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The red five-storey pagoda of Tocho-ji, Fukuoka
FukuokaThe red five-storey pagoda of Tocho-ji
Comares Tower and the Palace of Charles V, Alhambra, Granada
GranadaComares Tower and the Palace of Charles V, Alhambra

Photos: Fukuoka by Nick-D, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Granada by Jebulon, CC0.

Fukuoka or Granada?

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 Fukuoka for

  • families
  • shopping
  • food and drink

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

Choose Granada for

  • culture and sights
  • nature and the outdoors
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Granada’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. Fukuoka 50, Granada 38: Fukuoka leads by 12 points.
Food & drink. Fukuoka 82, Granada 62: Fukuoka leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Fukuoka 50, Granada 80: Granada leads by 30 points.
Nightlife. Fukuoka 60, Granada 58: Fukuoka leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Fukuoka 62, Granada 80: Granada leads by 18 points.
Day trips. Fukuoka 84, Granada 76: Fukuoka leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Fukuoka 78, Granada 52: Fukuoka leads by 26 points.
Getting around. Fukuoka 82, Granada 68: Fukuoka leads by 14 points.
Shopping & style. Fukuoka 65, Granada 40: Fukuoka leads by 25 points.
Affordability. Fukuoka 58, Granada 63: Granada leads by 5 points.
Live music & performing arts. Fukuoka 45, Granada 58: Granada leads by 13 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Fukuoka 60, Granada 48: Fukuoka leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Fukuoka and Granada.

Your match

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

Fukuoka
Best match
65match

Wins on families and shopping with your weighting.

Granada
60match

Wins on culture and sights and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

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

Granada in July

35 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
13 hsunshine a day
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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FukuokaGranada

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Fukuoka: 1991-2020 normals, Fukuoka (1.9 km from centre). Granada: 1991-2020 normals, Granada / Caserío Hospicio (5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFukuokaGranada
Official languageJapaneseSpanish
CurrencyYen (JPY)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the regionCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+9UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 110, fire 119112
Elevation8 m693 m
Main airportFukuoka Airport (FUK)5 km from centre46 non-stop destinationsF.G.L. Airport Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX)16 km from centre13 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureFukuokaGranada
City population1,603,043233,975
People per km²4,7152,659
Museums within 10 km2320
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.