Xiamen climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Xiamen?

Xiamen has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.0 °C and it receives 1,410 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Xiamen?

The hottest day measured in Xiamen between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 2004, reaching 36.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Xiamen?

The coldest day measured in Xiamen between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 2016, at -0.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Xiamen?

Almost never: Xiamen sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Xiamen warmed?

Yes: Xiamen warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Xiamen?

The wettest day measured in Xiamen between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1963, with 177 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Xiamen?

The windiest day measured in Xiamen between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2005, with winds reaching 51.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Xiamen?

The warmest month in Xiamen is July (27.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Xiamen?

Xiamen receives on average 1,410 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 140 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Xiamen?

Xiamen gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Xiamen (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.0 °C and it receives 1,410 mm of precipitation per year.

These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.

The warmest month is July (27.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (12.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Xiamen averages 0 frost days, 79 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 140 rainy days per year.

Xiamen has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 1 July 2004) and the coldest -0.5 °C (on 25 January 2016).

Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.

Climate normals · ERA5

XiamenFujian

coords: 24.48°, 118.08°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthJuneDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

21.0°C

Average daily high

24.6°C

Average daily low

18.2°C

Annual rainfall

1,410mm

Sunshine / day

8.7h

Mean relative humidity

79%

Average peak wind

16.2km/h

Seasonal range

15.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

79 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

140 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

26.5 °C

Average feels-like low

19.2 °C

Average peak gust

32.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

169 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.0 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · p = < 0.001

19402025

Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).

A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.

Records for the period

Hottest day

36.7 °C

1 July 2004

Coldest day

-0.5 °C

25 January 2016

Wettest day

177 mm

1 July 1963

Windiest day

51.1 km/h

13 August 2005

Strongest gust

114.1 km/h

28 July 1969

Hottest feels-like

44.3 °C

4 July 1979

Coldest feels-like

-5.9 °C

25 January 2016

Snowiest day

0.1 cm

24 January 2016

Sunniest day

13.4 h

20 June 1946

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	36.6 °C7 July 2025	4.5 °C9 February 2025	22.3 °C	1,550 mm	130	0
2024	36.1 °C23 July 2024	4.4 °C24 January 2024	22.4 °C	1,997 mm	105	0
2023	36.2 °C31 May 2023	4.3 °C30 January 2023	22.3 °C	1,511 mm	113	0
2022	36.1 °C27 August 2022	4.4 °C19 December 2022	21.9 °C	1,556 mm	115	0
2021	36.1 °C27 July 2021	2.4 °C13 January 2021	22.7 °C	981 mm	144	0
2020	35.0 °C13 July 2020	4.9 °C31 December 2020	22.5 °C	1,032 mm	112	0
2019	35.7 °C9 August 2019	6.0 °C8 December 2019	22.2 °C	1,454 mm	115	0
2018	35.9 °C27 May 2018	2.2 °C6 February 2018	22.2 °C	1,184 mm	116	0
2017	36.0 °C27 September 2017	6.5 °C12 February 2017	22.1 °C	1,210 mm	107	0
2016	35.0 °C28 July 2016	-0.5 °C25 January 2016	21.8 °C	2,022 mm	96	1
2015	34.6 °C7 August 2015	6.1 °C18 December 2015	22.1 °C	1,309 mm	96	0
2014	36.0 °C1 August 2014	3.0 °C23 January 2014	21.9 °C	1,268 mm	119	0
2013	33.5 °C8 August 2013	4.6 °C30 December 2013	21.6 °C	1,502 mm	92	0
2012	34.0 °C9 August 2012	3.3 °C31 December 2012	21.5 °C	1,483 mm	85	0
2011	35.2 °C8 July 2011	4.9 °C17 January 2011	21.4 °C	1,210 mm	105	0
2010	34.8 °C3 July 2010	1.1 °C17 December 2010	21.3 °C	1,481 mm	84	0
2009	35.0 °C2 August 2009	3.0 °C11 January 2009	21.9 °C	1,093 mm	120	0
2008	34.8 °C13 August 2008	5.4 °C15 February 2008	21.5 °C	1,523 mm	99	0
2007	34.1 °C2 August 2007	5.5 °C30 January 2007	22.0 °C	1,387 mm	98	0
2006	35.2 °C17 August 2006	4.0 °C8 January 2006	21.7 °C	2,218 mm	89	0
2005	34.0 °C6 August 2005	3.1 °C1 January 2005	21.4 °C	1,492 mm	95	0
2004	36.7 °C1 July 2004	3.6 °C25 January 2004	21.5 °C	1,131 mm	102	0
2003	35.3 °C15 July 2003	5.7 °C6 January 2003	21.3 °C	1,139 mm	92	0
2002	36.3 °C4 July 2002	6.7 °C4 January 2002	21.9 °C	1,170 mm	101	0
2001	33.8 °C22 August 2001	4.8 °C23 December 2001	21.5 °C	1,516 mm	78	0
2000	35.3 °C4 June 2000	4.5 °C28 January 2000	21.5 °C	1,609 mm	98	0
1999	33.6 °C18 August 1999	0.1 °C23 December 1999	21.4 °C	1,624 mm	87	0
1998	34.2 °C27 August 1998	6.4 °C25 January 1998	22.0 °C	1,485 mm	94	0
1997	33.5 °C17 August 1997	4.5 °C11 January 1997	21.1 °C	1,864 mm	52	0
1996	34.1 °C26 July 1996	5.0 °C3 February 1996	21.0 °C	1,459 mm	98	0
1995	35.1 °C21 July 1995	3.6 °C6 January 1995	20.8 °C	1,236 mm	75	0
1994	33.3 °C21 August 1994	3.9 °C23 January 1994	21.5 °C	1,361 mm	80	0
1993	33.6 °C18 August 1993	1.8 °C29 January 1993	21.0 °C	1,363 mm	81	0
1992	33.7 °C29 July 1992	3.2 °C16 January 1992	20.5 °C	1,857 mm	69	0
1991	34.4 °C16 July 1991	0.7 °C29 December 1991	21.2 °C	1,193 mm	98	0
1990	34.4 °C17 August 1990	5.0 °C24 January 1990	21.2 °C	2,128 mm	65	0
1989	34.2 °C16 July 1989	4.9 °C13 February 1989	20.9 °C	1,572 mm	83	0
1988	34.1 °C25 July 1988	5.3 °C18 December 1988	20.6 °C	1,234 mm	81	0
1987	34.4 °C12 July 1987	5.2 °C7 December 1987	21.0 °C	1,436 mm	68	0
1986	34.9 °C16 August 1986	2.5 °C3 March 1986	20.7 °C	1,516 mm	84	0
1985	32.2 °C22 June 1985	3.3 °C17 December 1985	20.6 °C	1,526 mm	51	0
1984	32.9 °C13 July 1984	3.1 °C8 February 1984	20.3 °C	1,550 mm	66	0
1983	33.5 °C16 July 1983	3.6 °C30 December 1983	20.9 °C	2,012 mm	98	0
1982	34.0 °C28 July 1982	4.7 °C19 January 1982	20.8 °C	1,387 mm	73	0
1981	33.4 °C21 August 1981	3.8 °C18 January 1981	20.7 °C	1,523 mm	60	0
1980	34.0 °C10 July 1980	4.7 °C1 February 1980	20.8 °C	1,303 mm	90	0
1979	35.0 °C4 July 1979	3.1 °C1 February 1979	20.9 °C	1,430 mm	74	0
1978	33.9 °C18 August 1978	3.5 °C21 January 1978	20.9 °C	1,570 mm	86	0
1977	34.0 °C8 August 1977	3.9 °C10 February 1977	21.3 °C	1,437 mm	84	0
1976	34.1 °C22 August 1976	4.0 °C12 January 1976	20.4 °C	1,847 mm	65	0
1975	34.3 °C30 July 1975	2.4 °C29 December 1975	21.0 °C	1,932 mm	82	0
1974	33.9 °C19 August 1974	3.1 °C27 February 1974	20.9 °C	1,366 mm	66	0
1973	33.5 °C31 July 1973	2.7 °C26 December 1973	20.8 °C	1,937 mm	64	0
1972	34.5 °C22 July 1972	3.7 °C3 March 1972	20.7 °C	1,886 mm	62	0
1971	34.9 °C20 July 1971	3.3 °C6 January 1971	20.6 °C	1,360 mm	85	0
1970	33.7 °C1 August 1970	2.6 °C21 January 1970	20.6 °C	1,529 mm	85	0
1969	34.6 °C26 September 1969	1.8 °C6 February 1969	20.5 °C	1,323 mm	83	0
1968	33.3 °C19 August 1968	3.2 °C21 February 1968	20.6 °C	1,620 mm	67	0
1967	33.5 °C16 July 1967	1.3 °C16 January 1967	20.7 °C	971 mm	83	0
1966	34.2 °C16 August 1966	5.7 °C1 January 1966	20.7 °C	1,527 mm	40	0
1965	32.1 °C13 July 1965	3.7 °C13 January 1965	20.1 °C	1,637 mm	26	0
1964	34.3 °C7 August 1964	6.0 °C20 January 1964	21.2 °C	1,171 mm	76	0
1963	34.3 °C5 September 1963	1.5 °C15 January 1963	21.0 °C	960 mm	89	0
1962	35.9 °C1 August 1962	1.6 °C2 January 1962	20.6 °C	1,076 mm	88	0
1961	34.5 °C30 June 1961	1.7 °C18 January 1961	21.0 °C	1,906 mm	72	0
1960	34.8 °C22 August 1960	4.1 °C3 January 1960	21.1 °C	1,516 mm	71	0
1959	33.7 °C31 July 1959	2.5 °C11 January 1959	21.1 °C	1,494 mm	64	0
1958	34.2 °C15 July 1958	3.4 °C14 February 1958	20.7 °C	1,402 mm	66	0
1957	34.4 °C15 July 1957	1.2 °C11 February 1957	20.5 °C	1,115 mm	72	0
1956	35.3 °C2 September 1956	0.8 °C9 January 1956	20.5 °C	1,292 mm	88	0
1955	31.7 °C23 August 1955	0.5 °C12 January 1955	20.1 °C	953 mm	40	0
1954	35.3 °C16 August 1954	3.6 °C16 December 1954	20.9 °C	690 mm	93	0
1953	36.6 °C16 August 1953	4.2 °C7 January 1953	20.9 °C	1,019 mm	70	0
1952	32.1 °C16 August 1952	3.8 °C20 February 1952	20.9 °C	1,243 mm	52	0
1951	34.4 °C31 July 1951	4.3 °C13 January 1951	20.5 °C	1,248 mm	57	0
1950	32.7 °C19 July 1950	2.9 °C10 December 1950	20.4 °C	1,192 mm	43	0
1949	32.6 °C1 June 1949	1.7 °C9 January 1949	20.8 °C	948 mm	54	0
1948	33.9 °C6 July 1948	3.1 °C29 January 1948	20.6 °C	1,064 mm	45	0
1947	33.0 °C12 August 1947	3.2 °C23 February 1947	19.8 °C	1,921 mm	33	0
1946	34.6 °C21 June 1946	3.6 °C6 January 1946	20.7 °C	881 mm	74	0
1945	32.9 °C31 July 1945	2.7 °C17 January 1945	19.5 °C	1,475 mm	37	0
1944	31.6 °C7 July 1944	4.0 °C19 December 1944	20.1 °C	1,127 mm	21	0
1943	34.6 °C27 May 1943	2.1 °C13 January 1943	20.6 °C	570 mm	64	0
1942	33.4 °C12 August 1942	3.2 °C18 January 1942	20.1 °C	1,147 mm	44	0
1941	30.8 °C11 July 1941	3.4 °C3 February 1941	20.1 °C	1,530 mm	19	0
1940	32.6 °C30 August 1940	1.2 °C25 January 1940	19.5 °C	1,257 mm	30	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

26.2 °C

+1.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

130 d/yr

+51

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1550 mm

+140 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	18.9 °C	+1.9 °C	1 mm	-33 mm
Feb	17.8 °C	+0.5 °C	65 mm	+3 mm
Mar	21.3 °C	+1.3 °C	112 mm	+31 mm
Apr	25.6 °C	+1.9 °C	89 mm	-30 mm
May	28.4 °C	+1.5 °C	180 mm	-12 mm
Jun	31.2 °C	+2.2 °C	174 mm	-72 mm
Jul	32.3 °C	+1.3 °C	381 mm	+192 mm
Aug	31.8 °C	+1.0 °C	218 mm	-5 mm
Sep	31.4 °C	+1.7 °C	249 mm	+99 mm
Oct	29.7 °C	+2.7 °C	28 mm	-14 mm
Nov	23.9 °C	+0.5 °C	28 mm	-12 mm
Dec	21.2 °C	+2.1 °C	25 mm	-6 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.6 °C

7 Jul 2025

Coldest day

4.5 °C

9 Feb 2025

Wettest day

95.7 mm

10 Jul 2025

Windiest day

42.9 km/h

13 Aug 2025

Strongest gust

100.1 km/h

14 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.1 °C

10 Jun 2025

Coldest feels-like

-0.2 °C

9 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

13.1 h

4 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Xiamen?

Xiamen has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.0 °C and it receives 1,410 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Xiamen?

The hottest day measured in Xiamen between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 2004, reaching 36.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Xiamen?

The coldest day measured in Xiamen between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 2016, at -0.5 °C.

Does it snow in Xiamen?

Almost never: Xiamen sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Xiamen warmed?

Yes: Xiamen warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Xiamen?

The wettest day measured in Xiamen between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 1963, with 177 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Xiamen?

The windiest day measured in Xiamen between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2005, with winds reaching 51.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Xiamen?

The warmest month in Xiamen is July (27.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (12.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Xiamen?

Xiamen receives on average 1,410 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 140 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Xiamen?

Xiamen gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Xiamen?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Xiamen between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2016, with 0.1 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Xiamen?

Yes: Xiamen has on average 169 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Xiamen?

In Xiamen, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.3 °C on 4 July 1979, and the lowest was -5.9 °C on 25 January 2016.

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