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Quanzhou, China climate
Cfa Humid subtropical
Quanzhou has a seasonal warm-temperate climate (Humid subtropical, Köppen Cfa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 33°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 10°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1320 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — June alone averages 212 mm while November barely receives 34 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsQuanzhou climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 17 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 20 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 16 |
| Avg low (°C) | 10 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 12 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 43 | 76 | 101 | 131 | 176 | 212 | 125 | 211 | 122 | 53 | 34 | 36 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 17 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 30 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 10 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 24 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 43 | 76 | 101 | 131 | 176 | 212 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 33 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 20 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 16 |
| Avg low (°C) | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 12 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 125 | 211 | 122 | 53 | 34 | 36 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 0.7 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 5 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 9 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 15 | 14 | 8 | 0.7 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 63 | 70 | 73 | 75 | 72 | 74 | 58 | 59 | 57 | 50 | 58 | 59 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 77 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 77 | 77 | 75 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 9.7 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 63 | 70 | 73 | 75 | 72 | 74 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 77 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 87 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 9.7 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 7.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 58 | 59 | 57 | 50 | 58 | 59 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 85 | 85 | 81 | 77 | 77 | 75 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.8 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.8 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 22 years of daily observations at Xiamen, a weather station, about 70 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.