Fukuoka, Japan
Kitakyūshū
Kitakyūshū is a city in Fukuoka, Japan, close to the sea. It has a population of about 935,084 (2020). The climate is classified as humid subtropical (Köppen Cfa), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Now19°C
Best timeMay · Oct–Nov
Population935,084
Local time02:39
33.85° N, 130.85° EElevation 57 mUTC+9 · Japan Standard Time
Postal code803-0865October: high / low21° / 16°
Rain this month89mm
Sea this month23°
Best timeMay · Oct–Nov
Best: May · Oct–Nov. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Kitakyūshū at a glance
Sunrise · sunset06:31 · 17:3211 h 01 min of daylightThe moon tonightFull moon99% · Moonrise 17:54Next holiday3 NovemberCulture DayNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse
Best time to visitMay · Oct–Nov
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month30°C
Average high in August
Coolest month3°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthJuly
348 mm of rain
Driest monthDecember
70 mm of rain
Warmest sea27°C
August
Monuments nearby10+
2 of them World Heritage
Weather in Kitakyūshū
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
19°C
Today hour by hourShowers · wind 8 km/h · humidity 96%
Today27 Oct20°17°1.9 mm
Wed28 Oct17°13°
Thu29 Oct18°9°0.9 mm
Fri30 Oct20°16°20.3 mm
Sat31 Oct19°13°
Sun1 Nov21°11°
Mon2 Nov19°13°8.6 mm
Tue3 Nov15°12°
Wed4 Nov16°10°
When to go to Kitakyūshū
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 29 | 30 | 37 | 66 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 44 | 58 | 80 | 69 | 41 |
| High | 8° | 9° | 12° | 17° | 22° | 25° | 28° | 30° | 26° | 21° | 16° | 11° |
| Low | 3° | 4° | 6° | 11° | 15° | 20° | 24° | 25° | 21° | 16° | 11° | 6° |
| Rain (mm) | 83 | 98 | 142 | 158 | 182 | 328 | 348 | 172 | 212 | 89 | 94 | 70 |
| Wet days | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Sea | 16° | 14° | 14° | 15° | 18° | 21° | 25° | 27° | 26° | 23° | 20° | 18° |
What's on in Kitakyūshū
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Music venues
アルモニーサンク 北九州ソレイユホール〒803-0814 福岡県北九州市小倉北区大手町12-3 · 3.5 km
3 showsKitakyūshū's festivals through the year
Monuments and museums in Kitakyūshū
15 km
Former Moji Mitsui ClubBuilt 1921
15 km
Mojikō StationBuilt 1891
UNESCO6 km
Yawata Steel WorksBuilt 1901
14 km
Kanmon Straits
UNESCO14 km
Onga River Pumping StationBuilt 1910
14 km
Shimonoseki Nabechō Post OfficeBuilt 1975
Museum3 km
Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art
Museum3 km
Toto MuseumBuilt 2015More museums: わかちく資料館 · ZENRIN Museum · 万葉植物園 · 北九州市水環境館 · 北九州市立 こども文化会館 · 北九州市立 小倉城庭園 · 北九州市立美術館分館 · 水環境館 · 河伯洞 · 道原の眼鏡橋
Outdoors around Kitakyūshū
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Haikara't YokochoTheme parks
0.4 kmKaikyokanAquariums
0.5 kmKaikyo Yume TowerViewpoints · 143 m
0.9 km瀬板の森北九州ゴルフコースGolf courses
2.4 km到津の森公園Zoos
2.5 km旧門司税関Viewpoints
2.6 kmNature around Kitakyūshū
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Japan seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Kitakyūshū
Earthquakes around Kitakyūshū
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Last 30 days2magnitude 2.5+ within 300 kmSince 195047magnitude 5+ within 150 kmSignificant earthquakes on record63within 300 km
Strongest nearby since 1950
7.0Kotō 2 km ↗2016 · 118 km
6.8Uki 1 km ↓2026 · 138 km
6.8Ikatagoshi 31 km ↙1968 · 141 km
6.6Maebaru-chūō 28 km ↑2005 · 67 km
Tropical storms · Kitakyūshū
C4Typhoon Shanshan (2024)73 km · 74 km/hC4Typhoon Nanmadol (2022)17 km · 111 km/hC5Typhoon Chanthu (2021)70 km · 65 km/hC1Typhoon Leepi (2018)79 km · 65 km/hC2Typhoon Jongdari (2018)66 km · 65 km/hC4Typhoon Goni (2015)33 km · 157 km/hC4Typhoon Usagi (2007)50 km · 120 km/hC4Typhoon Shanshan (2006)45 km · 120 km/hTSTropical Storm Wukong (2006)69 km · 65 km/hC5Typhoon Nabi (2005)50 km · 139 km/hC5Typhoon Chaba (2004)45 km · 157 km/hC4Typhoon Namtheun (2004)79 km · 65 km/hC5Typhoon Bart (1999)71 km · 167 km/hC2Typhoon Kirk (1996)79 km · 157 km/hC5Typhoon Eve (1996)65 km · 102 km/hC4Typhoon Ryan (1995)78 km · 167 km/hC4Typhoon Walt (1994)33 km · 65 km/hC4Typhoon Robyn (1993)92 km · 148 km/hC1Typhoon Percy (1993)59 km · 111 km/hC4Hurricane Kent (1992)42 km · 74 km/hC1Typhoon Irving (1992)37 km · 65 km/hC2Typhoon Kinna (1991)31 km · 139 km/hTSTropical Storm Ellis (1989)96 km · 65 km/hC2Typhoon Odessa (1985)83 km · 83 km/hC4Typhoon Ellis (1982)92 km · 111 km/hC2Typhoon Orchid (1980)78 km · 102 km/h
Universities and research institutes
Kyushu Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1907
Kyushu Dental UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1914
西南女学院大学University or college · founded 1922
Orio Aishin Junior CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1935
The University of KitakyushuUniversity or college · founded 1946
Kyushu Women's UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1947
Higashi Chikushi Junior CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1950
Kyushu International UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1950
Seinan Jo Gakuin University Junior CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1950
Kyushu Women's Junior CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1960
Kitakyushu Yahata Special Needs SchoolsUniversity or college · founded 1961
Kyushu Kyoritsu UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1965
National Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1965
Nishinippon Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1967
University of Occupational and Environmental Health JapanUniversity or college · founded 1978
Kyushu Nutrition Welfare UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2001
Kitakyushu Foundation for the Advancement of Industry, Science and TechnologyResearch institute · founded 2001
Human Media Creation CenterResearch institute
Kitakyushu Municipal Education CenterResearch institute
Towns and villages around Kitakyūshū
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Matsuomachi1.4 kmKiyota1.4 kmIzumidai1.4 kmKumagai1.5 kmTakao1.5 kmSanji1.5 kmMinamigaoka1.7 kmTakeshitamachi1.8 kmIshitsubomachi1.8 kmSarayamamachi1.8 kmNakahata1.8 kmChayamachi1.8 kmGamō1.8 kmShōwa2 kmMiyanomachi2 kmHigashitetsumachi2 kmShimominamigata2 kmŌhiramachi2 kmShintakada2 kmImamachi2.1 kmKinkeichō2.1 kmKawabuchimachi2.1 kmTatebayashimachi2.2 kmShinozaki2.2 kmHachiōjimachi2.3 kmNakao2.3 kmHigashiyama2.3 kmTakami2.3 kmShimojōno2.4 kmTakano2.4 kmInokuramachi2.4 kmManazuru2.4 kmKiyomizu2.5 kmKitagata2.5 kmKamiitōzu2.5 kmMinamigata2.5 kmMoritsune-honmachi2.5 kmIwaimachi2.6 kmTokuriki-danchi2.7 kmHagoromomachi2.7 kmKimachi2.7 kmHigashishinozaki2.8 kmKifunemachi2.8 kmFujimi2.8 kmHinodemachi2.9 kmŌkura3 kmMiyako3 kmShiragane3 kmKatsuyama3 kmHaramachi3.1 kmHigashi-sayagatanimachi3.1 kmMoritsune3.1 kmJōno3.2 kmKonpirachō3.2 kmShimoitōzu3.2 kmNagao3.2 kmKamihonmachi3.2 kmTokuriki3.2 kmNishi-sayagatanimachi3.3 kmHayamachō3.3 kmKogane3.3 kmYoshinomachi3.3 kmYutakamachi3.4 kmSuehiromachi3.4 kmKatano-shinmachi3.4 kmSannō3.5 kmŌtemachi3.5 kmFukuryūgi3.5 kmIbori3.5 kmKanada3.5 kmSeiwadai3.5 kmKatano3.5 kmKeishōmachi3.5 kmWakazono3.6 kmSuwa3.6 kmMinami-wakazonomachi3.6 kmHigashi-maruyamamachi3.6 kmIshidamachi3.6 kmShigezumi3.6 kmIchieda3.6 km
Kitakyūshū from above
Around Kitakyūshū38 places to see, do and reach nearby
Murasaki RiverNature4.9 kmItabitsu RiverNature5.0 kmKawachi ReservoirNature4.7 kmSeiryū CaveNature11 kmSenbutsu-shōnyūdōNature12 kmEgawa River, FukuokaNature9.8 kmHikoshimaNature11 kmGanryū-jimaNature12 kmMount FukuchiMountain13 kmMount KuboteMountain38 kmMount NukiMountain9.6 kmMount SarakuraMountain5.0 kmMount AdachiMountain6.2 kmInunaki YamaMountain33 kmFormer Moji Mitsui ClubMonument15 kmMojikō StationMonument15 kmYawata Steel WorksMonument6.0 kmKanmon StraitsMonument14 kmOnga River Pumping StationMonument14 kmShimonoseki Nabechō Post OfficeMonument14 kmWest Japan Industrial ClubMonument3.9 kmKawachi DamMonument4.0 kmKitakyushu Municipal Museum of ArtMuseum3.0 kmToto MuseumMuseum3.0 kmKitakyushu Literature MuseumMuseum4.0 km北九州市立埋蔵文化財センターMuseum3.5 kmMatsumoto Seicho Memorial MuseumMuseum4.1 kmStationStation2.5 kmStationStation3.4 kmStationStation4.2 kmKitakyūshū · ferry portFerry port5.4 kmKitakyūshū · ferry portFerry port5.7 kmShimonosekiPlace14 kmYukuhashiPlace18 kmNōgataPlace17 kmNakamaPlace14 kmMiyakoPlace18 kmKandaPlace14 km
Postal code
803-0865
Getting to Kitakyūshū
Kitakyushu AirportKKJ
17 kmYamaguchi Ube AirportUBJ
41 kmFukuoka AirportFUK
47 km南小倉Railway station
2.5 km城野Railway station
3.4 km石田Railway station
4.2 km小倉馬島
5.4 km小倉砂津港フェリーターミナルFerry port
5.7 kmPlaces near Kitakyūshū
Places with a climate like Kitakyūshū
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Kitakyūshū?
Based on 30-year climate normals, May, October and November offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Kitakyūshū.
What is the hottest month in Kitakyūshū?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30°C and lows of 25°C.
What is the coldest month in Kitakyūshū?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 8°C and lows of 3°C.
What is the rainiest month in Kitakyūshū?
July is the wettest month with about 348 mm of precipitation on 18 wet days.
How warm is the sea near Kitakyūshū?
The sea is warmest in August at about 27°C and coolest in February at about 14°C.
What is the postal code of Kitakyūshū?
The postal code of Kitakyūshū is 803-0865.