When to go · Xiamen
Xiamen, month by month
The best months for Xiamen: Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov, Dec. Months to avoid: Feb, Jul, Aug, Sep.
Month by month
- JanuaryMixedOutside the best window (Oct–Dec, Mar–May). Across China: Cold and smoggy in the north, ice festival in Harbin; Spring Festival travel rush can start mid-month.17.5 °C / 10.5 °C, 7 rain days64 °F / 51 °F, 7 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryAvoidOutside the best window (Oct–Dec, Mar–May). Across China: Spring Festival in most years: closures and sold-out transport for a week or more.17.9 °C / 10.8 °C, 9 rain days64 °F / 51 °F, 9 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchGreatInside Xiamen's best window: Oct–Dec, Mar–May.20.2 °C / 12.8 °C, 12 rain days68 °F / 55 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilGreatInside Xiamen's best window: Oct–Dec, Mar–May.24.3 °C / 16.8 °C, 13 rain days76 °F / 62 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Xiamen's best window: Oct–Dec, Mar–May.27.6 °C / 20.8 °C, 14 rain days82 °F / 69 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- JuneMixedOutside the best window (Oct–Dec, Mar–May). Across China: Plum rain on the Yangtze, heat building; Tibet and the northwest are good.30.1 °C / 24 °C, 15 rain days86 °F / 75 °F, 15 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Sep (heat, humidity, typhoon risk).32.5 °C / 25.6 °C, 11 rain days91 °F / 78 °F, 11 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Sep (heat, humidity, typhoon risk).32.2 °C / 25.3 °C, 13 rain days90 °F / 78 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Sep (heat, humidity, typhoon risk).30.8 °C / 24.1 °C, 10 rain days87 °F / 75 °F, 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Xiamen's best window: Oct–Dec, Mar–May.27.7 °C / 20.9 °C, 6 rain days82 °F / 70 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- NovemberGreatInside Xiamen's best window: Oct–Dec, Mar–May.24.1 °C / 17.1 °C, 5 rain days75 °F / 63 °F, 5 rain daysCrowds: Low
- DecemberGreatInside Xiamen's best window: Oct–Dec, Mar–May.19.5 °C / 12.6 °C, 6 rain days67 °F / 55 °F, 6 rain daysCrowds: Low