- Elevation
- 103 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 2
- listed under Kuraten-gun
- Airports
- FUK Fukuoka Airport29 km
- KKJ Kitakyushu Airport34 km
About Kuraten-gun
Kuraten-gun is a district. Location: Fukuoka, Japan.
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.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
At a glance
- Built
- 1878
Source: Wikidata
Climate of Kuraten-gun
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 16° · Night 8° · Rain 79 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Beppu · 93 km southeast17°
- Ōita · 104 km southeast18°
- Nobeoka · 160 km southeast18°
- Hottest month
- August (day 30°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- July (316 mm)
- Driest month
- December (63 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 9° | 9° | 13° | 18° | 22° | 25° | 29° | 30° | 26° | 22° | 16° | 11° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 2° | 4° | 9° | 14° | 18° | 23° | 23° | 19° | 13° | 8° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 78 | 88 | 113 | 155 | 161 | 288 | 316 | 157 | 200 | 99 | 79 | 63 |
How to get to Kuraten-gun
The nearest airport is Fukuoka Airport (FUK), 29 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Iizuka, 14 km to the south.
Airports
- Fukuoka Airport (FUK) Fukuoka 29 kmsouthwest
- Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) Kitakyushu 34 kmeast
- Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) Ube 58 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Iizuka Population: 126.4K 14 kmsouth
- Ōnojō Population: 102.1K 31 kmsouthwest
- Shimonoseki Population: 265.7K 32 kmnortheast
- Kasuga Population: 111K 33 kmsouthwest
- Chikushino-shi Population: 103.3K 33 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kuraten-gun
Within 100 km: 16 historic and cultural sites, 15 natural sites, 13 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km3 places
- Wakato Ōhashi Landmark 20 kmNE
- Mount Sarakura Mountain 14 kmNE
- Space World Natural site 17 kmNE
25–60 km25 places
- Hiko Shima Island 29 kmNE
- Kōzan Ji Attraction 38 kmNE
- Kanmon Kyō Landmark 34 kmNE
- Ganryū-jima Island 30 kmNE
60–100 km16 places
- Iki Island Island 89 kmW
- Okino-shima Island 75 kmNW
- Mount Tsurumi Mountain 87 kmSE
- Tsuno Shima Island 68 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Places in Kuraten-gun
2 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mount Sarakura Mountain, Yahata-higashi Ku14 km NE -
Wakato Ōhashi Landmark, Fukuoka20 km NE
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Space World Natural site, Yahata-higashi Ku17 km NE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources