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The Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
BelgradeThe Church of Saint Sava
The red five-storey pagoda of Tocho-ji, Fukuoka
FukuokaThe red five-storey pagoda of Tocho-ji

Photos: Belgrade by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Fukuoka by Nick-D, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Belgrade 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 Belgrade for

  • nightlife
  • prices
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Fukuoka for

  • families
  • wellness
  • getting around

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. Belgrade 40, Fukuoka 50: Fukuoka leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Belgrade 60, Fukuoka 82: Fukuoka leads by 22 points.
Culture & sights. Belgrade 52, Fukuoka 50: Belgrade leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Belgrade 80, Fukuoka 60: Belgrade leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Belgrade 50, Fukuoka 62: Fukuoka leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Belgrade 60, Fukuoka 84: Fukuoka leads by 24 points.
Good for families. Belgrade 45, Fukuoka 78: Fukuoka leads by 33 points.
Getting around. Belgrade 55, Fukuoka 82: Fukuoka leads by 27 points.
Shopping & style. Belgrade 42, Fukuoka 65: Fukuoka leads by 23 points.
Affordability. Belgrade 70, Fukuoka 58: Belgrade leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Belgrade 55, Fukuoka 45: Belgrade leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Belgrade 30, Fukuoka 60: Fukuoka leads by 30 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Belgrade and Fukuoka.

Your match

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

Belgrade
53match

Wins on nightlife and prices with your weighting.

Fukuoka
Best match
65match

Wins on families and wellness with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Belgrade in July

29 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
67 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Belgrade: 1991-2020 normals, Beograd (2.1 km from centre). Fukuoka: 1991-2020 normals, Fukuoka (1.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBelgradeFukuoka
Official languageSerbianJapanese
CurrencySerbian Dinar (RSD)Yen (JPY)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the region
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+9
Emergency numberPolice 92/192, ambulance 94/194, fire 93/193Police 110, fire 119
Elevation117 m8 m
Main airportBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)12 km from centre125 non-stop destinationsFukuoka Airport (FUK)5 km from centre46 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureBelgradeFukuoka
City population1,197,7141,603,043
People per km²3,3274,715
Museums within 10 km6523
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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.