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The Texas State Capitol under a blue sky, Austin
AustinThe Texas State Capitol under a blue sky
The red five-storey pagoda of Tocho-ji, Fukuoka
FukuokaThe red five-storey pagoda of Tocho-ji

Photos: Austin by LoneStarMike, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Fukuoka by Nick-D, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Austin or Fukuoka?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Austin for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Austin’s own page.

Choose Fukuoka for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Fukuoka’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Austin 30, Fukuoka 50: Fukuoka leads by 20 points.
Food & drink. Austin 66, Fukuoka 82: Fukuoka leads by 16 points.
Culture & sights. Austin 40, Fukuoka 50: Fukuoka leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Austin 65, Fukuoka 60: Austin leads by 5 points.
Nature & outdoors. Austin 57, Fukuoka 62: Fukuoka leads by 5 points.
Day trips. Austin 58, Fukuoka 84: Fukuoka leads by 26 points.
Good for families. Austin 55, Fukuoka 78: Fukuoka leads by 23 points.
Getting around. Austin 30, Fukuoka 82: Fukuoka leads by 52 points.
Shopping & style. Austin 45, Fukuoka 65: Fukuoka leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Austin 33, Fukuoka 58: Fukuoka leads by 25 points.
Live music & performing arts. Austin 77, Fukuoka 45: Austin leads by 32 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Austin 40, Fukuoka 60: Fukuoka leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Austin and Fukuoka.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Austin
50match

Wins on live music and the arts and nightlife with your weighting.

Fukuoka
Best match
65match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Austin in July

36 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
49 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Fukuoka in July

31 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
301 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AustinFukuoka

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Austin: 1991-2020 normals, Camp Mabry/Austin City Asos (3.7 km from centre). Fukuoka: 1991-2020 normals, Fukuoka (1.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAustinFukuoka
Official language-Japanese
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Yen (JPY)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the region
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-6, UTC-5 in summerUTC+9
Emergency number911Police 110, fire 119
Elevation149 m8 m
Main airportAustin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)13 km from centre91 non-stop destinationsFukuoka Airport (FUK)5 km from centre46 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureAustinFukuoka
City population961,8551,603,043
People per km²1,2174,715
Museums within 10 km2123
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km02
Swim season, months above 21 °C-4 months

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.