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Best time to visit Fukuoka

The best time to visit Fukuoka is May and October–November, judged on twenty years of weather records and the events worth going for.

Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan

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Average daily high and low temperature, average precipitation and each month's verdict
MonthAverage daily highAverage daily lowPrecipitationVerdict
January9.7 °C / 49 °F2.4 °C / 36 °F60 mm / 2.4 ingood month
February11.1 °C / 52 °F3.2 °C / 38 °F84 mm / 3.3 ingood month
March14.9 °C / 59 °F6.2 °C / 43 °F113 mm / 4.5 ingood month
April19.7 °C / 67 °F10.3 °C / 51 °F128 mm / 5 ingood month
May24.2 °C / 76 °F15.1 °C / 59 °F150 mm / 5.9 inbest month, for Hakata Dontaku. The weather alone makes it good.
June26.8 °C / 80 °F20 °C / 68 °F301 mm / 11.8 inneither best nor good
July30.6 °C / 87 °F24.3 °C / 76 °F284 mm / 11.2 ingood month, for Hakata Gion Yamakasa. The weather alone makes it neither best nor good.
August32.2 °C / 90 °F25 °C / 77 °F213 mm / 8.4 inneither best nor good
September28.7 °C / 84 °F21.4 °C / 71 °F169 mm / 6.7 inneither best nor good
October23.7 °C / 75 °F15.3 °C / 60 °F89 mm / 3.5 inbest month
November17.8 °C / 64 °F9.2 °C / 49 °F85 mm / 3.3 inbest month
December11.7 °C / 53 °F4.2 °C / 40 °F69 mm / 2.7 ingood month
Good and best months depend on more than temperature, rain and events. How they are chosen

Each activity on this page has its own good and best months, rated on twenty years of daily weather records. Which measures count, and how much, depends on the activity: humidity for exploring outdoors, wind for the beach, hiking and skiing, snow for skiing alone. Between them, the activities are rated on:

  • Daytime highs
  • Night-time lows
  • How warm it feels
  • Humidity
  • How much of the day is sunny
  • Hours of daylight
  • Monthly rainfall
  • How many days it rains
  • Days of heavy rain
  • Wind
  • Snowfall and days with snow
  • Major events, such as festivals

The chart shows the good and best months for exploring outdoors.

The event icon marks a month that an event lifts to good or best, such as a festival or a natural spectacle. Choose “Weather only” in the toolbar to rate the months on weather alone.

Best months by activity

Exploring outdoors

Mild days and nights, mostly dry and bright. The default for 'when should I go'.

  1. JJanuary: good
  2. FFebruary: good
  3. MMarch: good
  4. AApril: good
  5. MMay: best
  6. JJune: neither
  7. JJuly: good
  8. AAugust: neither
  9. SSeptember: neither
  10. OOctober: best
  11. NNovember: best
  12. DDecember: good
Best
May, October–November
Good
July, December–April

October and November are the standout months, warm, sunny and dry; December-April stay pleasant despite building rain, but the hot, humid, heavy-rain stretch from June to September is hard for walking, though major festivals lift May and July despite the weather.

Why these months

  • January · good

    In its favour: precipitation 60 mm / 2.4 in, share of daylight that is sunny 66%, days with heavy rain 1.9 days, relative humidity 69%.

    Against: feels like (high) 6.2 °C / 43 °F, average daily high 9.7 °C / 49 °F, wet days 9 days, average daily low 2.4 °C / 36 °F.

    Also on: New Year temple visits.

    Watch out for: New Year (Oshogatsu) shutdown.

  • February · good

    In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 68%, relative humidity 69%.

    Against: feels like (high) 8 °C / 46 °F, average daily high 11.1 °C / 52 °F, wet days 9.8 days, days with heavy rain 3.1 days, precipitation 84 mm / 3.3 in, average daily low 3.2 °C / 38 °F.

  • March · good

    In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 68%, relative humidity 69%, average daily low 6.2 °C / 43 °F.

    Against: feels like (high) 12.9 °C / 55 °F, precipitation 113 mm / 4.5 in, days with heavy rain 4.2 days, average daily high 14.9 °C / 59 °F, wet days 10.9 days.

    Also on: Cherry blossoms at Nishi Park.

    Watch out for: Hanami crowds.

  • April · good

    In its favour: feels like (high) 18.9 °C / 66 °F, average daily high 19.7 °C / 67 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 68%, average daily low 10.3 °C / 51 °F, relative humidity 69%.

    Against: precipitation 128 mm / 5 in, days with heavy rain 4.2 days, wet days 11 days.

    Also on: Cherry blossoms at Nishi Park.

    Watch out for: Golden Week crowds, Hanami crowds.

  • May · best

    Good weather, made best by Hakata Dontaku.

    In its favour: feels like (high) 25.2 °C / 77 °F, average daily high 24.2 °C / 76 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 66%, average daily low 15.1 °C / 59 °F, relative humidity 71%.

    Against: precipitation 150 mm / 5.9 in, days with heavy rain 4.7 days, wet days 10.4 days, share of rain falling in the daytime 46%.

    Also on: Children's Day free admission, Greenery Day free admission.

    Watch out for: Golden Week crowds.

  • July · good

    Made good by Hakata Gion Yamakasa.

    In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 62%.

    Against: feels like (high) 35.7 °C / 96 °F, precipitation 284 mm / 11.2 in, wet days 18.2 days, days with heavy rain 7.7 days, average daily high 30.6 °C / 87 °F, relative humidity 80%, share of rain falling in the daytime 48%, average daily low 24.3 °C / 76 °F.

    Also on: Tanabata (Star Festival).

  • October · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 24 °C / 75 °F, average daily high 23.7 °C / 75 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 74%, precipitation 89 mm / 3.5 in, wet days 7.8 days, average daily low 15.3 °C / 60 °F, relative humidity 73%.

    Against: days with heavy rain 2.6 days.

  • November · best

    In its favour: feels like (high) 16.3 °C / 61 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 74%, average daily high 17.8 °C / 64 °F, precipitation 85 mm / 3.3 in, wet days 8.6 days, average daily low 9.2 °C / 49 °F, relative humidity 72%.

    Against: days with heavy rain 2.6 days.

    Also on: Culture Day free admission, Labor Thanksgiving Day free admission, Sumo tournament.

  • December · good

    In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 67%, precipitation 69 mm / 2.7 in, days with heavy rain 2.3 days, relative humidity 70%, average daily low 4.2 °C / 40 °F.

    Against: feels like (high) 8.8 °C / 48 °F, average daily high 11.7 °C / 53 °F, wet days 9.7 days, sunshine per day 6.7 h.

    Also on: Christmas.

    Watch out for: New Year (Oshogatsu) shutdown.

Beach and swimming

Hot, dry and sunny. Penalises the monsoon hard.

  1. JJanuary: neither
  2. FFebruary: neither
  3. MMarch: neither
  4. AApril: neither
  5. MMay: good
  6. JJune: neither
  7. JJuly: neither
  8. AAugust: neither
  9. SSeptember: neither
  10. OOctober: good
  11. NNovember: neither
  12. DDecember: neither
Good
May, October

May and October are the best-balanced months, warm enough with manageable rain; peak summer (July-September) has the warmest sea but oppressive heat-index and heavy afternoon downpours, and the rest of the year the sea is too cold to swim.

Why these months

  • May · good

    In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 66%, average daily high 24.2 °C / 76 °F, feels like (high) 25.2 °C / 77 °F, wind (daily max) 13 km/h / 8 mph, average daily low 15.1 °C / 59 °F.

    Against: precipitation 150 mm / 5.9 in, days with heavy rain 4.7 days, wet days 10.4 days, sea temperature 19.3 °C / 67 °F, share of rain falling in the daytime 46%.

    Also on: Hakata Dontaku, Children's Day free admission, Greenery Day free admission.

    Watch out for: Golden Week crowds.

  • October · good

    In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 74%, precipitation 89 mm / 3.5 in, feels like (high) 24 °C / 75 °F, wet days 7.8 days, wind (daily max) 13 km/h / 8 mph, average daily low 15.3 °C / 60 °F.

    Against: average daily high 23.7 °C / 75 °F, days with heavy rain 2.6 days, sea temperature 24 °C / 75 °F.

Hiking and trekking

Cool enough to climb in, dry enough to enjoy, long enough days.

  1. JJanuary: good
  2. FFebruary: good
  3. MMarch: good
  4. AApril: good
  5. MMay: good
  6. JJune: neither
  7. JJuly: neither
  8. AAugust: neither
  9. SSeptember: neither
  10. OOctober: best
  11. NNovember: best
  12. DDecember: good
Best
October–November
Good
December–May

October and November are ideal, cool, dry and long-lit; December through May stay hikeable despite building rain and, later, rising warmth; the hot, humid, heavy-rain stretch from June to September is best avoided.

Why these months

  • January · good

    In its favour: precipitation 60 mm / 2.4 in, average daily high 9.7 °C / 49 °F, days with heavy rain 1.9 days, share of daylight that is sunny 66%, average daily low 2.4 °C / 36 °F, wind (daily max) 14 km/h / 9 mph, daylight per day 10.2 h.

    Against: feels like (high) 6.2 °C / 43 °F, wet days 9 days, sunshine per day 6.7 h.

    Also on: New Year temple visits.

    Watch out for: New Year (Oshogatsu) shutdown.

  • February · good

    In its favour: average daily high 11.1 °C / 52 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 68%, average daily low 3.2 °C / 38 °F, daylight per day 11 h, wind (daily max) 15 km/h / 9 mph.

    Against: days with heavy rain 3.1 days, wet days 9.8 days, feels like (high) 8 °C / 46 °F, precipitation 84 mm / 3.3 in.

  • March · good

    In its favour: average daily high 14.9 °C / 59 °F, feels like (high) 12.9 °C / 55 °F, average daily low 6.2 °C / 43 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 68%, daylight per day 12 h, wind (daily max) 15 km/h / 9 mph.

    Against: days with heavy rain 4.2 days, precipitation 113 mm / 4.5 in, wet days 10.9 days.

    Also on: Cherry blossoms at Nishi Park.

    Watch out for: Hanami crowds.

  • April · good

    In its favour: average daily high 19.7 °C / 67 °F, feels like (high) 18.9 °C / 66 °F, average daily low 10.3 °C / 51 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 68%, daylight per day 13 h, wind (daily max) 14 km/h / 9 mph.

    Against: precipitation 128 mm / 5 in, days with heavy rain 4.2 days, wet days 11 days.

    Also on: Cherry blossoms at Nishi Park.

    Watch out for: Golden Week crowds, Hanami crowds.

  • May · good

    In its favour: share of daylight that is sunny 66%, daylight per day 13.9 h, average daily low 15.1 °C / 59 °F, wind (daily max) 13 km/h / 8 mph, feels like (high) 25.2 °C / 77 °F.

    Against: precipitation 150 mm / 5.9 in, days with heavy rain 4.7 days, average daily high 24.2 °C / 76 °F, wet days 10.4 days, share of rain falling in the daytime 46%.

    Also on: Hakata Dontaku, Children's Day free admission, Greenery Day free admission.

    Watch out for: Golden Week crowds.

  • October · best

    In its favour: average daily high 23.7 °C / 75 °F, precipitation 89 mm / 3.5 in, wet days 7.8 days, share of daylight that is sunny 74%, daylight per day 11.3 h, average daily low 15.3 °C / 60 °F, feels like (high) 24 °C / 75 °F, wind (daily max) 13 km/h / 8 mph.

    Against: days with heavy rain 2.6 days.

  • November · best

    In its favour: average daily high 17.8 °C / 64 °F, precipitation 85 mm / 3.3 in, wet days 8.6 days, feels like (high) 16.3 °C / 61 °F, average daily low 9.2 °C / 49 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 74%, wind (daily max) 13 km/h / 8 mph, daylight per day 10.4 h.

    Against: days with heavy rain 2.6 days.

    Also on: Culture Day free admission, Labor Thanksgiving Day free admission, Sumo tournament.

  • December · good

    In its favour: average daily high 11.7 °C / 53 °F, precipitation 69 mm / 2.7 in, days with heavy rain 2.3 days, average daily low 4.2 °C / 40 °F, share of daylight that is sunny 67%, wind (daily max) 14 km/h / 9 mph.

    Against: wet days 9.7 days, feels like (high) 8.8 °C / 48 °F, sunshine per day 6.7 h, daylight per day 10 h.

    Also on: Christmas.

    Watch out for: New Year (Oshogatsu) shutdown.

An activity is listed only where it applies: skiing at ski destinations, beach and swimming at beach destinations. The nearest ski area is 女鹿平温泉めがひらスキー場, Megahiraonsen Megahira Ski Area, 186 km away.

Weather averages

Monthly averages over twenty years, 2006–2025. Highs, lows and precipitation are in the chart at the top.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Feels like (high) 6.2 °C8 °C12.9 °C18.9 °C25.2 °C29.9 °C35.7 °C37.5 °C32.1 °C24 °C16.3 °C8.8 °C
Days with heavy rain 1.9 days3.1 days4.2 days4.2 days4.7 days8.9 days7.7 days5.2 days5.1 days2.6 days2.6 days2.3 days
Time rain usually falls 5 am12 am6 am9 am2 pm3 pm3 pm3 pm3 pm2 pm7 am3 pm
Sunshine per day 6.7 h7.5 h8.1 h8.9 h9.2 h7.4 h8.7 h10 h8.6 h8.4 h7.7 h6.7 h
Relative humidity 69%69%69%69%71%79%80%77%78%73%72%70%

Sea temperature

Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Sea temperature 2022–202512.6 °C11.8 °C13.1 °C16.3 °C19.3 °C23 °C27.7 °C29.5 °C28.5 °C24 °C19.4 °C15.4 °C
Sea temperature (daily max) 2022–202512.7 °C12 °C13.4 °C16.5 °C19.6 °C23.3 °C28 °C29.9 °C28.8 °C24.2 °C19.6 °C15.6 °C
  • Very cold 10 °C or less
  • Cold 10 to 15 °C
  • Cool 15 to 20 °C
  • Comfortable 20 to 25 °C
  • Warm 25 to 28 °C
  • Very warm over 28 °C

The words describe how the water feels to swim in. They are ours, not an official standard.

Air quality

Averaged over a shorter period (2022–2025) than the twenty-year averages above, and not counted towards good or best months.

  JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Air pollution (PM2.5) 2022–202515.5 µg/m³13.5 µg/m³17.9 µg/m³19.8 µg/m³18.2 µg/m³18.6 µg/m³13.3 µg/m³13.3 µg/m³11.5 µg/m³10.9 µg/m³13.4 µg/m³12.7 µg/m³
Air pollution (PM2.5, daily peak) 2022–202526.3 µg/m³23.1 µg/m³28 µg/m³31 µg/m³30.1 µg/m³31.4 µg/m³22.6 µg/m³23.4 µg/m³19.7 µg/m³17.8 µg/m³22.9 µg/m³23.9 µg/m³
  • Good 15 µg/m³ or less
  • Fair 15 to 25 µg/m³
  • Moderate 25 to 37.5 µg/m³
  • Poor 37.5 to 50 µg/m³
  • Very poor 50 to 75 µg/m³
  • Extremely poor over 75 µg/m³

Each figure is compared with the World Health Organization's guideline for a day's air, 15 µg/m³ or less, and with its interim targets above that. The words are ours: the WHO does not name its steps. The figures are modelled monthly averages, so single days can be well above them. The daily peak is the average of each day's highest hour, shaded on the same scale.

Events and seasons

What the weather records cannot show. A major event can lift a month to good or best. The warnings are there to help you plan, and never count against a month.

Reasons to go

  • Hakata Dontaku Major

    3–4 May

  • Hakata Gion Yamakasa Major

    1–15 July

  • New Year temple visits

    1 January

  • Cherry blossoms at Nishi Park

    March and April, dates vary from year to year

  • Greenery Day free admission

    4 May

  • Children's Day free admission

    5 May

  • Tanabata (Star Festival)

    7 July

  • Respect-for-the-Aged Day free admission

    15–21 September, dates vary from year to year

  • Sumo tournament

    November

  • Culture Day free admission

    3 November

  • Labor Thanksgiving Day free admission

    23 November

  • Christmas

    December

Worth knowing before you go

  • New Year (Oshogatsu) shutdown

    30 December–3 January

  • Hanami crowds

    March and April, dates vary from year to year

  • Golden Week crowds

    29 April–5 May

  • Obon travel crush

    14–16 August

Other places in Japan

Compare places month by month on the travel calendar

Monthly averages over 2006–2025, unless stated otherwise.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC-BY 4.0), generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5). City data from GeoNames (CC-BY 4.0). Air quality from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) and sea temperature from Météo-France / Copernicus Marine, both via Open-Meteo.com. Coastline from Natural Earth. Ski areas from OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Skimap.org. World Heritage sites from Wikidata (CC0), from the World Heritage List © UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Readership from Wikimedia pageview data (CC0). Destination classification derived from English Wikivoyage, © Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).