Fukuoka is 0.9°C (1.6°F) warmer by day, Nagoya has 1.2°C (2.2°F) warmer nights, Fukuoka gets 105 mm (4.1 in) more rain a year.
Fukuoka is at its warmest in August and coolest in January, while Nagoya peaks in August and bottoms out in January. Month for month, Nagoya is the warmer of the two in 8 of 12 months.
Fukuoka is the wetter of the two, collecting 1,802 mm (70.9 in) of rain a year against 1,697 mm (66.8 in) in Nagoya. The most comfortable time to visit is May, June and September in Fukuoka and May, June and September in Nagoya.
| Fukuoka | Metric | Nagoya |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 25.2°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 24.3°C |
| 5.9°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 7.1°C |
| August | 🔥Hottest month | August |
| January | ❄️Coldest month | January |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 1,802 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 1,697 mm |
| July | ☔Wettest month | September |
| December | 🏜️Driest month | January |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 81% | 💧Average humidity | 80% |
| 1.2 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 2.9 m/s |
Overnight, Fukuoka typically falls to around 5.9°C (42.6°F) while Nagoya settles near 7.1°C (44.8°F).
Fukuoka is hottest in August and coldest in January, whereas Nagoya peaks in August and is coolest in January.
Fukuoka sees the most rain in July and the least in December; Nagoya is wettest in September and driest in January.
Fukuoka feels the more humid of the two, averaging 81% relative humidity against 80%.
For Nagoya, the pick of the year is May, June and September.
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 | Nagoya | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | -3.7 | 5.6❄️ | 15 | -2.1 | 5.8❄️ | 13.7 |
| February | -3.4 | 6.9 | 17.2 | -2.1 | 6.8 | 15.8 |
| March | -1.8 | 9.3 | 20.4 | -0.7 | 9.2 | 19.1 |
| April | 1.7 | 13.3 | 25 | 2.2 | 13 | 23.8 |
| May | 7.5 | 18 | 28.5 | 8 | 17.6 | 27.1 |
| June | 12.5 | 21.7 | 30.9 | 13.8 | 21.8 | 29.8 |
| July | 18.1 | 25.9 | 33.6 | 19.4 | 26 | 32.6 |
| August | 19.4 | 26.6🔥 | 33.9 | 20.7 | 26.9🔥 | 33.2 |
| September | 13.7 | 22.7 | 31.6 | 15.1 | 23.2 | 31.3 |
| October | 7.3 | 17.2 | 27 | 8.3 | 17.5 | 26.7 |
| November | 1.8 | 11.9 | 22 | 3 | 12.4 | 21.8 |
| December | -2.2 | 7.5 | 17.2 | -0.5 | 8.3 | 17.1 |
| Annual Avg | 5.9 | 15.5 | 25.2 | 7.1 | 15.7 | 24.3 |
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 Nagoya 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 Nagoya — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Fukuoka is the warmer of the two. It averages daytime highs of 25.2°C (77.4°F) against 24.3°C (75.7°F) in Nagoya — roughly 0.9°C (1.6°F) warmer by day. Nights are milder in Nagoya, with average lows of 7.1°C (44.8°F) versus 5.9°C (42.6°F).
Fukuoka is hottest in August, averaging highs of about 33.9°C (93°F), while Nagoya peaks in August at around 33.2°C (91.7°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 -3.7°C (25.3°F), compared with -2.1°C (28.1°F) at the low point of the year in Nagoya.
Fukuoka is the wetter city, collecting about 1,802 mm (70.9 in) of rain a year versus 1,697 mm (66.8 in) in Nagoya. Fukuoka is wettest in July and driest in December; Nagoya is wettest in September and driest in January.
Humidity is similar in both, averaging around 81% in Fukuoka and 80% in Nagoya across the year.
The most comfortable months in Fukuoka are May, June and September, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Nagoya is at its most pleasant around May, June and September, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Nagoya is the warmer city in 8 of the 12 months of the year. The gap is widest in December, about 0.8°C (1.4°F), and narrowest in February, about 0.1°C (0.2°F).
Both have a similar seasonal range — around 21.1°C (38°F) between the coldest and hottest months — so neither climate is noticeably more extreme than the other.
It depends what matters most to you: choose Fukuoka for warmer weather and pick Nagoya if you prefer drier conditions. 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 Nagoya, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
