When to go · Zhangzhou
Zhangzhou in February
Avoid month. Outside the best window (Mar–May, Sep–Oct). Across China: Spring Festival in most years: closures and sold-out transport for a week or more.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 19°C (67°F)67°F (19°C) / 12°C (53°F)53°F (12°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 10
- Crowds
- High
- China overall
- Prices
- High
- China overall
Verdict
Outside the best window (Mar–May, Sep–Oct). Across China: Spring Festival in most years: closures and sold-out transport for a week or more.
Is another month better than February?
February is rated avoid. These months rate higher:
Weather in February
- ZhangzhouHighs around 19.4 °C (67 °F), lows around 11.8 °C (53 °F), rain on about 10 daysHighs around 67 °F (19.4 °C), lows around 53 °F (11.8 °C), rain on about 10 days
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.
Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) big impact
Spring Festival: about 5–11 Feb 2027 (New Year's Day 6 Feb; official dates set late in the year — check) · China
Chunyun travel rush for about 40 days around it; shops and small restaurants close for up to a week, trains and flights sell out, hotel prices jump. Big sights stay open with crowds.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · China overall
- High
- Prices · China overall
- High
China overall: Spring Festival in most years: closures and sold-out transport for a week or more.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Zhangzhou, side by side.
Verdict
Feb: Avoid
Mar: Great (better)
Daytime high
Feb: 19.4 °C (67 °F)67 °F (19.4 °C)
Mar: 21.7 °C (71 °F)71 °F (21.7 °C)
Night low
Feb: 11.8 °C (53 °F)53 °F (11.8 °C)
Mar: 13.9 °C (57 °F)57 °F (13.9 °C)
Rain days
Feb: 10 (better)
Mar: 13
Crowds
Feb: High
Mar: Medium
Prices
Feb: High
Mar: Medium
Festivals listed
Feb: 1
Mar: 0
February: Outside the best window (Mar–May, Sep–Oct). Across China: Spring Festival in most years: closures and sold-out transport for a week or more.
March: Inside Zhangzhou's best window: Mar–May, Sep–Oct.
Zhangzhou: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A warm layer for the evenings
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast