Glover Garden
Nagasaki, Japan UNESCO World Heritage Site
Glover Garden is a garden and open-air museum that is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is an Important Cultural Property of Japan and is included in the Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining.
Planning a visit
The garden is open from Monday to Sunday, 08:00–18:00. Visitors can reach the site via Nagasaki Airport, which is 21 km away. The location is 961 km from Tokyo.
Weather in Nagasaki varies by month. The warmest temperatures occur in August, with a high of 28 °C and a low of 25 °C. The rainiest period is between June and August, with June seeing about 18 rainy days and 433 mm of rain. Cooler months include January, which has a high of 10 °C and a low of 6 °C. Nearby sights include Oura Church, which is 0.1 km away, and Dejima, located 1.1 km from the garden. Other nearby locations are the Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Nagasaki, at 4.6 km, Hara Castle at 37.9 km, and Mount Unzen at 40.3 km.
Weather by month
The warmest month is August, with an average high of 28 °C. The wettest is June, with about 433 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high, °C | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 12 |
| Average low, °C | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 9 |
| Rainfall, mm | 84 | 110 | 174 | 198 | 236 | 433 | 432 | 247 | 244 | 114 | 110 | 78 |
| Rainy days | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
