Region

Fukuoka

Local name: 福岡県

Located in Japan Coordinates: 33°31′41″ N 130°39′53″ E

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Population: 5,109,323; 5.1M
Elevation: 212 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+09:00; Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside: 42; listed under Fukuoka
When to go: May–JuneSeptember–October; See the climate
Airports: FUK Fukuoka Airport21 km; KKJ Kitakyushu Airport49 km

About Fukuoka

Fukuoka is a region. Location: Japan. Population: 5,109,323.

From Wikipedia

Fukuoka Prefecture (福岡県, Fukuoka-ken; Japanese pronunciation: [ɸɯ̥̈.kɯ̈́.ò̞.kä̀, -ó̞.kä́.kè̞ɴ̀]) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,081,879 (1 October 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,986 square kilometres (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders Saga Prefecture to the southwest, Kumamoto Prefecture to the south, and Ōita Prefecture to the southeast.

At a glance

Area: 4,971 km²
Official website: pref.fukuoka.lg.jp

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Fukuoka

Oita
Kumamoto
Saga Prefecture
Yamaguchi

Twin towns and sister cities of Fukuoka

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Bangkok· Thailand

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Climate of Fukuoka

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, September–October.

8° 1°

12° 4°

17° 9°

22° 13°

25° 18°

28° 22°

29° 22°

26° 19°

21° 13°

16° 7°

10° 3°

Jan

Feb

Mar

119

Apr

157

May

170

Jun

317

Jul

335

Aug

179

Sep

198

Oct

Nov

Dec

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table

Climate of Fukuoka
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	8°	8°	12°	17°	22°	25°	28°	29°	26°	21°	16°	10°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	4°	9°	13°	18°	22°	22°	19°	13°	7°	3°
Precipitation (mm)	77	85	119	157	170	317	335	179	198	99	78	62