Season guide · Fukuoka · Japan
Fukuoka in summer
June–August: weather, crowds, prices and the best things to do this time of year.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
Photo: そらみみ (Soramimi), CC BY-SA 4.0
Quick answer
Rainy season in June, the Yamakasa festival in July, then hot beach weather with typhoon risk. Expect highs up to 33°C (91°F) and lows around 20°C (68°F), with about 32 rainy days across June–August.
Key facts
- Months
- June–August
- Temperatures
- 20°C (68°F) to 33°C (91°F)
- Rainy days in the season
- About 32
- Sea
- 22°C (72°F) to 28°C (82°F)
- Crowds
- Moderate
- Hotel prices
- High
Weather in summer
| Month | High | Low | Rainy days | Daylight | Crowds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June | 27°C (81°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 12 | 14.4 h | 2/5 |
| July | 31°C (88°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 11 | 14.2 h | 4/5 |
| August | 33°C (91°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 9 | 13.4 h | 4/5 |
Compared with the rest of the year: average highs of 30°C (86°F) against a yearly 21°C (70°F), and 32 of the year's roughly 111 rainy days fall in these 3 months. Crowds rate 3/5 and hotel prices 4/5 on average.
What's on in summer
Recurring events; dates move from year to year, so confirm with the organiser.
- June: Rainy season begins (usually early June)
- July: Hakata Gion Yamakasa — float races ending in a dawn run on 15 July (1–15 July)
- August: Obon holiday period (mid-August)
Good choices for summer
Gallery · Nakasu
Fukuoka Asian Art Museum
Check the resident artists' open studio on the same floor, which visitors can sometimes visit for free.
- Time needed
- 1–1.5 hours
- Cost
- Low cost
- Art
- Rainy day
Gallery · Ohori Park and Ropponmatsu
Fukuoka Art Museum
Reopened in 2019 after a major renovation, the museum on the edge of Ohori Park holds Japanese and Asian art alongside 20th-century works by artists such as Dalí, Miró and Warhol, and Yayoi Kusama pieces.
- Time needed
- 1.5 hours
- Cost
- Low cost
- Art
- Rainy day
- Architecture
Museum · Gion and Hakata Old Town
Hakata Machiya Folk Museum
Pair it with Kushida Shrine across the street for an hour on old Hakata.
- Time needed
- 45 minutes
- Cost
- Low cost
- History
- Rainy day
- Art
Aquarium · Uminonakamichi
Marine World Uminonakamichi
An aquarium on the Uminonakamichi sandbar showing the sea life of Kyushu's coasts, including a large tank with sharks and sardine shoals, plus dolphin and sea lion shows.
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Kids
- Rainy day
Religious site · Gion and Hakata Old Town
Tocho-ji
Walk the short pitch-dark tunnel behind the Buddha with one hand on the wall, as visitors are asked to do.
- Time needed
- 45 minutes
- Cost
- Free
- Free
- History
- Rainy day
- Off the beaten path
Day trips in summer
- Yanagawa (About 50 minutes by train) — A canal town where boatmen pole flat-bottomed donkobune boats along willow-lined waterways for about an hour.
- Itoshima (About 40 minutes by train, then bus or car) — A coastal peninsula west of the city with surf beaches, cafés and the white torii and Meoto Iwa wedded rocks at Futamigaura, best at sunset.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and high-factor sunscreen
- A compact umbrella and waterproof shoes — rain is frequent
- Comfortable walking shoes
Other times of year
Questions travellers ask
+Is summer a good time to visit Fukuoka?
It is a trade-off: Rainy season in June, the Yamakasa festival in July, then hot beach weather with typhoon risk. The best months overall are March–May and October–November.
+What is the weather like in Fukuoka in summer?
Highs of up to 33°C (91°F) and lows around 20°C (68°F), with about 32 rainy days over the season.