Xiamen vs Kinmen: which is sunnier?
🇨🇳 China vs 🇹🇼 Taiwan · 27 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Xiamen and Kinmen are virtually tied for annual sunshine — about 1,780 vs 1,780 hours a year. Their Sunshine Scores are within 2 points of each other in every month of the year.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Xiamen | Kinmen | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 1,780 | 1,780 |
| Sunniest month | October (81/100) | October (81/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 72/100 | 72/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 62/100 | 62/100 |
| Rain / year | 1,402 mm | 1,402 mm |
| Warmest sea | 32°C / 90°F | 29°C / 84°F |
| Peak midday UV | 10 (very high) | 10 (very high) |
Xiamen vs Kinmen month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | Sea °C | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xiamen | Kinmen | Xiamen | Kinmen | Xiamen | Kinmen | Xiamen | Kinmen | |
| January | 65 | 65 | 18° | 18° | 57 | 57 | 14° | 14° |
| February | 72 | 72 | 19° | 19° | 59 | 59 | 16° | 15° |
| March | 68 | 68 | 21° | 21° | 115 | 115 | 17° | 16° |
| April | 65 | 65 | 24° | 25° | 130 | 130 | 23° | 21° |
| May | 61 | 61 | 27° | 28° | 205 | 205 | 25° | 24° |
| June | 61 | 61 | 29° | 29° | 222 | 222 | 28° | 27° |
| July | 63 | 63 | 31° | 31° | 141 | 141 | 32° | 29° |
| August | 61 | 61 | 31° | 31° | 188 | 188 | 32° | 29° |
| September | 64 | 64 | 30° | 30° | 134 | 134 | 31° | 29° |
| October | 81 | 81 | 27° | 27° | 42 | 42 | 27° | 26° |
| November | 78 | 78 | 24° | 24° | 60 | 60 | 23° | 22° |
| December | 73 | 73 | 19° | 19° | 49 | 49 | 18° | 18° |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr even · May even · Jun even · Jul even · Aug even · Sep even · Oct even · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Xiamen averages 72/100, Kinmen 72/100. Daytime highs are similar (20°C vs 20°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: too close to call — Xiamen averages 65/100, Kinmen 65/100. Daytime highs are similar (24°C vs 25°C).
- June–August: too close to call — Xiamen averages 62/100, Kinmen 62/100. Daytime highs are similar (30°C vs 30°C).
- September–October: too close to call — Xiamen averages 73/100, Kinmen 73/100. Daytime highs are similar (29°C vs 29°C).
Sea temperature
Xiamen's sea gets warmer: 32°C / 90°F at its peak vs 29°C. Swimmable water (21°C+): Xiamen about 8 months a year, Kinmen about 8 months a year. Month-by-month sea temperatures are in the table above.
Full month-by-month guides: Xiamen weather by month · Kinmen weather by month · Best time to visit China · Best time to visit Taiwan.
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