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The red five-storey pagoda of Tocho-ji, Fukuoka
FukuokaThe red five-storey pagoda of Tocho-ji
The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky

Photos: Fukuoka by Nick-D, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License.

Fukuoka or Mumbai?

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

  • getting around
  • families
  • day trips

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

Choose Mumbai for

  • culture and sights
  • prices
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Mumbai’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, Mumbai 18: Fukuoka leads by 32 points.
Food & drink. Fukuoka and Mumbai are level on 82.
Culture & sights. Fukuoka 50, Mumbai 70: Mumbai leads by 20 points.
Nightlife. Fukuoka 60, Mumbai 52: Fukuoka leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Fukuoka 62, Mumbai 55: Fukuoka leads by 7 points.
Day trips. Fukuoka 84, Mumbai 48: Fukuoka leads by 36 points.
Good for families. Fukuoka 78, Mumbai 35: Fukuoka leads by 43 points.
Getting around. Fukuoka 82, Mumbai 38: Fukuoka leads by 44 points.
Shopping & style. Fukuoka 65, Mumbai 66: Mumbai leads by 1 points.
Affordability. Fukuoka 58, Mumbai 72: Mumbai leads by 14 points.
Live music & performing arts. Fukuoka 45, Mumbai 55: Mumbai leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Fukuoka 60, Mumbai 24: Fukuoka leads by 36 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Fukuoka and Mumbai.

Your match

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

Fukuoka
Best match
65match

Wins on getting around and families with your weighting.

Mumbai
51match

Wins on culture and sights and prices 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

Mumbai in July

31 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
860 mmrain in the month
2 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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FukuokaMumbai

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Fukuoka: 1991-2020 normals, Fukuoka (1.9 km from centre). Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFukuokaMumbai
Official languageJapaneseHindi, English
CurrencyYen (JPY)Indian Rupee (INR)
SocketsAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the regionCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+9UTC+5:30
Emergency numberPolice 110, fire 119108 or 112
Elevation8 m14 m
Main airportFukuoka Airport (FUK)5 km from centre46 non-stop destinationsChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days-

By the numbers

MeasureFukuokaMumbai
City population1,603,04315,414,288
People per km²4,71525,563
Museums within 10 km231
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km23
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 months12 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.