Fukui-shi climate
Fukui-shi is warmest in August, with average highs of 29 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 0.5 °C. July is the wettest month (265 mm) and April the driest (149 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Fukui-shi averages 2,260 mm of rain, 78 days above 25 °C and 35 days below freezing.
Japan · population 262,328 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month August 29 °C
- Coldest month January 0.5 °C
- Driest month April 149 mm
- Wettest month July 265 mm
- Least cloud October 58 % cloud
- Hottest on record August 36 °C
- Coldest on record January -9.2 °C
- Warmest sea August 27 °C
What to expectFukui-shi through the year
Fukui-shi has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 5.6 °C in January to 29 °C in August, a swing of 23 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 78 days a year reach 25 °C, 16 of them reach 30 °C, 35 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 36 °C, in August.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 149 mm in April to 265 mm in July. There is no dry season to aim for.
The sea off Fukui-shi is warmest in August at 27 °C and coldest in March at 11 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.6 °C | 207 mm | 70 % |
| February | 6.0 °C | 151 mm | 69 % |
| March | 9.9 °C | 163 mm | 64 % |
| April | 15.3 °C | 149 mm | 61 % |
| May | 20.1 °C | 163 mm | 65 % |
| June | 23.5 °C | 201 mm | 76 % |
| July | 27.2 °C | 265 mm | 73 % |
| August | 28.8 °C | 172 mm | 61 % |
| September | 25.0 °C | 227 mm | 65 % |
| October | 19.7 °C | 171 mm | 58 % |
| November | 14.4 °C | 170 mm | 60 % |
| December | 8.7 °C | 221 mm | 68 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5.6 °C | 0.5 °C | 3.2 °C | 15.4 °C | -9.2 °C | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| February | 6.0 °C | 0.6 °C | 3.4 °C | 17.1 °C | -7.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| March | 9.9 °C | 3.4 °C | 6.6 °C | 20.6 °C | -5.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| April | 15.3 °C | 8.4 °C | 11.8 °C | 26.3 °C | -1.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 20.1 °C | 13.3 °C | 16.6 °C | 30.7 °C | 3.8 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 23.5 °C | 17.8 °C | 20.6 °C | 32.3 °C | 8.7 °C | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 27.2 °C | 22.3 °C | 24.6 °C | 34.9 °C | 15.3 °C | 24 | 5 | 0 |
| August | 28.8 °C | 23.5 °C | 26.0 °C | 35.5 °C | 14.6 °C | 29 | 10 | 0 |
| September | 25.0 °C | 19.8 °C | 22.2 °C | 35.3 °C | 10.0 °C | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| October | 19.7 °C | 14.2 °C | 16.8 °C | 28.8 °C | 4.6 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 14.4 °C | 8.8 °C | 11.5 °C | 23.1 °C | -0.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 8.7 °C | 3.5 °C | 6.1 °C | 21.3 °C | -7.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 207 mm | 23 | 10.0 h/day | 70 % | 76 % | 20 km/h | 13.3 °C |
| February | 151 mm | 18 | 11 h/day | 69 % | 74 % | 20 km/h | 11.5 °C |
| March | 163 mm | 17 | 12 h/day | 64 % | 71 % | 20 km/h | 11.0 °C |
| April | 149 mm | 13 | 13 h/day | 61 % | 73 % | 19 km/h | 12.7 °C |
| May | 163 mm | 12 | 14 h/day | 65 % | 76 % | 17 km/h | 16.1 °C |
| June | 201 mm | 14 | 15 h/day | 76 % | 81 % | 15 km/h | 20.1 °C |
| July | 265 mm | 17 | 14 h/day | 73 % | 83 % | 15 km/h | 23.9 °C |
| August | 172 mm | 13 | 14 h/day | 61 % | 80 % | 14 km/h | 26.8 °C |
| September | 227 mm | 14 | 12 h/day | 65 % | 79 % | 17 km/h | 25.3 °C |
| October | 171 mm | 13 | 11 h/day | 58 % | 75 % | 17 km/h | 22.0 °C |
| November | 170 mm | 16 | 10 h/day | 60 % | 73 % | 19 km/h | 19.0 °C |
| December | 221 mm | 22 | 9.7 h/day | 68 % | 75 % | 20 km/h | 15.9 °C |
How Fukui-shi compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukui-shi | 29 °C | 0.5 °C | 2,260 mm | 78 |
| Kanazawa · Japan | 30 °C | -1.7 °C | 2,047 mm | 89 |
| Gifu · Japan | 30 °C | -1.1 °C | 2,248 mm | 104 |
| Ōgaki · Japan | 30 °C | -0.5 °C | 1,913 mm | 107 |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Fukui-shi’s climate
When is the best time to visit Fukui-shi?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. June, September, October sit closest to 20 °C on average, August is the warmest month and April the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Fukui-shi get?
In August, the warmest month, daily highs average 29 °C. About 16 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 36 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 0.5 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 35 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Fukui-shi?
July, averaging 265 mm over 17 days with rain. The driest month is April with 149 mm. The year as a whole averages 2,260 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Fukui-shi rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.