detected in platform IGC tracks

Nearby sites

Parafield (42) · Kannami (eX Paragliding) (45) · misuji (23) · imaihama flying school (22) · Matsuda_Yamazaki (57) · Area Tanzawa (46)

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Information derived from public data (ParaglidingEarth, kk7). Before flying: contact local pilots, check the METAR of the nearest airport and review today's forecast.