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When to go to Xiamen

Twelve months of averages for Xiamen, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Xiamen has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in February to April, July and September to December.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in December.

Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): May, June and August.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): May to October.
The warmest month is July (30°C) and the coolest January (17°C). The wettest is June (222 mm) and the driest October (42 mm); about 1,402 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Xiamen: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanCool
FebMild–warm, mixed
MarMild–warm, mixed
AprMild–warm, mixed
MayWet
JunWet
JulMild–warm, mixed
AugWet
SeptMild–warm, mixed
OctMild–warm, mixed
NovMild–warm, mixed
DecMild–warm, dry

Month by month

Every month in Xiamen

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Xiamen by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	17°C	9°C	57 mm	78%	65%	2.9	23°C	Cool
February	18°C	10°C	59 mm	79%	69%	3.1	24°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
March	20°C	13°C	115 mm	79%	71%	3.6	27°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
April	24°C	17°C	130 mm	81%	72%	4.2	31°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
May	27°C	21°C	205 mm	84%	72%	4.6	35°C	Wet
June	29°C	24°C	222 mm	87%	73%	5.2	37°C	Wet
July	30°C	25°C	141 mm	85%	55%	6.1	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
August	30°C	25°C	188 mm	85%	58%	5.5	39°C	Wet
September	29°C	24°C	134 mm	82%	57%	4.9	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
October	26°C	20°C	42 mm	78%	48%	4.1	34°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
November	23°C	16°C	60 mm	78%	60%	3.2	29°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
December	19°C	11°C	49 mm	76%	60%	2.8	25°C	Mild to warm and dry

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

17°C

9°C

57 mm

78%

65%

2.9

23°C

Cool

February

18°C

10°C

59 mm

79%

69%

3.1

24°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

March

20°C

13°C

115 mm

79%

71%

3.6

27°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

April

24°C

17°C

130 mm

81%

72%

4.2

31°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

May

27°C

21°C

205 mm

84%

72%

4.6

35°C

Wet

June

29°C

24°C

222 mm

87%

73%

5.2

37°C

Wet

July

30°C

25°C

141 mm

85%

55%

6.1

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

August

30°C

25°C

188 mm

85%

58%

5.5

39°C

Wet

September

29°C

24°C

134 mm

82%

57%

4.9

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

October

26°C

20°C

42 mm

78%

48%

4.1

34°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

November

23°C

16°C

60 mm

78%

60%

3.2

29°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

December

19°C

11°C

49 mm

76%

60%

2.8

25°C

Mild to warm and dry