Longyan climate
Longyan is warmest in July, with average highs of 31 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 7.5 °C. June is the wettest month (261 mm) and November the driest (49 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Longyan averages 1,720 mm of rain, 202 days above 25 °C and 2 days below freezing.
China · population 1,025,087 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 31 °C
- Coldest month January 7.5 °C
- Driest month November 49 mm
- Wettest month June 261 mm
- Least cloud December 48 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 39 °C
- Coldest on record January -3.5 °C
What to expectLongyan through the year
Longyan has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 17 °C in January to 31 °C in July, a swing of 15 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 202 days a year reach 25 °C, 83 of them reach 30 °C, 2 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C, in July.
Rain is strongly seasonal. June averages 261 mm against 49 mm in November — 5.4 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.1 °C | 62 mm | 57 % |
| February | 18.4 °C | 96 mm | 69 % |
| March | 21.1 °C | 168 mm | 74 % |
| April | 24.8 °C | 190 mm | 77 % |
| May | 27.5 °C | 247 mm | 81 % |
| June | 29.1 °C | 261 mm | 88 % |
| July | 31.3 °C | 182 mm | 76 % |
| August | 31.1 °C | 227 mm | 73 % |
| September | 29.7 °C | 132 mm | 65 % |
| October | 27.0 °C | 55 mm | 50 % |
| November | 23.2 °C | 49 mm | 49 % |
| December | 18.4 °C | 50 mm | 48 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.1 °C | 7.5 °C | 12.0 °C | 27.3 °C | -3.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| February | 18.4 °C | 9.5 °C | 13.7 °C | 30.8 °C | -1.5 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 21.1 °C | 12.7 °C | 16.5 °C | 30.3 °C | -0.5 °C | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 24.8 °C | 16.8 °C | 20.4 °C | 34.6 °C | 3.8 °C | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| May | 27.5 °C | 20.2 °C | 23.3 °C | 35.2 °C | 11.4 °C | 25 | 6 | 0 |
| June | 29.1 °C | 22.7 °C | 25.3 °C | 34.8 °C | 15.3 °C | 28 | 12 | 0 |
| July | 31.3 °C | 23.5 °C | 26.8 °C | 38.8 °C | 19.6 °C | 31 | 22 | 0 |
| August | 31.1 °C | 23.4 °C | 26.6 °C | 38.5 °C | 19.9 °C | 30 | 22 | 0 |
| September | 29.7 °C | 21.5 °C | 25.1 °C | 37.2 °C | 12.7 °C | 28 | 14 | 0 |
| October | 27.0 °C | 17.4 °C | 21.9 °C | 34.7 °C | 5.9 °C | 24 | 4 | 0 |
| November | 23.2 °C | 13.2 °C | 17.8 °C | 32.6 °C | 0.6 °C | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| December | 18.4 °C | 8.2 °C | 13.0 °C | 27.2 °C | -3.5 °C | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62 mm | 8 | 11 h/day | 57 % | 78 % | 8.4 km/h |
| February | 96 mm | 12 | 11 h/day | 69 % | 81 % | 8.9 km/h |
| March | 168 mm | 15 | 12 h/day | 74 % | 83 % | 9.4 km/h |
| April | 190 mm | 17 | 13 h/day | 77 % | 84 % | 10 km/h |
| May | 247 mm | 21 | 13 h/day | 81 % | 86 % | 9.7 km/h |
| June | 261 mm | 22 | 14 h/day | 88 % | 88 % | 11 km/h |
| July | 182 mm | 19 | 14 h/day | 76 % | 84 % | 11 km/h |
| August | 227 mm | 21 | 13 h/day | 73 % | 85 % | 9.4 km/h |
| September | 132 mm | 16 | 12 h/day | 65 % | 83 % | 8.9 km/h |
| October | 55 mm | 7 | 12 h/day | 50 % | 75 % | 9.0 km/h |
| November | 49 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 49 % | 74 % | 8.9 km/h |
| December | 50 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 48 % | 74 % | 8.7 km/h |
How Longyan compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longyan | 31 °C | 7.5 °C | 1,720 mm | 202 |
| Zhangzhou · China | 32 °C | 9.2 °C | 1,477 mm | 219 |
| Meizhou · China | 32 °C | 8.2 °C | 1,492 mm | 232 |
| Xiamen · China | 31 °C | 10.0 °C | 1,421 mm | 198 |
| Sanming · China | 34 °C | 7.2 °C | 1,542 mm | 208 |
| Huanggang · China | 30 °C | 11 °C | 1,602 mm | 214 |
| Quanzhou · China | 32 °C | 9.4 °C | 1,344 mm | 202 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Longyan.
QuestionsCommon questions about Longyan’s climate
When is the best time to visit Longyan?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. April, October, November sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and November the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Longyan get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 31 °C. About 83 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 7.5 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 2 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Longyan?
June, averaging 261 mm over 22 days with rain. The driest month is November with 49 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,720 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Longyan rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.