Fujian, China
Quanzhou
Quanzhou is a major city in Fujian, China, close to the sea. It has a population of about 8,782,285 (2020). The climate is classified as humid subtropical (Köppen Cfa), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Now23°C
Best timeOct–Dec
Population8.78M
Local time22:25
24.91° N, 118.59° EElevation 14 mUTC+8 · China Standard Time
Postal code362000October: high / low27° / 20°
Rain this month36mm
Sea this month25°
Best timeOct–Dec
Best: Oct–Dec. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Quanzhou at a glance
Sunrise · sunset06:07 · 17:3411 h 27 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 15:31Next holiday1 JanuaryNew Year's DayNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse
Best time to visitOct–Dec
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month32°C
Average high in July
Coolest month9°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthJune
192 mm of rain
Driest monthDecember
25 mm of rain
Warmest sea28°C
August
Monuments nearby10+
5 of them World Heritage
How Quanzhou has grown
People living in the built-up area (799 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+127%1.49M in 1975 → 3.38M in 2025Weather in Quanzhou
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
23°C
Today hour by hourPartly cloudy · wind 10 km/h · humidity 52%
Today22 Oct29°23°
Fri23 Oct32°23°
Sat24 Oct33°27°
Sun25 Oct33°26°
Mon26 Oct32°25°1 mm
Tue27 Oct29°24°0.5 mm
Wed28 Oct27°22°
Thu29 Oct30°19°
Fri30 Oct31°21°
Sat31 Oct30°22°
When to go to Quanzhou
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 | 75 | 68 | 59 | 59 | 49 | 37 | 32 | 35 | 44 | 79 | 84 | 85 |
| High | 17° | 17° | 20° | 24° | 27° | 29° | 32° | 31° | 30° | 27° | 23° | 19° |
| Low | 9° | 10° | 12° | 16° | 21° | 24° | 26° | 26° | 24° | 20° | 16° | 11° |
| Rain (mm) | 32 | 70 | 102 | 126 | 162 | 192 | 128 | 141 | 113 | 36 | 33 | 25 |
| Wet days | 7 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| Sea | 16° | 15° | 17° | 20° | 23° | 26° | 27° | 28° | 27° | 25° | 21° | 18° |
What's on in Quanzhou
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Monuments and museums in Quanzhou
0.9 km
Qingjing MosqueBuilt 1009
0.6 km
Kaiyuan Temple (Quanzhou)
1.7 km
Quanzhou Tian Hou GongBuilt 1196
UNESCO2.3 km
Shunji Bridge
1.9 km
Remains of Deji Gate
0.6 km
Quanzhou Confucian Temple
Museum2.1 km
Quanzhou Overseas Relations MuseumBuilt 1959
Museum2.7 km
China Museum for Fujian-Taiwan KinshipMore museums: ABCD号楼 · 傅氏洋楼 · Kaiyuan Temple · 弘一法师纪念馆 · Quanzhou Confucius Temple · Quanzhou Overseas Chinese History Museum · Quanzhou City Art Gallery · 泉州市非物质文化遗产馆 · 泉州海外交通史博物馆 · 锡兰侨民旧居 · 门里博物馆
Outdoors around Quanzhou
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
Nantai RockViewpoints
4.7 kmThousand Feet PlainViewpoints
4.8 kmNature around Quanzhou
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of China seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Quanzhou
Earthquakes around Quanzhou
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Tsunamis · Quanzhou
C4Typhoon Gaemi (2024)75 km · 93 km/hC4Typhoon Doksuri (2023)71 km · 120 km/hTSTropical Storm Lupit (2021)32 km · 65 km/hC4Typhoon Megi (2016)50 km · 102 km/hC5Typhoon Meranti (2016)71 km · 157 km/hC5Typhoon Nepartak (2016)71 km · 74 km/hC4Typhoon Dujuan (2015)53 km · 139 km/hC5Typhoon Soudelor (2015)55 km · 102 km/hC2Typhoon Matmo (2014)90 km · 83 km/hC5Typhoon Megi (2010)59 km · 65 km/hC1Typhoon Meranti (2010)55 km · 93 km/hC1Typhoon Linfa (2009)38 km · 65 km/hC5Typhoon Sepat (2007)33 km · 102 km/hC1Typhoon Kaemi (2006)82 km · 93 km/hC4Typhoon Chanchu (2006)75 km · 83 km/hC4Typhoon Longwang (2005)61 km · 148 km/hC4Typhoon Talim (2005)91 km · 74 km/hC2Typhoon Aere (2004)53 km · 139 km/hC1Typhoon Morakot (2003)64 km · 102 km/hC3Typhoon Chebi (2001)83 km · 167 km/hC5Typhoon Bilis (2000)70 km · 167 km/hC3Typhoon Dan (1999)69 km · 139 km/hTSTropical Storm Cass (1997)41 km · 65 km/hC2Typhoon Gloria (1996)90 km · 130 km/hC4Typhoon Tim (1994)58 km · 120 km/hC4Typhoon Omar (1992)75 km · 74 km/hC1Typhoon Dot (1990)69 km · 130 km/hC2Typhoon Yancy (1990)24 km · 83 km/hC4Typhoon Percy (1990)89 km · 83 km/hC3Typhoon Gerald (1987)100 km · 102 km/hC2Typhoon Nelson (1985)66 km · 93 km/hC4Typhoon Andy (1982)55 km · 102 km/h
Universities and research institutes
Quanzhou Preschool Education CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1890
Quanzhou Medical CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1951
Quanzhou Normal UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1958
Fujian Electric Power Technical CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1984
Liming Vocational UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1984
Quanzhou Vocational and Technical UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1986
仰恩大学University or college · founded 1987
Quanzhou Huaguang Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1992
Minnan University of Science and TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1998
Minnan Science and Technology CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2001
Quanzhou Textile Garment Vocational InstituteUniversity or college · founded 2001
Quanzhou University of Information EngineeringUniversity or college · founded 2002
Quanzhou Vocational College of Economics and BusinessUniversity or college · founded 2004
Quanzhou Arts and Crafts Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2005
Quanzhou College of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 2009
Quanzhou Ocean InstituteUniversity or college · founded 2009
Quanzhou Engineering Vocational and Technical CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2013
Quanzhou Institute of Equipment Manufacturing Haixi InstituteUniversity or college
Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for the Development of Bioactive Material from Marine AlgaeResearch institute · founded 2015
Fujian Provincial Big Data Research Institute of Intelligent ManufacturingResearch institute · founded 2018
Towns and villages around Quanzhou
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Tongzheng Shequ0.1 kmHeping Shequ0.3 kmXinchun Shequ0.5 kmXinfeng Shequ0.6 kmHaiqing Shequ0.6 kmShuimen Shequ0.7 kmQingzheng Shequ0.8 kmDongbei Shequ0.8 kmDonghua Shequ0.8 kmXinmen Shequ0.9 kmDongmen Shequ1 kmWubu Shequ1 kmTumen1 kmHuaxin Shequ1 kmDongsheng Shequ1 kmSunwu Shequ1 kmMeishan Shequ1 kmKaiyuan Shequ1.1 kmBaiyuan Shequ1.1 kmQuanshan Shequ1.1 kmHongmei Shequ1.1 kmShuangta Shequ1.1 kmShengping Shequ1.2 kmDonglu Shequ1.2 kmJinshan Shequ1.3 kmMeifeng Shequ1.3 kmXiting Shequ1.3 kmXimen Shequ1.3 kmBeimen Shequ1.4 kmShengwen Shequ1.4 kmCujin Shequ1.4 kmPuming Shequ1.5 kmDonghu Shequ1.5 kmCitong Shequ1.5 kmQinghua Shequ1.6 kmXihu Shequ1.6 kmXingfu Shequ1.7 kmYingjin Shequ1.7 kmSonglin Shequ1.7 kmRenfeng Shequ1.7 kmDongtu Shequ1.7 kmDonghujieban1.8 kmYuejin Shequ1.8 kmXijiao Shequ1.9 kmQianban Shequ1.9 kmXinqiao Shequ1.9 kmAinan Shequ2 kmHuafeng Shequ2 kmMinghu Shequ2.1 kmHuaikou2.1 kmHoumao Shequ2.2 kmChengkou Shequ2.2 kmXibao Shequ2.2 kmHuanqing Shequ2.4 kmXiahuai Shequ2.4 kmJubao Shequ2.5 kmShaolin Shequ2.6 kmDengzhou Shequ2.6 kmDongfeng Shequ2.6 kmYuanhuai Shequ2.7 kmShenghu Shequ2.7 kmQuanhuai Shequ2.7 kmTanmei2.8 kmDongpu Shequ2.8 kmFengshan Shequ2.9 kmShengmao2.9 kmHuanshan Shequ2.9 kmDongmei Shequ3.1 kmJiangnan3.1 kmJuhong Shequ3.1 kmDengxing Shequ3.1 kmHuazhoucun3.2 kmHuayuantou3.2 kmZhaofeng Shequ3.2 kmYungu Shequ3.4 kmXinbu3.6 kmDazhoucun3.6 kmQingyuan Nongchang3.6 kmXiameicun3.7 kmDaping Shequ3.9 km
Quanzhou from above
Around Quanzhou29 places to see, do and reach nearby
Jin River, FujianNature4.1 kmLuo River, FujianNature10 kmHouqiao ShuikuNature24 kmHuinu ReservoirNature19 kmMeifeng ShuikuNature21 kmDazhui DaoNature21 kmXiaozhui DaoNature22 kmDongniu JiaoNature24 kmMount QingyuanMountain5.1 kmQingjing MosqueMonument0.9 kmKaiyuan Temple (Quanzhou)Monument0.6 kmQuanzhou Tian Hou GongMonument1.7 kmShunji BridgeMonument2.3 kmRemains of Deji GateMonument1.9 kmQuanzhou Confucian TempleMonument0.6 kmLuoyang BridgeMonument10 kmLingshan Islamic CemeteryMonument3.0 kmQuanzhou Overseas Relations MuseumMuseum2.1 kmChina Museum for Fujian-Taiwan KinshipMuseum2.7 kmQuanzhou MuseumMuseum2.8 kmStationStation5.1 kmStationStation7.4 kmStationStation12 kmJinjiangPlace11 kmNan'anPlace22 kmShishiPlace20 kmLuoyangPlace11 kmFengzhouPlace7.2 kmDongyuanPlace17 km
Postal code
362000
Getting to Quanzhou
Quanzhou Jinjiang International AirportJJN
13 kmKinmen AirportKNH
59 kmXiamen Gaoqi International AirportXMN
62 km泉州东Railway station
5.1 km泉州Railway station
7.4 km洪濑Railway station
12 kmPlaces near Quanzhou
Places with a climate like Quanzhou
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Quanzhou?
Based on 30-year climate normals, October, November and December offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Quanzhou.
What is the hottest month in Quanzhou?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 32°C and lows of 26°C.
What is the coldest month in Quanzhou?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 17°C and lows of 9°C.
What is the rainiest month in Quanzhou?
June is the wettest month with about 192 mm of precipitation on 20 wet days.
How warm is the sea near Quanzhou?
The sea is warmest in August at about 28°C and coolest in February at about 15°C.
What is the postal code of Quanzhou?
The postal code of Quanzhou is 362000.