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Best time to visit Xiamen

November is the best time to visit Xiamen for general sightseeing, with average highs of 24 °C and about 5 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly November to December. The sea stays above 20 °C from May 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 94/100
A beach holiday October sea 25 °C
The least cloud October 42 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 40 mm
Warmth July 31 °C
Cooler weather January 17 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 November 94 24 °C 5 83
2 December 92 19 °C 5 55
3 March 85 20 °C 11 39
4 January 83 17 °C 6 37
5 April 83 24 °C 11 62
6 February 81 18 °C 8 30
7 October 80 28 °C 4 98
8 May 65 27 °C 16 73
9 September 59 30 °C 12 77
10 June 48 29 °C 19 74
11 July 45 31 °C 17 68
12 August 44 31 °C 19 68

For a beach holiday

October scores highest, with a sea temperature of 25 °C and air temperatures around 28 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from May to November.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 16 °C 17 °C 49 % 37
February 15 °C 18 °C 61 % 30
March 17 °C 20 °C 66 % 39
April 20 °C 24 °C 69 % 62
May 23 °C 27 °C 75 % 73
June 26 °C 29 °C 84 % 74
July 27 °C 31 °C 70 % 68
August 28 °C 31 °C 68 % 68
September 27 °C 30 °C 58 % 77
October 25 °C 28 °C 42 % 98
November 22 °C 24 °C 45 % 83
December 18 °C 19 °C 45 % 55

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 17.3 °C 40 mm 49 %
February 17.8 °C 64 mm 61 %
March 20.2 °C 90 mm 66 %
April 23.9 °C 104 mm 69 %
May 26.9 °C 179 mm 75 %
June 29.1 °C 243 mm 84 %
July 31.0 °C 186 mm 70 %
August 30.7 °C 247 mm 68 %
September 29.8 °C 134 mm 58 %
October 27.7 °C 43 mm 42 %
November 23.9 °C 50 mm 45 %
December 19.2 °C 42 mm 45 %

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.