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Best time to visit Quanzhou
China · East Asia
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Quanzhou
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- JanJQuanzhou in January: sweet spot
- FebFQuanzhou in February: sweet spot
- MarMQuanzhou in March: ok, busy
- AprAQuanzhou in April: good, busy
- MayMQuanzhou in May: good
- JunJQuanzhou in June: ok
- JulJQuanzhou in July: avoid
- AugAQuanzhou in August: avoid
- SepSQuanzhou in September: ok
- OctOQuanzhou in October: good, busy
- NovNQuanzhou in November: sweet spot, busy
- DecDQuanzhou in December: sweet spot, busy
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Things to do in Quanzhou
- Kaiyuan Temple The largest and most famous Buddhist temple complex in the area.
- Luoyang Bridge A bridge that is considered one of the four ancient bridges of China.
- Qingjing Mosque The only surviving mosque of the many that used to exist.
- Qingyuan Mountain Climbing this mountain is a nice way to get away from the city, and some of its heat and noise.
- Lingshan Islamic Cemetery The first Islamic missionaries to China came to Quanzhou by ship.
- Quanzhou Maritime Museum Excellent museum. Quanzhou was, up to the 15th century, one of China's greatest trading cities and a major base for her powerful fleets.
- Zhenwu Temple Taoist temple dedicated to Zhenwu (the ‘True Warrior’), a major Taoist deity.
Tours and tickets in Quanzhou
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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Quanzhou), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.
Month by month
No fare history for this route yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only — the price column will fill in as the scanner collects.
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 19° | 3d | 66% | 8.1h | sweet spot | 19C max, 3 rainy days |
| Feb | 20° | 6d | 71% | 7.9h | sweet spot | 20C max, 6 rainy days |
| Mar | 23° | 10d | 73% | 8.2h | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Apr | 27° | 8d | 74% | 8.6h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| May | 29° | 11d | 78% | 8.2h | good | 29C max, 11 rainy days |
| Jun | 31° | 13d | 83% | 8.0h | ok | 31C max, 13 rainy days |
| Jul | 34° | 9d | 77% | 10.6h | avoid | extreme heat: 12 days over 35C |
| Aug | 33° | 13d | 81% | 10.0h | avoid | 33C max, 13 rainy days |
| Sep | 33° | 6d | 75% | 10.3h | ok | 33C max, 6 rainy days |
| Oct | 30° | 1d | 64% | 8.9h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Nov | 25° | 3d | 66% | 8.0h | sweet spot busy | busier than usual |
| Dec | 21° | 3d | 64% | 8.1h | sweet spot busy | holidays: CN: New Year's Day; GB: Christmas Day; GB: New Year's Day |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at the old town, 13 km from the airport (JJN): ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
How busy it gets
Then and now
Quanzhou's March days now average 22.8°C, 4.0°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 12 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 16.2° | 16.0° | 18.8° | 22.5° | 25.6° | 28.3° | 31.1° | 31.1° | 28.7° | 26.7° | 22.4° | 18.0° |
| 2017–26 | 19.3° | 19.8° | 22.8° | 26.5° | 28.9° | 31.0° | 33.9° | 33.0° | 32.5° | 29.7° | 25.5° | 20.6° |
| Change | +3.1° | +3.8° | +4.0° | +4.0° | +3.3° | +2.7° | +2.8° | +1.9° | +3.8° | +3.0° | +3.1° | +2.7° |
The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.
Getting there
How far Quanzhou is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
- from Taipei
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Open in Rome2rio for every way from to Quanzhou, flying or not.
Before you go
Type A and C and I plugs at 220 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the Renminbi. No UK Foreign Office advice against travel. Global Affairs Canada: Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). US State Department: Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution. Everything for China: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.
Being there
On arrival
- Paying — Most payments are made by phone with Alipay or WeChat Pay: link a Visa, Mastercard or other foreign card to either app, then scan the shop's QR code. Many hotels and larger shops take foreign cards, but many places do not, so carry some yuan in case the apps fail you.
- UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
- Tipping — Not expected in most restaurants and hotels, or in taxis; bars and cafeterias in hotels, and some other restaurants and bars, may add a 10-15% service charge.
Getting around Quanzhou
- Apps — Rides: DiDi, Amap. Maps: Amap, Baidu Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: WeChat. Google and WhatsApp are blocked in mainland China, as are Facebook, YouTube and X; WeChat, Alipay and DiDi all work in English.
Taxis start at ¥8 and you can go almost anywhere in town for under ¥20. Be warned about local traffic! More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Quanzhou, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Help
- Emergency — police 110 · ambulance 120 · fire 119. Traffic police are on 122.
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.
Your embassy — : how to reach your embassy or consulate abroad. A guess from your city, : a city is not a passport.
Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 7 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.
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Quanzhou in pictures
What Quanzhou is like
Quanzhou (泉州; Choân-chiu in Minnan, Quánzhōu in Mandarin) is a coastal city in Fujian Province north of Xiamen and south of Fuzhou. Older romanisations, no longer in use, include Ch'üan-chou, Chuanchow and Chinchew. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- The town has an assortment of religious buildings, some quite old. It has been called a museum of world religions. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- Qingyuan Mountain (清源山), Quanshan Road, Fengze District (丰泽区泉山路) (to get to the main entrance, take bus 15, K203, K205, Tourist Bus 1, Tourist Bus 5 or Tourist Bus 7). More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport (泉州晋江国际机场 JJN IATA). Quanzhou, or rather Jinjiang across the river, has an airport with flights to various mainland cities… More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Quanzhou, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.
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Quanzhou is in China, East Asia. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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