When to go · Quanzhou
Quanzhou, month by month
The best months for Quanzhou: Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec. Months to avoid: Feb, Jul, Aug, Sep.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (Oct–Dec, Mar–Apr). Across China: Cold and smoggy in the north, ice festival in Harbin; Spring Festival travel rush can start mid-month.17 °C / 10 °C, 8 rain days63 °F / 50 °F, 8 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryAvoidOutside the best window (Oct–Dec, Mar–Apr). Across China: Spring Festival in most years: closures and sold-out transport for a week or more.17 °C / 11 °C, 10 rain days63 °F / 52 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchGreatInside Quanzhou's best window: Oct–Dec, Mar–Apr.20 °C / 13 °C, 13 rain days68 °F / 55 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilGreatInside Quanzhou's best window: Oct–Dec, Mar–Apr.24 °C / 17 °C, 13 rain days75 °F / 63 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayMixedOutside the best window (Oct–Dec, Mar–Apr). Across China: Warm and clear, but the 1–5 May holiday packs every sight; go after the 6th.27 °C / 21 °C, 15 rain days81 °F / 70 °F, 15 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneMixedOutside the best window (Oct–Dec, Mar–Apr). Across China: Plum rain on the Yangtze, heat building; Tibet and the northwest are good.30 °C / 24 °C, 15 rain days86 °F / 75 °F, 15 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Sep (typhoon season, 30°C+ humidity).Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Sep (typhoon season, 86°F+ humidity).33 °C / 26 °C, 10 rain days91 °F / 79 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Sep (typhoon season, 30°C+ humidity).Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Sep (typhoon season, 86°F+ humidity).33 °C / 26 °C, 12 rain days91 °F / 79 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Sep (typhoon season, 30°C+ humidity).Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Sep (typhoon season, 86°F+ humidity).31 °C / 25 °C, 10 rain days88 °F / 77 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Quanzhou's best window: Oct–Dec, Mar–Apr.27 °C / 21 °C, 6 rain days81 °F / 70 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberGreatInside Quanzhou's best window: Oct–Dec, Mar–Apr.24 °C / 17 °C, 6 rain days75 °F / 63 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGreatInside Quanzhou's best window: Oct–Dec, Mar–Apr.19 °C / 13 °C, 6 rain days66 °F / 55 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: Low