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The red five-storey pagoda of Tocho-ji, Fukuoka
FukuokaThe red five-storey pagoda of Tocho-ji
Vine rows before the snow-capped Andes in the Uco Valley, Mendoza
MendozaVine rows before the snow-capped Andes in the Uco Valley

Photos: Fukuoka by Nick-D, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Mendoza by David, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Fukuoka or Mendoza?

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

  • beaches
  • families
  • getting around

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

Choose Mendoza for

  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Mendoza’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, Mendoza 6: Fukuoka leads by 44 points.
Food & drink. Fukuoka 82, Mendoza 68: Fukuoka leads by 14 points.
Culture & sights. Fukuoka 50, Mendoza 30: Fukuoka leads by 20 points.
Nightlife. Fukuoka 60, Mendoza 40: Fukuoka leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Fukuoka 62, Mendoza 83: Mendoza leads by 21 points.
Day trips. Fukuoka 84, Mendoza 52: Fukuoka leads by 32 points.
Good for families. Fukuoka 78, Mendoza 42: Fukuoka leads by 36 points.
Getting around. Fukuoka 82, Mendoza 48: Fukuoka leads by 34 points.
Shopping & style. Fukuoka 65, Mendoza 33: Fukuoka leads by 32 points.
Affordability. Fukuoka 58, Mendoza 56: Fukuoka leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Fukuoka 45, Mendoza 33: Fukuoka leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Fukuoka 60, Mendoza 55: Fukuoka leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Fukuoka and Mendoza.

Your match

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

Fukuoka
Best match
65match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

Mendoza
46match

Wins on 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

Mendoza in July

15 °Cdaytime high
2 °Cnight-time low
5 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
No seasea
10 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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FukuokaMendoza

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Fukuoka: 1991-2020 normals, Fukuoka (1.9 km from centre). Mendoza: 1991-2020 normals, Mendoza Aerodrome (8.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFukuokaMendoza
Official languageJapaneseSpanish
CurrencyYen (JPY)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the regionCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+9UTC-3
Emergency numberPolice 110, fire 119117 or 911
Elevation8 m769 m
Main airportFukuoka Airport (FUK)5 km from centre46 non-stop destinationsGovernor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ)8 km from centre5 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureFukuokaMendoza
City population1,603,043127,160
People per km²4,7152,355
Museums within 10 km231
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20
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.