Kurume Shi
Local name: 久留米市
Located in Fukuoka, Japan Coordinates: 33°18′13″ N 130°33′56″ E
- Population
- 305,656
- 305.7K
- Elevation
- 181 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 2
- listed under Kurume Shi
- Airports
- HSG Kyushu Saga International Airport30 km
- FUK Fukuoka Airport33 km
About Kurume Shi
Kurume Shi is a district. Location: Fukuoka, Japan. Population: 305,656.
Kurume (久留米市, Kurume-shi) is a city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2024, the city had an estimated population of 295,367 in 137,140 households, and a population density of 1309 people per km². The total area of the city is 229.96 km2 (88.79 sq mi).
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Places bordering Kurume Shi
- Ogōri-shi
- Asakura Shi
- Chikugo Shi
- Ōkawa
- Ukiha Shi
- Yame Shi
- Ōki Machi
- Hirokawa Machi
- Tachiarai Machi
- Tosu
- Kanzakimachi-kanzaki
- Miyaki-gun
Twin towns and sister cities of Kurume Shi
- Modesto· United States
- Kōriyama· Japan
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of Kurume Shi over time
| 2010 | 302,402 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 304,552 | |
| 2020 | 302,858 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Kurume Shi
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 16° · Night 7° · Rain 69 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Beppu · 87 km east17°
- Ōita · 96 km east18°
- Nobeoka · 130 km southeast18°
- Hottest month
- August (day 31°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 0°)
- Wettest month
- July (339 mm)
- Driest month
- December (57 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) | 8° | 9° | 13° | 19° | 23° | 26° | 29° | 31° | 27° | 22° | 16° | 11° |
| Average low (°C) | 0° | 1° | 4° | 9° | 13° | 18° | 22° | 22° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 61 | 78 | 113 | 155 | 175 | 338 | 339 | 186 | 192 | 94 | 69 | 57 |
How to get to Kurume Shi
The nearest airport is Kyushu Saga International Airport (HSG), 30 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Kurume, 5 km to the west.
Airports
- Kyushu Saga International Airport (HSG) Saga 30 kmsouthwest
- Fukuoka Airport (FUK) Fukuoka 33 kmnorth
- Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) Kumamoto 58 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Kurume Population: 303.6K 5 kmwest
- Chikushino-shi Population: 103.3K 22 kmnorth
- Saga Population: 233.3K 26 kmwest
- Kasuga Population: 111K 27 kmnorth
- Ōnojō Population: 102.1K 27 kmnorth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Places in Kurume Shi
2 places
Kurume
Population: 303.6K
Tanushimarumachi-toyoki
Population: 21.2K
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kyushu Historical Museum Museum, Ogōri-shi15 km N -
Mount Sefuri Mountain, Sawara23 km NW -
Kyūshū Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan Museum, Dazaifu-shi24 km N
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources