Fujian, China
Fuzhou
Fuzhou is a major city in Fujian, China, close to the sea. It has a population of about 8,291,268 (2020). The climate is classified as humid subtropical (Köppen Cfa), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Now21°C
Best timeOct–Dec
Population8.29M
Local time22:25
26.06° N, 119.31° EElevation 14 mUTC+8 · China Standard Time
Postal code350000October: high / low25° / 18°
Rain this month47mm
Sea this month24°
Best timeOct–Dec
Best: Oct–Dec. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Fuzhou at a glance
Sunrise · sunset06:06 · 17:3011 h 24 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 15:29Next holiday1 JanuaryNew Year's DayNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse
Best time to visitOct–Dec
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month33°C
Average high in July
Coolest month6°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthJune
190 mm of rain
Driest monthDecember
32 mm of rain
Warmest sea27°C
August
Monuments nearby10+
within 15 km
How Fuzhou has grown
People living in the built-up area (256 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+185%1.01M in 1975 → 2.88M in 2025Weather in Fuzhou
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
21°C
Today hour by hourClear · wind 7 km/h · humidity 62%
Today22 Oct26°21°
Fri23 Oct30°21°1.2 mm
Sat24 Oct29°22°2.9 mm
Sun25 Oct31°24°
Mon26 Oct32°23°
Tue27 Oct25°22°8.4 mm
Wed28 Oct23°19°
Thu29 Oct27°18°
Fri30 Oct28°19°
Sat31 Oct26°20°
When to go to Fuzhou
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 47 | 41 | 51 | 56 | 53 | 36 | 27 | 33 | 46 | 80 | 70 | 65 |
| High | 14° | 14° | 17° | 22° | 26° | 29° | 33° | 32° | 29° | 25° | 20° | 16° |
| Low | 6° | 7° | 10° | 14° | 19° | 23° | 25° | 25° | 23° | 18° | 13° | 8° |
| Rain (mm) | 44 | 76 | 131 | 139 | 173 | 190 | 131 | 151 | 138 | 47 | 39 | 32 |
| Wet days | 9 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
| Sea | 14° | 13° | 15° | 18° | 22° | 25° | 27° | 27° | 27° | 24° | 21° | 17° |
What's on in Fuzhou
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Monuments and museums in Fuzhou
2.4 km
Fuzhou Confucius TempleBuilt 18512.6 km
Fuzhou MosqueBuilt 628
1.8 km
Saint Dominic's Cathedral
2.4 km
Chongmiao Baosheng Jianlao Pagoda
2.1 km
侯德榜故居
3.8 km
Xichan Temple
Museum2.8 km
Ermei Book HouseMuseum1.6 km
Fuzhou MuseumBuilt 1987More museums: Chocolate Museum · Fuzhou Art Museum · Luoshi Silk Shop · Former Residence of Bing Xin/Former Residence of Lin Juemin · Yujia Wenru automobile museum · Lin Wenzhong Temple · 柔远驿 · Water Pavilion Theatre · Xuanzhi Art Museum · 福州事变陈列馆 · 福州市博物馆 · Fuzhou Maritime Silk Road Exhibition Hall
Outdoors around Fuzhou
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
西河公园Theme parks
1.4 km茉莉泉Hot springs & thermal baths
1.9 km平远诗社Viewpoints
2.3 km勉斋精舍Viewpoints
2.3 km福州市儿童公园Theme parks
2.6 kmFuzhou ZooZoos
3.2 kmNature around Fuzhou
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of China seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Fuzhou
Earthquakes around Fuzhou
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Tropical storms · Fuzhou
C4Typhoon Gaemi (2024)72 km · 74 km/hC5Typhoon Maria (2018)88 km · 176 km/hC2Typhoon Nesat (2017)31 km · 102 km/hC2Typhoon Matmo (2014)65 km · 83 km/hTSTropical Storm Hagibis (2014)41 km · 65 km/hC1Typhoon Trami (2013)50 km · 130 km/hC4Typhoon Soulik (2013)72 km · 130 km/hC1Typhoon Meranti (2010)95 km · 93 km/hC1Typhoon Morakot (2009)81 km · 74 km/hC2Typhoon Fung-Wong (2008)31 km · 83 km/hC2Typhoon Kalmaegi (2008)92 km · 93 km/hTSTropical Storm Bilis (2006)42 km · 74 km/hC4Typhoon Talim (2005)98 km · 111 km/hC5Typhoon Haitang (2005)48 km · 111 km/hC3Typhoon Toraji (2001)61 km · 102 km/hC3Typhoon Chebi (2001)63 km · 157 km/hC3Typhoon Otto (1998)73 km · 93 km/hC3Typhoon Amber (1997)33 km · 120 km/hC5Typhoon Herb (1996)73 km · 130 km/hC3Typhoon Gladys (1994)72 km · 83 km/hC2Typhoon Yancy (1990)74 km · 111 km/hC2Typhoon Nelson (1985)64 km · 130 km/hTSTropical Storm Freda (1984)81 km · 83 km/hC2Typhoon Norris (1980)50 km · 83 km/h
Universities and research institutes
Fujian Vocational College of AgricultureUniversity or college · founded 1902
Minjiang Teachers CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1903
Fujian Polytechnic of Information TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1906
Fujian Normal UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1907
Fujian Preschool Education CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1915
Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1936
Fujian Medical UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1937
Fujian Business UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1949
Fujian Police CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1949
Fujian Institute of EducationUniversity or college · founded 1956
Fujian Academy of Chinese Medicine SciencesUniversity or college · founded 1957
Fujian University of Traditional Chinese MedicineUniversity or college · founded 1958
Fujian Vocational College of ArtUniversity or college · founded 1958
Fuzhou UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1958
The Open University of FujianUniversity or college · founded 1979
Fujian Academy of Medical SciencesUniversity or college · founded 1980
Fujian Hwa Nan Women's CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1984
Fuzhou Yinghua Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1994
Yango UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2001
Fujian University of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 2002
Fuzhou PolytechnicUniversity or college · founded 2002
Fuzhou Technology and Business UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2002
Minjiang UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2002
Concord University College Fujian Normal UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2003
Fuzhou University Zhicheng CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2003
Fuzhou Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 2004
Fuzhou Liming Vocational & Technical CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2004
Fuzhou University of International Studies and TradeUniversity or college · founded 2004
Fuzhou Vocational College of Science and TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 2004
Fujian Health CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2005
Fujian Sports Vocational Education and Technical CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2005
Fujian Vocational College of BioengineeringUniversity or college · founded 2005
Fuzhou Software Technology Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2005
Jinshan College of Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2006
Fujian Jiangxia UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2010
Fuyao University of Science and TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 2025
Fujian Chuanzheng Communications CollegeUniversity or college
Fuzhou Melbourne PolytechnicUniversity or college
Fujian Academy of Agricultural SciencesResearch institute · founded 1908
Fujian Institute of MicrobiologyResearch institute · founded 1955
Fujian Electric Power Survey & Design InstituteResearch institute · founded 1958
Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of MatterResearch institute · founded 1960
Fujian Metrology InstituteResearch institute · founded 1960
Fujian Inspection and Research Institute for Product QualityResearch institute · founded 1964
Fujian Academy of Environmental SciencesResearch institute · founded 1978
Fujian Special Equipment Inspection InstituteResearch institute · founded 2007
International Magnesium InstituteResearch institute · founded 2016
Fujian Science and Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of ChinaResearch institute · founded 2019
Key Laboratory of Research on Chemistry and Physics of Optoelectronic Materials, Chinese Academy of SciencesResearch institute
Pingtan Environmental Monitoring Center of FujianResearch institute
State Key Laboratory of Structural ChemistryResearch institute
Towns and villages around Fuzhou
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Fude Shequ1.3 kmYangguang Shequ1.4 kmRende Shequ1.6 kmLetianquan Shequ1.7 kmXiangyuan Shequ1.8 kmMindu Shequ1.8 kmWuyi Guangchang Shequ2.1 kmLianzhai Shequ2.1 kmXiyingli2.2 kmFuxin Shequ2.2 kmJianhua Shequ2.3 kmYushan Shequ2.4 kmShuangban2.5 kmWuta Shequ2.5 kmXingyuan Shequ2.5 kmCangshan2.6 kmCangshancun2.6 kmAntai2.6 kmShuguang2.8 kmHedong Shequ2.8 kmQionghe Shequ2.8 kmLingxiang Shequ2.8 kmJunmen Shequ2.9 kmDagen Shequ2.9 kmZhulinjing Shequ2.9 kmSanfang Qixiang Shequ3.1 kmLianpancun3.1 kmDonghu Shequ3.1 kmZheng’ancun3.2 kmDongjie3.2 kmDahuangshan Shequ3.3 kmNanjie3.3 kmXiaoliu Shequ3.3 kmXiangban3.3 kmYili Shequ3.3 kmHenan Yangqiao Shequ3.4 kmFengbancun3.4 kmQixunkou Shequ3.4 kmXiannongcun3.4 kmFuyu Shequ3.5 kmQingcheng Shequ3.5 kmFenghu Shequ3.5 kmBandaocun3.6 kmDongxing Shequ3.6 kmGaishanzhen3.6 kmGaohucun3.6 kmGangtoucun3.6 kmHoucun3.6 kmDongda Shequ3.6 kmJiangbian3.6 kmGudong3.7 kmLiuhe Shequ3.7 kmLianjiancun3.7 kmHoupucun3.7 kmGushanzhen3.7 kmYuefengcun3.7 kmYuefeng3.7 kmJiangbiancun3.7 kmBaoding Shequ3.8 kmJintang Shequ3.8 kmGuxi3.8 kmHubian3.8 kmDongmencun3.9 kmKaiyuan Shequ3.9 kmXiannan Shequ3.9 kmXihu Shequ3.9 kmLuzhuang Shequ3.9 kmTangmen Shequ4 kmJianpingcun4 kmMengshan Shequ4 kmGushan4 kmChahuicun4 kmHongshan4 kmChahui Shequ4.1 kmZhongshan Shequ4.2 kmJianping4.3 kmWenquan4.3 kmJiucai Shequ4.3 kmFenghuangchi Shequ4.3 kmWengpai4.3 km
Fuzhou from above
Around Fuzhou28 places to see, do and reach nearby
West Lake, FuzhouNature3.8 kmNantai IslandNature2.2 kmCangshan IslandNature5.8 kmFen ZhouNature24 kmGu ShanMountain9.7 kmFuzhou Confucius TempleMonument2.4 kmFuzhou MosqueMonument2.6 kmSaint Dominic's CathedralMonument1.8 kmChongmiao Baosheng Jianlao PagodaMonument2.4 km侯德榜故居Monument2.0 kmXichan TempleMonument3.8 kmSanfang QixiangMonument3.0 kmYongquan TempleMonument8.5 kmErmei Book HouseMuseum2.8 kmFuzhou MuseumMuseum1.6 kmFujian MuseumMuseum4.6 km闽菜文化博物馆Museum5.0 kmStationStation5.9 kmStationStation6.1 kmStationStation6.2 kmFuzhou · ferry portFerry port20 kmFuzhou · ferry portFerry port21 kmCangshanPlace2.5 kmXindianPlace6.8 kmHuai’an ShequPlace6.6 kmMin’ancunPlace19 kmHongtangPlace7.6 kmChengmenPlace9.4 km
Postal code
350000
Getting to Fuzhou
Fuzhou Changle International AirportFOC
40 kmMatsu Nangan AirportLZN
66 kmMatsu Beigan AirportMFK
72 km福州东Railway station
5.9 km樟林Railway station
6.1 km福州Railway station
6.2 km闽安渡口坑口渡口
20 km坑口渡口闽安渡口
21 kmPlaces near Fuzhou
Places with a climate like Fuzhou
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Fuzhou?
Based on 30-year climate normals, October, November and December offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Fuzhou.
What is the hottest month in Fuzhou?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 33°C and lows of 25°C.
What is the coldest month in Fuzhou?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 14°C and lows of 6°C.
What is the rainiest month in Fuzhou?
June is the wettest month with about 190 mm of precipitation on 21 wet days.
How warm is the sea near Fuzhou?
The sea is warmest in August at about 27°C and coolest in February at about 13°C.
What is the postal code of Fuzhou?
The postal code of Fuzhou is 350000.