City

Koga

Local name: 古賀市

Located in Koga-shi, Fukuoka Coordinates: 33°44′00″ N 130°28′00″ E

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Population: 58,786; 58.8K
Elevation: 10 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+09:00; Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go: May–JuneOctober; See the climate
Airports: FUK Fukuoka Airport16 km; KKJ Kitakyushu Airport54 km

About Koga

Koga is a city. Location: Koga-shi, Fukuoka. Population: 58,786. Elevation: 10 m.

From Wikipedia

Koga (古賀市, Koga-shi) is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 29 February 2024, the city had an estimated population of 59,282 in 26981 households, and a population density of 1400 persons per km². The total area of the city is 42.07 km2 (16.24 sq mi).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built: 1997
Area: 42.1 km²
Official website: city.koga.fukuoka.jp

Source: Wikidata

Photos of Koga

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Places bordering Koga

Miyawaka Shi
Fukutsu Shi
Shingū
Hisayama Machi

Population of Koga over time

Population of Koga over time
2010		57,920
2015		57,959
2020		59,349

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Koga

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 9° · Rain 79 mm

Better nearby cities in November

Beppu · 108 km southeast17°
Ōita · 119 km southeast18°
Nobeoka · 170 km southeast18°

Hottest month: August (day 30°)
Coldest month: January (night 3°)
Wettest month: July (280 mm)
Driest month: December (62 mm)

9° 3°

10° 3°

13° 5°

18° 10°

22° 14°

25° 19°

29° 23°

30° 24°

27° 20°

22° 14°

17° 9°

12° 4°

Jan

Feb

Mar

106

Apr

142

May

146

Jun

266

Jul

280

Aug

156

Sep

195

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).

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Climate of Koga
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	9°	10°	13°	18°	22°	25°	29°	30°	27°	22°	17°	12°
Average low (°C)	3°	3°	5°	10°	14°	19°	23°	24°	20°	14°	9°	4°
Precipitation (mm)	76	80	106	142	146	266	280	156	195	91	79	62

Other places to visit in this season: May June October

How to get to Koga

The nearest airport is Fukuoka Airport (FUK), 16 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Ōnojō, 22 km to the south.

Airports

Fukuoka Airport (FUK) Fukuoka 16 kmsouth
Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) Kitakyushu 54 kmeast
Iki Airport (IKI) Iki 63 kmwest

Nearby large cities

Ōnojō Population: 102.1K 22 kmsouth
Iizuka Population: 126.4K 23 kmsoutheast
Kasuga Population: 111K 23 kmsouth
Chikushino-shi Population: 103.3K 27 kmsouth
Kurume Population: 303.6K 46 kmsouth

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

Day trips from Koga

Within 100 km: 16 historic and cultural sites, 13 natural sites, 12 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km17 places

Genkai Island Island 22 kmW
Aino-Island Island 10 kmW
Mount Hōman Mountain 23 kmSE
Shōfuku-ji Attraction 16 kmS

25–60 km14 places

Hiko Shima Island 47 kmNE
Mount Hiko Mountain 52 kmSE
Mount Sefuri Mountain 34 kmS
Niji no Matsubara Natural site 53 kmSW

60–100 km10 places

Iki Island Island 69 kmW
Hario Jima Island 95 kmSW
Okino-shima Island 66 kmNW
Tsuno Shima Island 78 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Koga and similar cities

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

Measure	Koga	Ishikari	Tokoname	Hanyū
Population	58.8K	58.8K	58.7K	58.7K
Elevation	10 m	0 m	11 m	18 m
Summer day (hottest month)	30°	25°	31°	30°
Winter night (coldest month)	3°	-9°	1°	-2°
Annual rainfall	1,679 mm	1,210 mm	1,867 mm	1,265 mm
Best months	May–Jun, Oct	Jun–Sep	May–Jun, Oct	May–Jun, Oct
Distance	—	1,417 km	601 km	871 km