Fuzhou weather in July

In July, Fuzhou sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 169 mm of rain across 15.6 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in July, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of July to 13 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Fuzhou's 8th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fuzhou's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
169 mm
15.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 30 min
5:24 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
69%
8th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
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 July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical July day in Fuzhou reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Fuzhou

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 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
31
31 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Fuzhou weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 4th-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 65%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12179
22476
32476
42476
52575
62575
72674
82773
92773
102773
112971
122971
133070
143268
153367
163466
173664
183862
193961
204060
214159
224456
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284654
294456
304456
314357

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Fuzhou gets around 169 mm of rain over 15.6 wet days in July. 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 60% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
148
248
347
447
547
648
748
848
949
1049
1150
1250
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1450
1550
1650
1750
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1950
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2151
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2452
2553
2654
2755
2856
2957
3058
3160

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the miserable band about 65% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
123563
223563
323563
413564
513564
613465
713465
813465
913465
1003466
1103466
1203466
1303565
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Wind in July

Winds average 7 km/h in July.

Across July, 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
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47calm
57calm
67calm
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87calm
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of July to 13 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 18 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:18 AM to 5:31 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:46 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:186:54
213.65:186:55
313.65:186:55
413.65:196:55
513.65:196:55
613.65:206:54
713.65:206:54
813.65:206:54
913.65:216:54
1013.55:216:54
1113.55:226:54
1213.55:226:54
1313.55:226:54
1413.55:236:53
1513.55:236:53
1613.55:246:53
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1813.55:256:52
1913.45:256:52
2013.45:266:52
2113.45:266:51
2213.45:276:51
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2413.45:286:50
2513.45:286:50
2613.35:296:49
2713.35:296:49
2813.35:306:48
2913.35:306:48
3013.35:316:47
3113.35:316:46

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.58 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

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 — July's 5.58 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
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255.6Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.5Bright
295.5Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Fuzhou

In seasonPeak

In July, 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 July a good time to visit Fuzhou?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Fuzhou.

What to pack for Fuzhou in July

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

In July, Fuzhou sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Fuzhou in July

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in July — 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 July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 11 (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 July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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