๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Sendai, Japan

Sendai is a major city of Japan. Real-Earth coordinates 38.268ยฐ, 140.870ยฐ, population 2,250,000. A river or a coast to follow, tall enough buildings to make a proximity line interesting, and open airspace once you clear the centre. Skydex flies the real Earth here โ€” the elevation, coastline and city layout under the aircraft come from the same data the map does, and the sky is shared with everyone else flying it.

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Activity in Sendai

Flying conditions in Sendai

Flying weather in Sendai through the year

November in Sendai averages 8.7ยฐC with winds around 14 km/h, and roughly 85% of days are good for flying โ€” about 7 days see rain.

Fewest weather restrictions: November, February, January; August is the most restricted at 52% usable days. (That's about wind and rain, not comfort โ€” check the temperatures below.)

MonthAvg tempWindRain daysGood to fly
January0.9ยฐC17 km/h1076%
February2.2ยฐC17 km/h1080%
March5.8ยฐC18 km/h1076%
April11.2ยฐC17 km/h1457%
May16ยฐC17 km/h1260%
June20.7ยฐC12 km/h1365%
July26.2ยฐC12 km/h1567%
August26.4ยฐC13 km/h2052%
September22.4ยฐC12 km/h1658%
October15.7ยฐC13 km/h1271%
November8.7ยฐC14 km/h785%
December3.4ยฐC17 km/h1273%

Based on ERA5 reanalysis. โ€œGood to flyโ€ counts days without strong wind, real rain or hard frost โ€” the conditions that actually ground a drone.

Recent activity in Sendai

Where to fly a drone near Sendai

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