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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 91°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 50°F at night. Precipitation totals about 52 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — June alone averages 8.3 inches while November barely receives 1.35 inches.
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 (°F) | 63 | 64 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 86 | 91 | 90 | 87 | 82 | 75 | 67 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 57 | 58 | 61 | 69 | 75 | 80 | 84 | 84 | 81 | 75 | 69 | 61 |
| Avg low (°F) | 50 | 51 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 62 | 54 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.7 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 6.9 | 8.3 | 4.9 | 8.3 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 63 | 64 | 68 | 75 | 81 | 86 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 57 | 58 | 61 | 69 | 75 | 80 |
| Avg low (°F) | 50 | 51 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 75 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.7 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 6.9 | 8.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 91 | 90 | 87 | 82 | 75 | 67 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 84 | 84 | 81 | 75 | 69 | 61 |
| Avg low (°F) | 78 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 62 | 54 |
| Precipitation (in) | 4.9 | 8.3 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
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 ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 0.7 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 ≥ 90°F (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 5 |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (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 ≥ 90°F (days) | 15 | 14 | 8 | 0.7 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 32°F (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.