When to go · Xiamen
Xiamen in February
Avoid month. Outside the best window (Oct–Dec, Mar–May). Across China: Spring Festival in most years: closures and sold-out transport for a week or more.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 18°C64°F / 11°C51°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 9
- Crowds
- High
- China overall
- Prices
- High
- China overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (Oct–Dec, Mar–May). Across China: Spring Festival in most years: closures and sold-out transport for a week or more.
Weather in February
- XiamenHighs around 17.9 °C, lows around 10.8 °C, rain on about 9 daysHighs around 64 °F, lows around 51 °F, rain on about 9 days
- South China, China · Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Guilin, Yangshuo, Xiamen, Hainanfine
Subtropical: long humid summers, heavy rain Apr–Jun, typhoons Jul–Sep; October–December is dry and mild. Hainan is warm all year.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) big impact
Spring Festival: about 5–11 Feb 2027 (New Year's Day 6 Feb; official dates set late in the year — check) · China
Chunyun travel rush for about 40 days around it; shops and small restaurants close for up to a week, trains and flights sell out, hotel prices jump. Big sights stay open with crowds.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · China overall
- High
- Prices · China overall
- High
China overall: Spring Festival in most years: closures and sold-out transport for a week or more.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings