Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Putian, Fujian, China. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5th in Putian is a coin-flip weather day — there's a 55% chance of rain, and the records back up just how unpredictable it can be. Temperatures on this date have swung from a chilly 44° in 1969 all the way to a sweltering 92° in 2015, against a historical average of 69°/57°.
Putian is capable of real extremes: the thermometer has hit 104° as recently as July 2025 and dropped to a hard freeze at 30° in January 2021. A single October day in 1999 dumped over 9 inches of rain, and the city has even seen snow — a rare 1.2 inches fell in December 1975.
Putian follows a classic subtropical pattern: summers are hot and muggy, peaking in the third week of July with average highs near 89°, while January and February are the coolest months, sitting around 60°. If you're avoiding rain, skip mid-June — that's the wettest stretch of the year, averaging over 3 inches in a single week.