- Elevation
- 94 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- FUJ Fukue Airport9 km
- NGS Nagasaki Airport113 km
About Fukue Island
Fukue Island is an island. Location: Gotō Shi, Nagasaki.
Fukue Island (福江島, Fukue-jima) is the largest and southernmost of the Gotō Islands in Japan. It is part of the city of Gotō in Nagasaki Prefecture. Gotō-Fukue Airport is on this island. As of July 31, 2016, the population is 38,481.
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At a glance
- Area
- 326 km²
Source: Wikidata
Travel notes for Fukue Island
From Wikivoyage
Fukue (福江, Fukuejima) is the biggest and by far most populated of the Gotō Islands, located in Nagasaki prefecture, Japan.
Get in+
The island of Fukue is the main gateway of the Gotō Islands. See Gotō Islands#Get in.
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Climate of Fukue Island
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, October.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 17° · Night 10° · Rain 122 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Kagoshima · 211 km southeast19°
- Kirishima · 217 km southeast19°
- Miyakonojō · 243 km southeast18°
- Hottest month
- August (day 30°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 3°)
- Wettest month
- June (347 mm)
- Driest month
- December (97 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) | 10° | 10° | 13° | 18° | 22° | 24° | 28° | 30° | 26° | 22° | 17° | 12° |
| Average low (°C) | 3° | 4° | 6° | 10° | 14° | 18° | 23° | 23° | 20° | 15° | 10° | 5° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 108 | 118 | 159 | 248 | 257 | 347 | 315 | 226 | 247 | 107 | 122 | 97 |
How to get to Fukue Island
The nearest airport is Fukue Airport (FUJ), 9 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Nagasaki Airport (NGS) (113 km). The nearest large city is Sasebo, 106 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Fukue Airport (FUJ) Goto 9 kmeast
- Nagasaki Airport (NGS) Nagasaki 113 kmeast
- Amakusa Airport (AXJ) Amakusa 135 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Sasebo Population: 243.2K 106 kmnortheast
- Nagasaki Population: 409.1K 107 kmeast
- Isahaya Population: 135.5K 123 kmeast
- Karatsu Population: 117.7K 142 kmnortheast
- Saga Population: 233.3K 158 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Fukue Island
Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 1 natural site, 11 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Hisaka Jima Island 17 kmNE
25–60 km4 places
- Goto Group Island 28 kmNE
- Wakamatsu Island Island 33 kmNE
- Naru Island Island 25 kmNE
- Nakadōri Jima Island 43 kmNE
60–100 km8 places
- Danjo Archipelago Island 81 kmSW
- Iō Jima Island 97 kmE
- Nishisonoki-hantō Natural site 98 kmE
- Ikitsuki Ōhashi Landmark 98 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Gotō City, Gotō Shi6.1 km E
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Fukuechō Town, Gotō Shi9.7 km E
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Shinkamigotō Chō Municipality, Minamimatsuura Gun42 km NE
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Arikawa-chō Village, Nagasaki50 km NE
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Kamigotō Town, Shinkamigotō Chō45 km NE
Sources & licences
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