Fukuoka and Tokyo have similar daytime temperatures, Tokyo has 1.3°C (2.3°F) warmer nights, Fukuoka gets 192 mm (7.6 in) more rain a year.
Fukuoka is at its warmest in August and coolest in January, while Tokyo peaks in August and bottoms out in February. Month for month, Tokyo is the warmer of the two in 11 of 11 months.
Fukuoka is the wetter of the two, collecting 1,802 mm (70.9 in) of rain a year against 1,610 mm (63.4 in) in Tokyo. The most comfortable time to visit is May, June and September in Fukuoka and May, June and September in Tokyo.
| Fukuoka | Metric | Tokyo |
|---|---|---|
| 🌡️ Temperature | ||
| 25.2°C | 🌡️Average daytime high | 25.3°C |
| 5.9°C | 🌙Average nighttime low | 7.2°C |
| August | 🔥Hottest month | August |
| January | ❄️Coldest month | February |
| 🌧️ Rain | ||
| 1,802 mm | 🌧️Annual rainfall | 1,610 mm |
| July | ☔Wettest month | September |
| December | 🏜️Driest month | December |
| 💨 Climate | ||
| 81% | 💧Average humidity | 79% |
| 1.2 m/s | 💨Average wind speed | 2.6 m/s |
Overnight, Fukuoka typically falls to around 5.9°C (42.6°F) while Tokyo settles near 7.2°C (45°F).
Fukuoka is hottest in August and coldest in January, whereas Tokyo peaks in August and is coolest in February.
Fukuoka sees the most rain in July and the least in December; Tokyo is wettest in September and driest in December.
Fukuoka feels the more humid of the two, averaging 81% relative humidity against 79%.
For Tokyo, 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 | Tokyo | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Avg | Max | Min | Avg | Max | |
| January | -3.7 | 5.6❄️ | 15 | -1.8 | 6.7❄️ | 15.2 |
| February | -3.4 | 6.9 | 17.2 | -1.9 | 7.4 | 16.8 |
| March | -1.8 | 9.3 | 20.4 | -0.5 | 9.7 | 19.9 |
| April | 1.7 | 13.3 | 25 | 2.6 | 13.3 | 24 |
| May | 7.5 | 18 | 28.5 | 8.6 | 18.1 | 27.7 |
| June | 12.5 | 21.7 | 30.9 | 13.7 | 22.3 | 30.9 |
| July | 18.1 | 25.9 | 33.6 | 18.3 | 26.3 | 34.2 |
| August | 19.4 | 26.6🔥 | 33.9 | 20.3 | 27.5🔥 | 34.6 |
| September | 13.7 | 22.7 | 31.6 | 15.1 | 23.8 | 32.4 |
| October | 7.3 | 17.2 | 27 | 8.7 | 18 | 27.4 |
| November | 1.8 | 11.9 | 22 | 3.4 | 12.9 | 22.5 |
| December | -2.2 | 7.5 | 17.2 | -0.4 | 8.9 | 18.3 |
| Annual Avg | 5.9 | 15.5 | 25.2 | 7.2 | 16.2 | 25.3 |
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 Tokyo 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 Tokyo — each drawn straight from the climate figures above.
Fukuoka and Tokyo are about equally warm. Daytime highs average 25.2°C (77.4°F) in Fukuoka and 25.3°C (77.5°F) in Tokyo, so neither is clearly the warmer choice over the year. Nights are milder in Tokyo, with average lows of 7.2°C (45°F) versus 5.9°C (42.6°F).
Fukuoka is hottest in August, averaging highs of about 33.9°C (93°F), while Tokyo peaks in August at around 34.6°C (94.3°F). That makes Tokyo 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 -1.9°C (28.5°F) at the low point of the year in Tokyo.
Fukuoka is the wetter city, collecting about 1,802 mm (70.9 in) of rain a year versus 1,610 mm (63.4 in) in Tokyo. Fukuoka is wettest in July and driest in December; Tokyo is wettest in September and driest in December.
Fukuoka is the more humid of the two, averaging 81% relative humidity over the year against 79% in Tokyo.
The most comfortable months in Fukuoka are May, June and September, when average temperatures are at their mildest.
Tokyo is at its most pleasant around May, June and September, based on the mildest average temperatures of the year.
Tokyo is the warmer city in all 11 months of the year. The gap is widest in December, about 1.4°C (2.5°F), and narrowest in April, about 0°C (0°F).
Both have a similar seasonal range — around 21°C (37.8°F) between the coldest and hottest months — so neither climate is noticeably more extreme than the other.
On climate alone, Tokyo comes out ahead — it offers less rain than Fukuoka. Fukuoka is the better fit only if you'd actually prefer more rainfall.
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 Tokyo, not a single year's weather or a short-range forecast.
