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Best time to visit Fukuoka

October is the best time to visit Fukuoka for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 8 wet days. The sea stays above 20 °C from June to November.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking October comfort 91/100
A beach holiday September sea 25 °C
The least cloud October 51 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 66 mm
Warmth August 31 °C
Cooler weather January 8.6 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 October 91 22 °C 8 73
2 May 88 23 °C 10 54
3 April 79 18 °C 11 28
4 November 79 16 °C 8 47
5 September 71 27 °C 13 80
6 June 71 26 °C 16 63
7 March 58 13 °C 11 8
8 December 54 11 °C 9 26
9 July 53 29 °C 17 73
10 August 52 31 °C 15 70
11 February 49 9.8 °C 9 12
12 January 44 8.6 °C 10 16

For a beach holiday

September scores highest, with a sea temperature of 25 °C and air temperatures around 27 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from June to November.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 16 °C 8.6 °C 68 % 16
February 14 °C 9.8 °C 65 % 12
March 14 °C 13 °C 64 % 8
April 15 °C 18 °C 63 % 28
May 18 °C 23 °C 67 % 54
June 21 °C 26 °C 80 % 63
July 24 °C 29 °C 73 % 73
August 27 °C 31 °C 63 % 70
September 25 °C 27 °C 61 % 80
October 23 °C 22 °C 51 % 73
November 20 °C 16 °C 54 % 47
December 18 °C 11 °C 61 % 26

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 10 wet days and highs near 8.6 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 8.6 °C 66 mm 68 %
February 9.8 °C 75 mm 65 %
March 13.2 °C 116 mm 64 %
April 18.2 °C 132 mm 63 %
May 22.7 °C 142 mm 67 %
June 25.7 °C 306 mm 80 %
July 29.2 °C 278 mm 73 %
August 30.5 °C 169 mm 63 %
September 26.9 °C 189 mm 61 %
October 21.9 °C 97 mm 51 %
November 16.5 °C 85 mm 54 %
December 11.0 °C 69 mm 61 %

Data sources and method

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: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. 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.