Weather in Fukuoka in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Fukuoka in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is +13°C with a maximum of +22°C and a minimum of +1°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 24% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +9°C to +14°C.
Is Fukuoka warm or cold in December?
Fukuoka is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +18°C to +12°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +11°C to +6°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
December is one of the coolest months in Fukuoka, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Fukuoka in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +18°C | +12°C | +9°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +2°C | -2°C | -4°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +28°C | +26°C | +19°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 83 mm | 64 mm | 63 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 74% | 72% | 71% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1020 HPa | 1022 HPa | 1021 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 7 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 12 | 14 | 14 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
December typically has worse weather conditions compared to November. It’s getting colder in December. From +18°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +12°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 83 mm to 64 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 74% to 72%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 7 sunny days in November to 4 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Fukuoka is gradually increasing during December, going from 3 m/s to 5 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Fukuoka?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Fukuoka in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+19°C) and the highest in 1998 (+22°C). The driest year was 1994 with only 1124 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2016 with 2856 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Fukuoka, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.