When to go · Xiamen
Xiamen in May
Great month. Inside Xiamen's best window: Oct–Dec, Mar–May.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 28°C82°F / 21°C69°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 14
- Crowds
- High
- China overall
- Prices
- High
- China overall
Verdict
GreatBest and avoid months for Xiamen
Inside Xiamen's best window: Oct–Dec, Mar–May.
Weather in May
- XiamenHighs around 27.6 °C, lows around 20.8 °C, rain on about 14 daysHighs around 82 °F, lows around 69 °F, rain on about 14 days
- South China, China · Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Guilin, Yangshuo, Xiamen, Hainanrainy
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.
Labour Day (May Day) big impact
1–5 May · China
Five-day holiday with make-up working days around it; the Great Wall, West Lake and the Bund packed.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · China overall
- High
- Prices · China overall
- High
China overall: Warm and clear, but the 1–5 May holiday packs every sight; go after the 6th.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast