Fuzhou weather in January

In January, Fuzhou sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 7°C, with 57 mm of precipitation across 7.4 wet days and about 10.6 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Fuzhou's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fuzhou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
14°
12th warmest
Overnight low
1st coldest
Precipitation
57 mm
7.4 wet days
Daylight
10 h 30 min
6:56 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
64%
3rd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.69 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.5
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 January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 14°C through the month.

A typical January day in Fuzhou reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 7°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

10°15°20°25°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1158
2158
3158
4158
5158
6158
7158
8158
9158
10158
11158
12158
13148
14148
15147
16147
17147
18147
19147
20147
21147
22147
23147
24147
25147
26147
27147
28147
29147
30147
31147

How January really feels in Fuzhou

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January 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

January 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 January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 11th-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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44456
54555
64456
74456
84357
94258
104159
114159
124060
133961
143862
153862
163763
173664
183664
193664
203664
213763
223664
233664
243763
253763
263763
273862
283763
293763
303862
313862

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Fuzhou gets around 57 mm of rain and snow over 7.4 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 24% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
120
219
319
419
520
620
720
821
921
1022
1122
1222
1323
1423
1524
1625
1725
1826
1927
2027
2127
2228
2328
2428
2528
2628
2728
2828
2928
3028
3128

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19370
29370
39370
49370
59460
69361
79361
89361
99361
109451
119451
129451
139451
149451
159541
169541
179541
189541
199541
209640
219640
229640
239640
249640
259640
269640
279640
289640
299640
309640
319640

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 24 min at the start of January to 10 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:54 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 5:18 PM to 5:39 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.46:545:18
210.46:545:18
310.46:555:19
410.46:555:20
510.46:555:20
610.46:555:21
710.46:555:22
810.46:565:22
910.56:565:23
1010.56:565:24
1110.56:565:24
1210.56:565:25
1310.56:565:26
1410.56:565:27
1510.56:565:27
1610.56:565:28
1710.56:565:29
1810.66:565:30
1910.66:565:30
2010.66:565:31
2110.66:565:32
2210.66:555:33
2310.66:555:33
2410.76:555:34
2510.76:555:35
2610.76:555:36
2710.76:545:36
2810.76:545:37
2910.76:545:38
3010.86:535:39
3110.86:535:39

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.69 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 — January's 2.69 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.7Moderate
22.7Moderate
32.7Moderate
42.7Moderate
52.7Moderate
62.7Moderate
72.7Moderate
82.7Moderate
92.6Moderate
102.6Moderate
112.6Moderate
122.6Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.6Moderate
182.6Moderate
192.6Moderate
202.6Moderate
212.6Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.7Moderate
242.7Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.7Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.8Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Fuzhou

In seasonPeak

In January, Fuzhou sits inside its pacific typhoon 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 January a good time to visit Fuzhou?

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

4.5
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Fuzhou for sightseeing.

What to pack for Fuzhou in January

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

In January, Fuzhou sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 7°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Fuzhou in January

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in January — 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 January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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 January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January 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
January 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).