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Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian province, sits on the Min River near the southeastern coast of China, in a basin ringed by mountains and hills at approximately 26.07°N, 119.30°E. It has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) — with long, hot, humid summers and short, mild winters — and its basin setting tends to trap summer heat, while its coastal position exposes it to typhoons.
Summer is long, hot and humid, running from around May to September, with July and August the warmest months — average highs around 34–35°C — and the mountain-ringed basin trapping heat to make Fuzhou one of the hottest provincial capitals, sometimes called a 'furnace' of the southeast. It is the wet season, with heavy thunderstorms, and from July to September typhoons off the Pacific can bring torrential rain and strong winds.
Winter, from December to February, is short and mild, with January the coolest month — average highs around 15–16°C and lows near 8–10°C, rarely approaching frost. Cold snaps from the north can bring brief chilly, damp spells, but genuine cold is unknown. November and December, sunny and dry, offer some of the pleasantest weather of the year.
Fuzhou is wet, receiving around 1,300–1,400 mm of rain a year, concentrated in spring and summer, with a plum-rain spell in late spring and typhoon downpours in late summer delivering the heaviest falls, while autumn and winter are drier. Live rainfall, humidity, and pressure readings for the city are shown in the panels above.
Fuzhou's mountain-ringed basin traps summer heat, giving it some of the hottest, most humid summers of any provincial capital in China, while its southeastern coastal position exposes it to the typhoons that strike Fujian from July to September with torrential rain and strong winds. Its sunny, dry late autumn is widely regarded as the best time of year.
To follow any single measurement in Fuzhou more closely, use our live instruments: the online barometer for atmospheric pressure, the thermometer for temperature, the hygrometer for humidity, the anemometer for wind speed, the wind vane for wind direction, and the rain gauge for rainfall.