Xiamen weather in January
In January, Xiamen has an average high of 18 °C64 °F and an average low of 10 °C50 °F, with about 57 mm2.2 in of precipitation. January is the coldest month of the year and ranks 10th for precipitation.
How January compares with other months
Compared with December, January is 1.7 °C3.1 °F cooler on average and wetter by 8 mm0.3 in. Compared with February, January is 1.2 °C2.1 °F cooler on average. Daylight lasts about 10.8 hours around the middle of the month. Average relative humidity is 78% and the average cloud amount 65%.
Is January a good time to visit Xiamen?
January is not among the most comfortable months by our comfort score: it is cool (average high 18 °C64 °F). The most comfortable months in Xiamen are February and October–December.
What to wear in January
For Xiamen in January, pack long sleeves, a sweater and a medium jacket.
January in nearby places
| Place | High °C°F | Low °C°F | Precip. mmin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xiamen | 1864 | 1050 | 572.2 |
| Zhangzhou | 2067 | 745 | 552.2 |
| Quanzhou | 1762 | 847 | 592.3 |
| Longyan | 1865 | 542 | 652.5 |
| Putian | 1763 | 643 | 562.2 |
| Shantou | 1965 | 1253 | 512.0 |
| Meizhou | 2067 | 744 | 622.4 |
| Sanming | 1762 | 541 | 702.8 |
| Haimen | 1763 | 1559 | 481.9 |
Nearby places that are more than 1 °C1.8 °F warmer in January: Shantou and Haimen; cooler: Longyan, Putian and Sanming.
Other months in Xiamen
- January18 °C64 °F / 10 °C50 °F
- February19 °C66 °F / 11 °C52 °F
- March21 °C70 °F / 13 °C56 °F
- April24 °C76 °F / 17 °C63 °F
- May27 °C81 °F / 22 °C71 °F
- June29 °C85 °F / 25 °C77 °F
- July31 °C88 °F / 26 °C79 °F
- August31 °C87 °F / 26 °C79 °F
- September30 °C86 °F / 24 °C76 °F
- October27 °C81 °F / 20 °C68 °F
- November24 °C74 °F / 16 °C62 °F
- December19 °C67 °F / 11 °C53 °F
Frequently asked questions
How warm is Xiamen in January?
In January the average high in Xiamen is 18 °C (64 °F) and the average low is 10 °C (50 °F).
Does it rain a lot in Xiamen in January?
On average about 57 mm (2.2 in) of precipitation falls in January; it ranks 10th of the 12 months.
Is January the warmest month in Xiamen?
No. The warmest month in Xiamen is July, with an average high of 31 °C (88 °F). The coldest month is January, with an average low of 10 °C (50 °F).
How long is the day in Xiamen in January?
In the middle of January the day in Xiamen lasts about 10.8 hours from sunrise to sunset. The value is calculated from the position of the city and the sun.
How humid is Xiamen in January?
The average relative humidity in January is about 78%. This is a long-term average for the whole day.
How cloudy is Xiamen in January?
On average about 65% of the sky is covered by cloud in January. This is the mean cloud amount from satellite data, not the number of sunny days.
About this data
All figures are 25-year averages (January 2001 – December 2025) from the NASA POWER project. Temperature, humidity, wind and precipitation come from the MERRA-2 reanalysis (precipitation is the bias-corrected MERRA-2 product), cloud and solar values from CERES satellite data. They describe a grid cell of roughly 50–70 km, not a single weather station, so they can differ from airport records — most of all on coasts, in mountains and for rainfall. Average highs and lows are the monthly mean temperature plus/minus half of the average daily temperature range. Counts of rainy days are not part of this dataset.
The grid cell’s average elevation is 112 m, while Xiamen lies at about 12 m. Temperatures on this page were therefore adjusted by +0.6 °C1.2 °F using the standard lapse rate of 6.5 °C per 1,000 m.