Xiamen weather in October

In October, Xiamen sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 44 mm of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in October, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Xiamen's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Xiamen's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
5th warmest
Overnight low
21°
7th coldest
Rainfall
44 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:10 AM – 5:35 PM
Cloud cover
44%
1st clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.39 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.3
out of 10

Xiamen is prefecture-level city in Fujian, China.

Air quality
High
PM2.5 25.2 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
2,717/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 29°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical October day in Xiamen reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C cooler than September and about 4°C warmer than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12923
22923
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42922
52922
62922
72922
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How October really feels in Xiamen

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October 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

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

Xiamen weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 5th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 10°405.610.76.4
Feb18° / 11°608.711.16.0
Mar20° / 14°8911.711.86.0
Apr24° / 18°10812.812.66.1
May28° / 22°18416.113.25.3
Jun30° / 25°24519.713.53.7
Jul31° / 26°18817.113.43.5
Aug31° / 26°25119.712.93.4
Sep30° / 24°13112.312.24.7
Oct28° / 21°443.811.47.3
Nov24° / 17°494.710.87.9
Dec20° / 12°42510.57.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in October, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 35%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16139
26139
36238
46337
56238
66337
76337
86337
96337
106337
116337
126337
136436
146436
156535
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316733

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Xiamen gets around 44 mm of rain over 3.8 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 13% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
122
221
320
419
519
618
717
816
915
1014
1114
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1312
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1511
1611
1711
1810
1910
2010
219
229
239
249
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269
279
289
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309
319

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the humid band about 29% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 43% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1061834357
2072034346
3072133335
4082233325
5092333304
61112433293
71122532273
81132632253
91142732232
101162832222
112172831201
122192931181
133202930161
143223029151
154233028131
165243127121
175253126111
186263225101
19727322491
20828322381
21929322271
221029332161
231229332051
241329331951
251529331941
261629321831
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302127311831
312226301920

Wind in October

Winds average 14 km/h in October, the windiest month of the year.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
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413light breeze
513light breeze
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713light breeze
814light breeze
914light breeze
1014light breeze
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3114light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:03 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 5:50 PM to 5:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:035:50
211.76:045:49
311.76:045:48
411.76:055:47
511.76:055:46
611.76:065:45
711.66:065:44
811.66:065:43
911.66:075:42
1011.66:075:41
1111.56:085:40
1211.56:085:39
1311.56:095:38
1411.56:095:37
1511.46:105:36
1611.46:105:35
1711.46:115:34
1811.46:115:33
1911.36:125:33
2011.36:125:32
2111.36:135:31
2211.36:135:30
2311.36:145:29
2411.26:145:29
2511.26:155:28
2611.26:165:27
2711.26:165:26
2811.26:175:26
2911.16:175:25
3011.16:185:24
3111.16:195:24

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.39 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.12 kWh/m² to a high of 5.63 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 4.39 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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174.3Bright
184.3Bright
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204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.2Bright
274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.1Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Xiamen

In seasonPeak

In October, Xiamen sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Xiamen's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is October a good time to visit Xiamen?

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

7.3
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

October is one of the better times to visit Xiamen for general sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Xiamen in October

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

In October, Xiamen sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. About 4 days see rain.

light clothes

Sea temperature near Xiamen in October

The nearest coast averages about 25°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 15°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Apr 20 to Nov 29 — about 7.4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan16Cool
Feb15Cool
Mar17Cool
Apr20Cool
May23Refreshing
Jun26Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug28Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov22Refreshing
Dec18Cool

UV index in Xiamen in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Xiamen peaks around June 18 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 18UV 11Dec 21UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb7High
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep10Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5High

Air quality in Xiamen in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Xiamen is worst in January — around 33 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (July, 16 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Xiamen's WHO annual average of 25.2 µg/m³.

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateJan 2033 µg/m³Jul 1517 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar33Moderate
Apr29Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug19Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct21Moderate
Nov27Moderate
Dec28Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Xiamen?

Xiamen sits at 24.5°N, 118.1°E, 12 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Jincheng, 24 km away.

Topography around Xiamen

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Xiamen has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 213 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 460 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,439 m.

The land around Xiamen is covered by artificial surfaces (46%), water (31%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, water (46%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and water (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
213 m
16 km
460 m
80 km
1,439 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Jincheng 24 km · Jinhu 35 km · Magong 184 km · Fuzhou 215 km · Erlin 241 km · Budai 244 km · Beigang 247 km · Erlun 249 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 Xiamen (24.4798°, 118.0819°, elevation 12 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).