Xiamen weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇳 China · major coastal city · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Xiamen is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 81/100), with November and December close behind. Xiamen averages about 1,780 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 27°C / 81°F and roughly 42 mm of rain in October.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,780
- Sunniest month
- October
- Peak score
- 81/100
- Rain / year
- 1,402 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 4.6M
- Elevation
- 13 m
When is the best time to visit Xiamen?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Xiamen is October, then November and December. The dullest month is May (61/100, 205 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Xiamen?
Xiamen isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,780 hours of sunshine a year. October (81/100) is noticeably better than May (61). It ranks #149 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,110 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around June, carries about 41% of the annual 1,402 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 65 | 18° / 64°F | 10° / 50°F | 57 mm | 4 | 14° / 57°F |
| February | 72 | 19° / 66°F | 11° / 52°F | 59 mm | 5 | 16° / 61°F |
| March | 68 | 21° / 70°F | 13° / 55°F | 115 mm | 5 | 17° / 63°F |
| April | 65 | 24° / 75°F | 17° / 63°F | 130 mm | 6 | 23° / 73°F |
| May | 61 | 27° / 81°F | 22° / 72°F | 205 mm | 7 | 25° / 77°F |
| June | 61 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 222 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| July | 63 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 141 mm | 10 | 32° / 90°F |
| August | 61 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 188 mm | 9 | 32° / 90°F |
| September | 64 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 134 mm | 8 | 31° / 88°F |
| October | 81 | 27° / 81°F | 20° / 68°F | 42 mm | 6 | 27° / 81°F |
| November | 78 | 24° / 75°F | 16° / 61°F | 60 mm | 5 | 23° / 73°F |
| December | 73 | 19° / 66°F | 11° / 52°F | 49 mm | 4 | 18° / 64°F |
Sea temperature in Xiamen by month
The sea off Xiamen is warmest in July at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in January at 14°C / 57°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 8 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Kinmen Taiwan · 27 km · best in Oct · 1,780 h sun/yr
- Quanzhou China · 54 km · best in Oct · 1,780 h sun/yr
- Magong Taiwan · 187 km · best in Oct · 1,896 h sun/yr
- Jieyang (Rongcheng) China · 198 km · best in Feb · 1,701 h sun/yr
- Fuzhou (Changle) China · 219 km · best in Oct · 1,508 h sun/yr
- Taichung (Qingshui) Taiwan · 254 km · best in Feb · 1,740 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Longyan (Liancheng) China · 188 km · 1,380 h sun/yr · best in Oct
- Meizhou (Meixian) China · 208 km · 1,562 h sun/yr · best in Oct
Head-to-head
How Xiamen compares month by month: Xiamen vs Jieyang (Rongcheng) · Xiamen vs Quanzhou · Xiamen vs Kinmen · Xiamen vs Magong · all comparisons
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