East Asia · City travel

Best time to visit Xiamen

Mid Oct–Early Dec is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 24.9°C, with 1.0 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Xiamen
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Season calendar

Xiamen season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Great (season score 79.3)Mid Jan: Great (season score 72.6)Late Jan: Good (season score 59.2)Early Feb: Okay (season score 55.0)Mid Feb: Good (season score 64.8)Late Feb: Good (season score 64.6)Early Mar: Good (season score 68.2)Mid Mar: Great (season score 82.1)Late Mar: Great (season score 74.7)Early Apr: Great (season score 80.9)Mid Apr: Great (season score 85.1)Late Apr: Great (season score 80.5)Early May: Great (season score 71.5)Mid May: Good (season score 70.8)Late May: Good (season score 59.4)Early Jun: Okay (season score 49.4)Mid Jun: Fair (season score 30.4)Late Jun: Fair (season score 34.6)Early Jul: Off-season (season score 20.9)Mid Jul: Avoid (season score 13.7)Late Jul: Avoid (season score 8.2)Early Aug: Avoid (season score 0.0)Mid Aug: Avoid (season score 8.5)Late Aug: Avoid (season score 8.4)Early Sep: Fair (season score 28.7)Mid Sep: Okay (season score 45.7)Late Sep: Good (season score 62.3)Early Oct: Great (season score 80.0)Mid Oct: Best (season score 98.1)Late Oct: Best (season score 100.0)Early Nov: Best (season score 99.1)Mid Nov: Best (season score 99.1)Late Nov: Best (season score 98.6)Early Dec: Best (season score 93.1)Mid Dec: Great (season score 76.8)Late Dec: Great (season score 81.4)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryGood17.9°C1.461.6%
FebruaryGood18.3°C2.468.2%
MarchGreat20.8°C2.969.6%
AprilGreat24.6°C3.272.2%
MayGood28.0°C3.973.0%
JuneFair30.5°C4.274.5%
JulyAvoid33.0°C2.658.3%
AugustAvoid32.6°C3.459.5%
SeptemberOkay31.3°C2.355.9%
OctoberBest28.2°C0.751.7%
NovemberBest24.4°C1.258.8%
DecemberGreat19.9°C1.258.1%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: XIAMEN(1 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.