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Best time to visit Quanzhou

November is the best time to visit Quanzhou for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 5 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly November to December. The sea stays above 20 °C from April to November.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking November comfort 96/100
A beach holiday October sea 25 °C
The least cloud October 45 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 33 mm
Warmth July 32 °C
Cooler weather January 17 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 November 96 23 °C 5 81
2 December 92 19 °C 4 54
3 March 86 21 °C 11 43
4 January 85 17 °C 5 37
5 April 85 25 °C 11 67
6 February 84 18 °C 7 34
7 October 84 27 °C 4 98
8 May 66 27 °C 15 73
9 September 60 30 °C 12 78
10 June 51 29 °C 18 73
11 July 47 32 °C 15 66
12 August 43 31 °C 19 66

For a beach holiday

October scores highest, with a sea temperature of 25 °C and air temperatures around 27 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from April to November.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 16 °C 17 °C 50 % 37
February 15 °C 18 °C 60 % 34
March 17 °C 21 °C 65 % 43
April 20 °C 25 °C 70 % 67
May 23 °C 27 °C 76 % 73
June 26 °C 29 °C 85 % 73
July 27 °C 32 °C 71 % 66
August 28 °C 31 °C 69 % 66
September 27 °C 30 °C 60 % 78
October 25 °C 27 °C 45 % 98
November 21 °C 23 °C 50 % 81
December 18 °C 19 °C 47 % 54

When to think twice

August scores lowest with about 19 wet days and highs near 31 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 17.1 °C 33 mm 50 %
February 17.9 °C 49 mm 60 %
March 20.6 °C 84 mm 65 %
April 24.5 °C 95 mm 70 %
May 27.4 °C 170 mm 76 %
June 29.4 °C 221 mm 85 %
July 31.6 °C 179 mm 71 %
August 31.3 °C 251 mm 69 %
September 29.8 °C 126 mm 60 %
October 27.2 °C 52 mm 45 %
November 23.5 °C 48 mm 50 %
December 18.9 °C 37 mm 47 %

Data sources and method

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: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. 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.