Fujian, China
Xiamen
Xiamen is a major city in Fujian, China, close to the sea. It has a population of about 5,163,970 (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
Population5.16M
Local time22:26
24.48° N, 118.08° EElevation 12 mUTC+8 · China Standard Time
October: high / low27° / 21°
Rain this month36mm
Sea this month25°
Best timeOct–Dec
Best: Oct–Dec. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Xiamen at a glance
Sunrise · sunset06:09 · 17:3611 h 27 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 15:33Next holiday1 JanuaryNew Year's DayNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse
Best time to visitOct–Dec
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month30°C
Average high in July
Coolest month10°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthJune
214 mm of rain
Driest monthNovember
30 mm of rain
Warmest sea28°C
August
Monuments nearby10+
1 of them World Heritage
How Xiamen has grown
People living in the built-up area (185 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+237%497k in 1975 → 1.68M in 2025Weather in Xiamen
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
23°C
Today hour by hourPartly cloudy · wind 11 km/h · humidity 51%
Today22 Oct31°24°
Fri23 Oct34°23°
Sat24 Oct34°26°
Sun25 Oct31°25°
Mon26 Oct31°25°0.5 mm
Tue27 Oct29°24°0.5 mm
Wed28 Oct29°22°
Thu29 Oct28°21°
Fri30 Oct29°21°
Sat31 Oct28°23°
When to go to Xiamen
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 | 76 | 68 | 59 | 58 | 53 | 40 | 37 | 39 | 46 | 80 | 86 | 87 |
| High | 17° | 17° | 19° | 23° | 26° | 28° | 30° | 30° | 29° | 27° | 23° | 19° |
| Low | 10° | 11° | 13° | 17° | 21° | 24° | 26° | 26° | 24° | 21° | 16° | 11° |
| Rain (mm) | 31 | 75 | 112 | 143 | 174 | 214 | 156 | 200 | 140 | 36 | 30 | 30 |
| Wet days | 7 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Sea | 16° | 15° | 17° | 20° | 23° | 26° | 27° | 28° | 27° | 25° | 22° | 18° |
What's on in Xiamen
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Monuments and museums in Xiamen
2.7 km
Tomb of Chen Huacheng
UNESCO4.1 km
Gulangyu4.2 km
South Putuo Temple
4 km
Church of Christ the King
3.6 km
Former Amoy Customs Communication Tower
4.1 km
Trinity Church, Gulangyu
Museum2.2 km
Gulangyu Organ MuseumMuseum11 km
陈嘉庚纪念馆More museums: Shell Museum · The Fanpo Mansion · former Asiatic Petroleum Company · 世界名人蜡像3D艺术馆 · China Records Museum · 中山公园史迹馆 · former Denmark’s great northern telegraph company · Overseas Chinese Museum · 厦门大学人类历史博物馆 · 厦门星空失恋博物馆 · 厦门桥梁博物馆 · 寻根溪岸文史馆
Outdoors around Xiamen
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
加州小游园（消防主题公园）Theme parks
2.2 kmRailway Culture ParkViewpoints
2.7 kmXiamen Underwater WorldTheme parks
3.8 kmSunlight RockViewpoints
4.4 kmOrnithologic zooZoos
4.5 km南太武高尔夫乡村俱乐部Golf courses
12 kmNature around Xiamen
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of China seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Xiamen
Earthquakes around Xiamen
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Last 30 days0magnitude 2.5+ within 300 kmSince 19502magnitude 5+ within 150 kmSignificant earthquakes on record49within 300 km
Strongest nearby since 1950
5.7Wai’an 94 km ←2018 · 130 km
5.1Gaotang 125 km ↘1980 · 142 km
Tsunamis · Xiamen
C4Typhoon Doksuri (2023)79 km · 167 km/hTSTropical Storm Lupit (2021)15 km · 65 km/hC1Typhoon Mekkhala (2020)50 km · 130 km/hC4Typhoon Megi (2016)58 km · 102 km/hC5Typhoon Meranti (2016)38 km · 157 km/hC5Typhoon Nepartak (2016)93 km · 74 km/hC5Typhoon Megi (2010)29 km · 83 km/hC1Typhoon Meranti (2010)75 km · 120 km/hTSTropical Storm Lionrock (2010)95 km · 83 km/hC1Typhoon Linfa (2009)33 km · 93 km/hC5Typhoon Sepat (2007)91 km · 102 km/hC1Typhoon Kaemi (2006)50 km · 83 km/hC4Typhoon Chanchu (2006)9 km · 83 km/hC4Typhoon Longwang (2005)53 km · 102 km/hC2Typhoon Aere (2004)9 km · 120 km/hC1Typhoon Morakot (2003)24 km · 102 km/hC5Typhoon Bilis (2000)61 km · 167 km/hC3Typhoon Dan (1999)16 km · 139 km/hC4Typhoon Babs (1998)88 km · 83 km/hTSTropical Storm Cass (1997)38 km · 65 km/hC2Typhoon Gloria (1996)90 km · 111 km/hTSTropical Storm Caitlin (1994)42 km · 93 km/hC4Typhoon Tim (1994)80 km · 120 km/hC4Typhoon Omar (1992)9 km · 74 km/hC1Typhoon Dot (1990)47 km · 130 km/hC2Typhoon Yancy (1990)93 km · 83 km/hC4Typhoon Percy (1990)61 km · 83 km/hTSTropical Storm Georgia (1980)82 km · 83 km/h
Universities and research institutes
Jimei UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1918
Xiamen Ocean Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1920
Xiamen UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1921
Xiamen Medical CollegeUniversity or college · founded 1953
Huaqiao UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1960
Xiamen University of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1981
Xiamen Huaxia UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1993
Xiamen Nanyang UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2000
The Xiamen Academy for Performing ArtsUniversity or college · founded 2002
Xiamen Donghai Vocational and Technical CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2002
Xiamen National Accounting InstituteUniversity or college · founded 2002
Chengyi College, Jimei UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2003
Xiamen Huatian International Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2004
Xiamen City UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2005
Xiamen Xingcai Vocational & Technical CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2005
Xiamen Institute of Software TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 2006
Xiamen Security Science and Technology CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2008
Xiamen Institute of TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 2009
Jimei Polytechnic Vocational CollegeUniversity or college · founded 2025
Fujian Fisheries Research InstituteResearch institute · founded 1957
Fujian Institute of Subtropical BotanyResearch institute · founded 1959
Xiamen Institute of Building Research GroupResearch institute · founded 1980
Institute of Urban EnvironmentResearch institute · founded 2006
Xiamen Institute of Rare-earth MaterialsResearch institute · founded 2012
State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular DiagnosticsResearch institute · founded 2013
CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant ConversionResearch institute · founded 2014
Key Laboratory of Functional Materials and Applications of Fujian ProvinceResearch institute · founded 2015
Tan Kah Kee Innovation LaboratoryResearch institute · founded 2019
State Key Laboratory of Cell Stress BiologyResearch institute
State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental ScienceResearch institute
Xiamen from above
Around Xiamen29 places to see, do and reach nearby
Yundang LakeNature0.9 kmCi LakeNature23 kmXiaolongtan ReservoirNature21 kmXiamen IslandNature5.4 kmGulangyuNature4.1 kmHuoshao YuNature2.4 kmDatu YuNature2.9 kmDonggong YuNature4.2 kmTomb of Chen HuachengMonument2.7 kmGulangyuMonument4.1 kmSouth Putuo TempleMonument4.2 kmChurch of Christ the KingMonument4.0 kmFormer Amoy Customs Communication TowerMonument3.6 kmTrinity Church, GulangyuMonument4.1 kmAnxian HallMonument4.3 kmHulishan FortMonument5.8 kmGulangyu Organ MuseumMuseum2.2 km陈嘉庚纪念馆Museum11 kmStationStation3.1 kmStationStation7.3 kmStationStation9.0 kmXiamen · ferry portFerry port1.2 kmXiamen · ferry portFerry port1.3 kmHuliPlace4.4 kmJimeiPlace11 kmAnmeiPlace25 kmLinhuPlace18 kmXikou VillagePlace16 kmShanglinPlace16 km
Getting to Xiamen
Xiamen Gaoqi International AirportXMN
8.5 kmKinmen AirportKNH
29 kmQuanzhou Jinjiang International AirportJJN
62 km厦门Railway station
3.1 km厦门高崎Railway station
7.3 km海沧Railway station
9 km东渡码头Ferry port
1.2 km厦鼓码头厦门轮渡码头 · 鼓浪屿环卫码头
1.3 kmPlaces near Xiamen
Places with a climate like Xiamen
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Xiamen?
Based on 30-year climate normals, October, November and December offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Xiamen.
What is the hottest month in Xiamen?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30°C and lows of 26°C.
What is the coldest month in Xiamen?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 17°C and lows of 10°C.
What is the rainiest month in Xiamen?
June is the wettest month with about 214 mm of precipitation on 20 wet days.
How warm is the sea near Xiamen?
The sea is warmest in August at about 28°C and coolest in February at about 15°C.