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The red five-storey pagoda of Tocho-ji, Fukuoka
FukuokaThe red five-storey pagoda of Tocho-ji
La Major cathedral from the harbour, Marseille
MarseilleLa Major cathedral from the harbour

Photos: Fukuoka by Nick-D, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Marseille by Charlotte Noblet, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Fukuoka or Marseille?

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
  • getting around
  • wellness

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

Choose Marseille for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Marseille’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, Marseille 72: Marseille leads by 22 points.
Food & drink. Fukuoka 82, Marseille 67: Fukuoka leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Fukuoka 50, Marseille 63: Marseille leads by 13 points.
Nightlife. Fukuoka 60, Marseille 57: Fukuoka leads by 3 points.
Nature & outdoors. Fukuoka 62, Marseille 83: Marseille leads by 21 points.
Day trips. Fukuoka 84, Marseille 86: Marseille leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Fukuoka 78, Marseille 50: Fukuoka leads by 28 points.
Getting around. Fukuoka 82, Marseille 57: Fukuoka leads by 25 points.
Shopping & style. Fukuoka 65, Marseille 47: Fukuoka leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Fukuoka 58, Marseille 45: Fukuoka leads by 13 points.
Live music & performing arts. Fukuoka 45, Marseille 56: Marseille leads by 11 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Fukuoka 60, Marseille 37: Fukuoka leads by 23 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Fukuoka and Marseille.

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 getting around with your weighting.

Marseille
60match

Wins on beaches 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

Marseille in July

31 °Cdaytime high
20 °Cnight-time low
11 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
21 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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FukuokaMarseille

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Fukuoka: 1991-2020 normals, Fukuoka (1.9 km from centre). Marseille: 1991-2020 normals, Marseille / Marignane (20.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFukuokaMarseille
Official languageJapaneseFrench
CurrencyYen (JPY)Euro (EUR)
SocketsAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the regionCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+9UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 110, fire 119112
Elevation8 m0 m
Main airportFukuoka Airport (FUK)5 km from centre46 non-stop destinationsMarseille Provence Airport (MRS)21 km from centre126 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureFukuokaMarseille
City population1,603,043886,040
People per km²4,7153,683
Museums within 10 km2327
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 months2 months

Where else could you go?

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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.