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Municipality

Hakata

Local name: 博多区

Located in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Coordinates: 33°34′48″ N 130°26′37″ E

Map showing the location of Hakata Hakata
Location in Japan
Population
245,437
245.4K
Elevation
7 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
Places inside
4
listed under Hakata
When to go
MayOctober
See the climate
Airports
FUK Fukuoka Airport1 km
HSG Kyushu Saga International Airport49 km

About Hakata

Hakata is a municipality. Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka. Population: 245,437. Elevation: 7 m.

From Wikipedia

Hakata-ku (博多区) is a ward of the city of Fukuoka in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Many of Fukuoka Prefecture and Fukuoka City's principal government, commercial, retail, and entertainment establishments are located in the district. Hakata-ku is also the location of Fukuoka's main train station, Hakata Station, Fukuoka Airport, and the Hakata Port international passenger ship terminal.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
31.6 km²
Official website
city.fukuoka.lg.jp

Source: Wikidata

Population of Hakata over time

Population of Hakata over time
2010 212,527
2015 228,441
2020 245,437

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Hakata

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 9° · Rain 77 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Beppu · 103 km east17°
  • Ōita · 114 km east18°
  • Nobeoka · 159 km southeast18°
Hottest month
August (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night 2°)
Wettest month
June (288 mm)
Driest month
December (59 mm)

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 Hakata
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°10°13°19°23°26°30°31°27°23°17°12°
Average low (°C)2°3°6°10°15°19°24°24°20°14°9°4°
Precipitation (mm)7175108140150288283175191917759

Other places to visit in this season: May October

How to get to Hakata

The nearest airport is Fukuoka Airport (FUK), 1 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ōnojō, 6 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Fukuoka Airport (FUK) Fukuoka 1 kmnortheast
  • Kyushu Saga International Airport (HSG) Saga 49 kmsouth
  • Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) Kitakyushu 62 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Ōnojō Population: 102.1K 6 kmsoutheast
  • Kasuga Population: 111K 6 kmsouth
  • Chikushino-shi Population: 103.3K 11 kmsoutheast
  • Iizuka Population: 126.4K 23 kmeast
  • Kurume Population: 303.6K 30 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Hakata

Within 100 km: 20 historic and cultural sites, 21 natural sites, 13 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km20 places

  • Kyūshū Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan Museum 11 kmSE
  • Shika Island Island 17 kmNW
  • Mt. Abura Mountain 11 kmSW
  • Shōfū-en Natural site 4 kmW

25–60 km10 places

  • Hiko Shima Island 58 kmNE
  • Chikugo River River 49 kmS
  • Wakato Ōhashi Landmark 50 kmNE
  • Ganryū-jima Island 60 kmNE

60–100 km24 places

  • Iki Island Island 71 kmW
  • Hario Jima Island 82 kmSW
  • Okino-shima Island 80 kmNW
  • Mount Unzen Mountain 93 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Hakata and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Hakata Fuji Sasebo Chigasaki
Population 245.4K 245.4K 243.2K 242.8K
Elevation 7 m 9 m 8 m 6 m
Summer day (hottest month) 31° 32° 31° 31°
Winter night (coldest month) 2° 1° 3° 1°
Annual rainfall 1,708 mm 1,807 mm 2,099 mm 1,663 mm
Best months May, Oct Apr–May, Oct–Nov May, Oct Apr–Jun, Oct
Distance — 778 km 81 km 846 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

Places in Hakata

4 places

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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