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India Gate behind its flower beds, Delhi
DelhiIndia Gate behind its flower beds
The red five-storey pagoda of Tocho-ji, Fukuoka
FukuokaThe red five-storey pagoda of Tocho-ji

Photos: Delhi by shalender kumar, Pexels License; Fukuoka by Nick-D, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Delhi 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 Delhi for

  • culture and sights
  • prices
  • shopping

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

Choose Fukuoka for

  • beaches
  • families
  • nature and the outdoors

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. Delhi 4, Fukuoka 50: Fukuoka leads by 46 points.
Food & drink. Delhi 84, Fukuoka 82: Delhi leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Delhi 85, Fukuoka 50: Delhi leads by 35 points.
Nightlife. Delhi 44, Fukuoka 60: Fukuoka leads by 16 points.
Nature & outdoors. Delhi 20, Fukuoka 62: Fukuoka leads by 42 points.
Day trips. Delhi 68, Fukuoka 84: Fukuoka leads by 16 points.
Good for families. Delhi 32, Fukuoka 78: Fukuoka leads by 46 points.
Getting around. Delhi 55, Fukuoka 82: Fukuoka leads by 27 points.
Shopping & style. Delhi 78, Fukuoka 65: Delhi leads by 13 points.
Affordability. Delhi 90, Fukuoka 58: Delhi leads by 32 points.
Live music & performing arts. Delhi 55, Fukuoka 45: Delhi leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Delhi 25, Fukuoka 60: Fukuoka leads by 35 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Delhi and Fukuoka.

Your match

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

Delhi
53match

Wins on culture and sights and prices with your weighting.

Fukuoka
Best match
65match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Delhi in July

36 °Cdaytime high
28 °Cnight-time low
190 mmrain in the month
4 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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DelhiFukuoka

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Delhi: 1991-2020 normals, New Delhi / Safdarjung (9.4 km from centre). Fukuoka: 1991-2020 normals, Fukuoka (1.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureDelhiFukuoka
Official languageHindi, EnglishJapanese
CurrencyIndian Rupee (INR)Yen (JPY)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the region
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+5:30UTC+9
Emergency number108 or 112Police 110, fire 119
Elevation221 m8 m
Main airportIndira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)17 km from centre144 non-stop destinationsFukuoka Airport (FUK)5 km from centre46 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-16 days

By the numbers

MeasureDelhiFukuoka
City population26,495,0001,603,043
People per km²18,9624,715
Museums within 10 km2323
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km42
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). 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. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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.