Fuzhou weather in April

In April, Fuzhou sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 15°C, with 136 mm of rain across 15 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Fuzhou's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fuzhou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
7th warmest
Overnight low
15°
6th coldest
Rainfall
136 mm
15 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:45 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
73%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.26 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.7
out of 10

Fuzhou is capital city of Fujian province, China.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 31.5 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
305/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical April day in Fuzhou reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 15°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 5°C warmer than March and about 4°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12112
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72213
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How April really feels in Fuzhou

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

April sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Fuzhou weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan14° / 577.410.64.5
Feb15° / 739.911.14.5
Mar18° / 10°13314.911.85.1
Apr23° / 15°1361512.65.7
May27° / 19°22617.113.35.3
Jun30° / 23°24918.113.63.7
Jul33° / 25°16915.613.53.0
Aug32° / 25°2402112.92.9
Sep29° / 23°16514.912.24.7
Oct25° / 18°597.211.47.3
Nov21° / 14°62810.76.7
Dec17° / 527.110.45.6

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32971
43070
52971
62971
72971
83070
93169
103169
113169
123268
133268
143169
153169
163070
173070
183070
193070
202872
212971
222971
232971
242773
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Fuzhou gets around 136 mm of rain over 15 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 51% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 34% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 23% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1562311100
2542312110
3532312110
4512313121
5502314131
6482314131
7472315141
8462316141
9452217151
10432218151
11422219162
12402220162
13392121172
14372122172
15362123183
16342124183
17332124194
18312125194
19302126204
20282126205
21262127215
22242127226
23222127237
24212127248
25192127249
261820272510
271720272511
281620272612
291520272613
301419262614

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
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56calm
66calm
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126calm
136calm
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:29 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:016:14
212.35:596:15
312.35:586:15
412.35:576:16
512.35:566:16
612.45:556:17
712.45:546:17
812.45:536:18
912.45:526:18
1012.55:516:19
1112.55:506:19
1212.55:496:19
1312.55:486:20
1412.65:476:20
1512.65:466:21
1612.65:456:21
1712.65:446:22
1812.75:436:22
1912.75:426:23
2012.75:416:23
2112.75:406:24
2212.85:396:24
2312.85:386:25
2412.85:376:25
2512.85:366:26
2612.95:356:26
2712.95:346:27
2812.95:336:27
2912.95:336:28
3012.95:326:29

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.26 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.56 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 4.26 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
34.0Moderate
44.0Moderate
54.0Bright
64.0Bright
74.1Bright
84.1Bright
94.1Bright
104.2Bright
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264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Fuzhou

In seasonPeak

In April, Fuzhou sits inside its pacific typhoon and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Fuzhou sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Fuzhou's rainy season runs March–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Fuzhou?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Fuzhou for sightseeing.

What to pack for Fuzhou in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Fuzhou sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 15°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

Sea temperature near Fuzhou in April

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in April — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 38 km away) is warmest in August at about 27°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 5 to Nov 20 — about 6.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan14Bracing
Feb13Bracing
Mar15Bracing
Apr18Cool
May22Refreshing
Jun25Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug27Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct24Warm
Nov21Refreshing
Dec17Cool

UV index in Fuzhou in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Fuzhou peaks around June 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highVery highHighJun 18UV 12Jan 1UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan5Moderate
Feb6High
Mar10Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Fuzhou in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Fuzhou is worst in January — around 42 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.0× the cleanest month (July, 21 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Fuzhou's WHO annual average of 31.5 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorJan 2042 µg/m³Jul 2021 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan42Poor
Feb40Poor
Mar40Poor
Apr37Poor
May30Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Fuzhou?

Fuzhou sits at 26.1°N, 119.3°E, 14 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Jinhu, 201 km away.

Topography around Fuzhou

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Fuzhou.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fuzhou has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 11 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 909 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,584 m.

The land around Fuzhou is covered by artificial surfaces (69%) within 3 km, trees (54%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
909 m
80 km
1,584 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Jinhu 201 km · Jincheng 206 km · Xiamen 215 km · Hsinchu 218 km · Zhubei 218 km · Toufen 222 km · Miaoli 226 km · Neili 231 km

China travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 47% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,862
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.5
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
17.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 464
Religion
unaffiliated 52%folk religion 22%Buddhist 18%Christian 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Fuzhou (26.0614°, 119.3061°, elevation 14 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).