Is Kurume safe? Japan travel risk
Is Kurume safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Kurume scores 34/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Japan Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 15 May 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Kurume scores 34/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Japan (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Kurume: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (81/100) and health and medical access (29/100).
A score of 34 is higher than the scores of 39% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Japan travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 33.3192° N, 130.5083° E in Fukuoka, Kurume features an altitude of 10 m. The settlement is located 877.4 km ENE from Tokyo.
Fukuoka
33.3192° N, 130.5083° E
10 m
Asia/Tokyo
302,858
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Japan
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (30 °C avg high); Wettest: June (384 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 9° | 10° | 13° | 18° | 22° | 26° | 29° | 30° | 27° | 22° | 16° | 12° |
| Low °C | 3° | 3° | 6° | 11° | 15° | 20° | 24° | 24° | 21° | 16° | 10° | 6° |
| Rain mm | 77 | 81 | 116 | 148 | 188 | 384 | 227 | 149 | 197 | 101 | 77 | 74 |
Normals: Fukuoka (31.7 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Kurume happened in June (2 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
2 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M6.8 on 28 Jul 2026 (80 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.6 on 28 Jul 2026 (105 km away) — USGS details
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