January 10° · ☂ 9 February 12° · ☂ 9 March 15° · ☂ 10 April 20° · ☂ 10 ★ May24° · ☂ 8 June 27° · ☂ 12 July 32° · ☂ 11 August 33° · ☂ 10 September 29° · ☂ 11 ★ October24° · ☂ 7 November 18° · ☂ 9 December 13° · ☂ 9 Fukuoka in October:warm, occasional rain Fukuoka, Japan · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.
Mean high 24° Hottest day 31.9° (2021)
Mean low 16° Coldest night 7.5° (2025)
Rain days 7 days 2-15 by year
Rainfall 83mm Daylight 11.9 → 10.9 h
Fukuoka's 12 months i Best: May and October
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Trip types Beach Finecool sea and storm risk Sightseeing on foot Finemild and storm risk
Humidity 73% 3 muggy days
Clear days 9 days 7 overcast days
Mean wind 8 km/h Rarely windy
Sea temperature 23.7° 22.4-24.8° by year (last 6)
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 06:22 / 17:45 Daylight 11.9 → 10.9 h
Fukuoka in October The JMA describes October as sunny and fresh. High pressure passes often and it has the fewest rainy days of the year. A short-sleeve top with a light jacket is enough, and yatai evenings are comfortable.
Highs of 24°C and lows of 16°C: short sleeves by day, with mild nights. 7 rain days in a typical October: noticeable, but most days stayed dry. Averages hide a lot here: one year saw 2, another 15.
Typhoons i 4 of the last 20 years had a tropical storm pass within 300 km this month.
Danas (2013), 131 km away typhoon strength Vongfong (2014), 195 km away tropical storm Chaba (2016), 201 km away typhoon strength 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 7 12 8 12 9 4 10 11 12
Date by date i Sun
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October 1 Thursday 1 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 27° 19° October 2 Friday 2 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 26° 19° October 3 Saturday 3 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 26° 19° 1-3 rain on 25% of days 27° 19°
October 4 Sunday 4 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 27° 19° October 5 Monday 5 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 25° 19° October 6 Tuesday 6 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 26° 19° October 7 Wednesday 7 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 25° 18° October 8 Thursday 8 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 25° 18° October 9 Friday 9 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 26° 18° October 10 Saturday 10 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 26° 18° 4-10 rain on 23% of days 26° 18°
October 11 Sunday 11 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 25° 17° October 12 Monday 12 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 25° 17° October 13 Tuesday 13 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 25° 16° October 14 Wednesday 14 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 25° 16° October 15 Thursday 15 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 24° 16° October 16 Friday 16 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 24° 16° October 17 Saturday 17 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 23° 16° 11-17 rain on 19% of days 24° 16°
October 18 Sunday 18 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 24° 15° October 19 Monday 19 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 24° 15° October 20 Tuesday 20 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 23° 15° October 21 Wednesday 21 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 23° 15° October 22 Thursday 22 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 23° 16° October 23 Friday 23 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 22° 15° October 24 Saturday 24 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 22° 14° 18-24 rain on 27% of days 23° 15°
October 25 Sunday 25 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 22° 14° October 26 Monday 26 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 22° 14° October 27 Tuesday 27 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 22° 14° October 28 Wednesday 28 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 21° 13° October 29 Thursday 29 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 21° 13° October 30 Friday 30 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 21° 13° October 31 Saturday 31 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 21° 13° 25-31 rain on 19% of days 21° 13°
1-3 rain on 25% of days 27° 19° 4-10 rain on 23% of days 26° 18° 11-17 rain on 19% of days 24° 16° 18-24 rain on 27% of days 23° 15° 25-31 rain on 19% of days 21° 13°
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October 1 Friday 1 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 27° 19° October 2 Saturday 2 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 26° 19° 1-2 rain on 28% of days 27° 19°
October 3 Sunday 3 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 26° 19° October 4 Monday 4 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 27° 19° October 5 Tuesday 5 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 25° 19° October 6 Wednesday 6 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 26° 19° October 7 Thursday 7 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 25° 18° October 8 Friday 8 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 25° 18° October 9 Saturday 9 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 26° 18° 3-9 rain on 25% of days 26° 19°
October 10 Sunday 10 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 26° 18° October 11 Monday 11 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 25° 17° October 12 Tuesday 12 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 25° 17° October 13 Wednesday 13 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 25° 16° October 14 Thursday 14 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 25° 16° October 15 Friday 15 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 24° 16° October 16 Saturday 16 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 24° 16° 10-16 rain on 15% of days 25° 17°
October 17 Sunday 17 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 23° 16° October 18 Monday 18 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 24° 15° October 19 Tuesday 19 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 24° 15° October 20 Wednesday 20 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 23° 15° October 21 Thursday 21 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 23° 15° October 22 Friday 22 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 23° 16° October 23 Saturday 23 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 22° 15° 17-23 rain on 29% of days 23° 15°
October 24 Sunday 24 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 22° 14° October 25 Monday 25 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 22° 14° October 26 Tuesday 26 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 22° 14° October 27 Wednesday 27 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 22° 14° October 28 Thursday 28 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 21° 13° October 29 Friday 29 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 21° 13° October 30 Saturday 30 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 21° 13° 24-30 rain on 19% of days 22° 14°
October 31 Sunday 31 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 21° 13°
October 31 rain on 15% of days 21° 13°
1-2 rain on 28% of days 27° 19° 3-9 rain on 25% of days 26° 19° 10-16 rain on 15% of days 25° 17° 17-23 rain on 29% of days 23° 15° 24-30 rain on 19% of days 22° 14° October 31 rain on 15% of days 21° 13°
Tap another date to change
2006 3mm
2007 none
2008 8mm
2009 none
2010 none
2011 none
2012 11mm
2013 31mm
2014 none
2015 none
2016 1mm
2017 none
2018 7mm
2019 13mm
2020 1mm
2021 none
2022 none
2023 none
2024 3mm
2025 none
Holidays in October (2026) October 12 Sports DayOctober 12 Columbus Day 1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)1 US holidays (flights fill up)
Holidays in October (2027) October 11 Sports DayOctober 11 Columbus Day 1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)1 US holidays (flights fill up)
Day by day temperature i 12° 19° 26° 33° 1 8 15 22 29 31
Your trip dates, the past 20 years Trip dates October 1 (Thu) 2 (Fri) 3 (Sat) 4 (Sun) 5 (Mon) 6 (Tue) 7 (Wed) 8 (Thu) 9 (Fri) 10 (Sat) 11 (Sun) 12 (Mon) 13 (Tue) 14 (Wed) 15 (Thu) 16 (Fri) 17 (Sat) 18 (Sun) 19 (Mon) 20 (Tue) 21 (Wed) 22 (Thu) 23 (Fri) 24 (Sat) 25 (Sun) 26 (Mon) 27 (Tue) 28 (Wed) 29 (Thu) 30 (Fri) 31 (Sat) ~ October 1 (Thu) 2 (Fri) 3 (Sat) 4 (Sun) 5 (Mon) 6 (Tue) 7 (Wed) 8 (Thu) 9 (Fri) 10 (Sat) 11 (Sun) 12 (Mon) 13 (Tue) 14 (Wed) 15 (Thu) 16 (Fri) 17 (Sat) 18 (Sun) 19 (Mon) 20 (Tue) 21 (Wed) 22 (Thu) 23 (Fri) 24 (Sat) 25 (Sun) 26 (Mon) 27 (Tue) 28 (Wed) 29 (Thu) 30 (Fri) 31 (Sat) 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-end Whole month
You can also click two dates on the axis. Hover a cell to see that day's rain. By year Driest trips first
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Trip rain days Month rain days Tap a date to start, tap another to end. Each cell is that date in one year. '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25
of 20 Dates outside your trip are dimmed.
One row per year, one cell per day. 2015 had 2 rain days, 2017 had 15.
Fukuoka through the year Month High Low Rain days Rainfall Sea January 10° 4° 9 days 71mm 15° February 12° 4° 9 days 80mm 14° March 15° 8° 10 days 103mm 15° April 20° 12° 10 days 116mm 16° May Good 24° 16° 8 days 137mm 19° June 27° 20° 12 days 245mm 22° July 32° 25° 11 days 293mm 26° August 33° 26° 10 days 280mm 28° September 29° 22° 11 days 161mm 27° October Good 24° 16° 7 days 83mm 24° November 18° 11° 9 days 91mm 21° December 13° 6° 9 days 67mm 18°
Common questions Does it rain a lot in Fukuoka in October? Over the past 20 years October averaged 7 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 31. Individual years ran from 2 in the driest to 15 in the wettest.
What should I wear in Fukuoka in October? Days averaged 24°C and nights 16°C. Pack a compact umbrella, a light layer for the evenings, and T-shirts.
Can you swim in Fukuoka in October? Sea surface temperature averaged 23.7°C in October, cool when you first get in. Year to year it ranged 22.4-24.8°C. Check local flags for waves and jellyfish on the day.
Is October a good time to visit Fukuoka? On warmth and rain days alone, Fukuoka's easiest months were May and October. October ranked first of 12.
How many clear days does Fukuoka get in October? About 9 clear days (under 30% cloud on average) and 7 overcast days (80% or more).
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