Fukuoka is 5.4°C (9.7°F) warmer by day, Fukuoka has 4.5°C (8.1°F) warmer nights, Fukuoka gets 1,097 mm (43.2 in) more rain a year.
Fukuoka is at its warmest in August and coolest in January, while London peaks in July and bottoms out in February. Month for month, Fukuoka is the warmer of the two in 12 of 12 months.
Fukuoka is the wetter of the two, collecting 1,802 mm (70.9 in) of rain a year against 705 mm (27.8 in) in London. The most comfortable time to visit is May, June and September in Fukuoka and June, July and August in London.
| Fukuoka | Metric | London |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 19.7°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 14.3°C |
| 10.7°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 6.2°C |
| August | 🔥Hottest month | July |
| January | ❄️Coldest month | February |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 1,802 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 705 mm |
| July | ☔Wettest month | October |
| December | 🏜️Driest month | April |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 81% | 💧Average humidity | 85% |
| 1.2 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 3.4 m/s |
Overnight, Fukuoka typically falls to around 10.7°C (51.3°F) while London settles near 6.2°C (43.2°F).
Fukuoka is hottest in August and coldest in January, whereas London peaks in July and is coolest in February.
Fukuoka sees the most rain in July and the least in December; London is wettest in October and driest in April.
London feels the more humid of the two, averaging 85% relative humidity against 81%.
For London, the pick of the year is June, July and August.
Month by month, here is the coldest night, the average day and the hottest afternoon each city can expect. Switch Compare to read rainfall, humidity, wind or solar instead, and Period to move between the long-term 45-year average and any single year — the shading is a quick warm-to-cool guide.
| Month | Fukuoka | London | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | 0.2 | 4.1❄️ | 8.1 | 1.3 | 4❄️ | 6.7 |
| February | 0.6 | 5.1 | 9.6 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 7.5 |
| March | 3.4 | 8.5 | 13.6 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 10.4 |
| April | 7.8 | 13.3 | 18.8 | 4 | 8.7 | 13.3 |
| May | 12.5 | 17.9 | 23.4 | 7.1 | 11.9 | 16.7 |
| June | 17.4 | 22 | 26.6 | 10 | 14.9 | 19.9 |
| July | 22 | 25.9 | 29.9 | 12.3 | 17.4🔥 | 22.4 |
| August | 22.6 | 26.7🔥 | 30.8 | 12.3 | 17.3 | 22.4 |
| September | 18.9 | 23 | 27.1 | 10.1 | 14.8 | 19.5 |
| October | 12.8 | 17.2 | 21.7 | 7.5 | 11.3 | 15.1 |
| November | 7.4 | 11.8 | 16.2 | 4.3 | 7.2 | 10.2 |
| December | 2.3 | 6.4 | 10.4 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 7.3 |
| Annual Avg | 10.7 | 15.2 | 19.7 | 6.3 | 10.3 | 14.3 |
Min / mean / max temperature (°C). 🔥 marks each city's hottest month, ❄️ its coldest; shading runs cool blue to warm red.
The same figures plotted out, so the shape of a typical year is easier to see than in a grid. Where the two lines run close together Fukuoka and London feel alike; where they separate, they are genuinely different places to be.
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Quick answers to the questions people ask most when comparing Fukuoka and London — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Fukuoka is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 19.7°C (67.5°F) against 14.3°C (57.7°F) in London — roughly 5.4°C (9.7°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Fukuoka, with average lows of 10.7°C (51.3°F) versus 6.2°C (43.2°F).
Fukuoka is hottest in August, averaging highs of about 30.8°C (87.4°F), while London peaks in July at around 22.4°C (72.4°F). That makes Fukuoka the hotter of the two at the height of summer.
Fukuoka gets colder. In its coldest month (January) overnight lows average about 0.2°C (32.4°F), compared with 1.2°C (34.2°F) at the low point of the year in London.
Fukuoka is the wetter city, collecting about 1,802 mm (70.9 in) of rain a year versus 705 mm (27.8 in) in London. Fukuoka is wettest in July and driest in December; London is wettest in October and driest in April.
London is the more humid of the two, averaging 85% relative humidity over the year against 81% in Fukuoka.
The most comfortable months in Fukuoka are May, June and September, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
London is at its most pleasant around June, July and August, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Fukuoka is the warmer city in all 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in August, about 9.4°C (16.9°F), and narrowest in January, about 0.1°C (0.2°F).
Fukuoka has the bigger seasonal swing, about 22.6°C (40.7°F) between its coldest and hottest months versus 13.4°C (24.1°F) in London — so London has the steadier, more even climate.
It depends what matters most to you: choose Fukuoka for warmer weather, pick London if you prefer drier conditions and go for Fukuoka if you want lower humidity. There is no single "better" climate — it comes down to whether you value warmth, dryness or comfort most.
Every figure on this page is calculated from NASA POWER satellite climate data spanning 1981–2025 (45 years). The averages describe the long-term climate of Fukuoka and London, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
