Weather in Xiamen in December 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Xiamen in December
Going from a maximum of +26°C during the day to a minimum of +8°C during the night, the temperature in December averages around +20°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 28% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +19°C to +24°C.
Is Xiamen warm or cold in December?
Xiamen is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +24°C to +19°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +18°C to +13°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how December is compared to other months in Xiamen:
Climate in Xiamen in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +24°C | +19°C | +17°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +9°C | +3°C | +2°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +31°C | +28°C | +27°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 46 mm | 32 mm | 36 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 70% | 69% | 73% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1018 HPa | 1021 HPa | 1021 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 10 | 13 | 9 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | 13 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 7 | 6 | 9 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +24°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +19°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 46 mm to 32 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 70% to 69%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 3 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in December, from 10 to 13.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Xiamen is gradually increasing during December, going from 6 m/s to 6 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Xiamen?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Xiamen in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+23°C) and the highest in 2021 (+26°C). The driest year was 2021 with only 973 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2006 with 2117 mm.
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Monthly weather in Xiamen
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Xiamen, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
