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The red five-storey pagoda of Tocho-ji, Fukuoka
FukuokaThe red five-storey pagoda of Tocho-ji
The Teatro Amazonas, Manaus
ManausThe Teatro Amazonas

Photos: Fukuoka by Nick-D, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Manaus by Jardelsliumba, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Fukuoka or Manaus?

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

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • families

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

Choose Manaus for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • live music and the arts
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Manaus’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, Manaus 38: Fukuoka leads by 12 points.
Food & drink. Fukuoka 82, Manaus 56: Fukuoka leads by 26 points.
Culture & sights. Fukuoka 50, Manaus 46: Fukuoka leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Fukuoka 60, Manaus 42: Fukuoka leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Fukuoka 62, Manaus 86: Manaus leads by 24 points.
Day trips. Fukuoka 84, Manaus 12: Fukuoka leads by 72 points.
Good for families. Fukuoka 78, Manaus 35: Fukuoka leads by 43 points.
Getting around. Fukuoka 82, Manaus 27: Fukuoka leads by 55 points.
Shopping & style. Fukuoka 65, Manaus 36: Fukuoka leads by 29 points.
Affordability. Fukuoka 58, Manaus 63: Manaus leads by 5 points.
Live music & performing arts. Fukuoka 45, Manaus 54: Manaus leads by 9 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Fukuoka 60, Manaus 20: Fukuoka leads by 40 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Fukuoka and Manaus.

Your match

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

Fukuoka
Best match
65match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

Manaus
43match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and live music and the arts 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

Manaus in July

33 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
74 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
No seasea
12 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. Fukuoka: 1991-2020 normals, Fukuoka (1.9 km from centre). Manaus: 1991-2020 normals, Manaus (1.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFukuokaManaus
Official languageJapanesePortuguese
CurrencyYen (JPY)Brazilian Real (BRL)
SocketsAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the regionCN60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+9UTC-4
Emergency numberPolice 110, fire 119Police 190, ambulance 192, fire 193
Elevation8 m92 m
Main airportFukuoka Airport (FUK)5 km from centre46 non-stop destinationsEduardo Gomes International Airport (MAO)9 km from centre21 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureFukuokaManaus
City population1,603,0432,303,732
People per km²4,715202
Museums within 10 km2313
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. 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.