When to go · Xiamen
Xiamen in May
Great month. Inside Xiamen's best window: Oct–Dec, Mar–May.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 28°C (82°F)82°F (28°C) / 21°C (69°F)69°F (21°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 14
- Crowds
- High
- China overall
- Prices
- High
- China overall
Verdict
Inside Xiamen's best window: Oct–Dec, Mar–May.
Is another month better than May?
No other month rates higher than May for Xiamen in this guide.
Weather in May
- XiamenHighs around 27.6 °C (82 °F), lows around 20.8 °C (69 °F), rain on about 14 daysHighs around 82 °F (27.6 °C), lows around 69 °F (20.8 °C), rain on about 14 days
- South China, China · Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Guilin, Yangshuo, Xiamen, Hainanrainy
Subtropical: long humid summers, heavy rain Apr–Jun, typhoons Jul–Sep; October–December is dry and mild. Hainan is warm all year.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Labour Day (May Day) big impact
1–5 May · China
Five-day holiday with make-up working days around it; the Great Wall, West Lake and the Bund packed.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · China overall
- High
- Prices · China overall
- High
China overall: Warm and clear, but the 1–5 May holiday packs every sight; go after the 6th.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Xiamen, side by side.
Verdict
May: Great
Mar: Great
Daytime high
May: 27.6 °C (82 °F)82 °F (27.6 °C)
Mar: 20.2 °C (68 °F)68 °F (20.2 °C)
Night low
May: 20.8 °C (69 °F)69 °F (20.8 °C)
Mar: 12.8 °C (55 °F)55 °F (12.8 °C)
Rain days
May: 14
Mar: 12 (better)
Crowds
May: High
Mar: Medium
Prices
May: High
Mar: Medium
Festivals listed
May: 1
Mar: 0
May: Inside Xiamen's best window: Oct–Dec, Mar–May.
March: Inside Xiamen's best window: Oct–Dec, Mar–May.
Xiamen: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast