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Qingdao, China climate
Cwa Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical
Qingdao has a strongly seasonal mild-temperate climate (Monsoon-influenced humid subtropical, Köppen Cwa). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 28°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −2°C at night. Precipitation totals about 782 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — July alone averages 190 mm while January barely receives 8 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsQingdao climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 12 | 6 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 3 |
| Avg low (°C) | −2 | −1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 8 | 23 | 19 | 35 | 67 | 98 | 190 | 188 | 47 | 43 | 47 | 16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 21 | 24 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 21 |
| Avg low (°C) | −2 | −1 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 18 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 8 | 23 | 19 | 35 | 67 | 98 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 28 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 12 | 6 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 25 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 9 | 3 |
| Avg low (°C) | 22 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 190 | 188 | 47 | 43 | 47 | 16 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 55 | 56 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 65 | 69 | 64 | 57 | 50 | 50 | 51 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 69 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 77 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 73 | 68 | 70 | 71 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 16.3 | 15.3 | 14.7 | 13.9 | 12.6 | 11.3 | 11.5 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 14.3 | 16.7 | 17.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 55 | 56 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 65 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 69 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 77 | 83 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 16.3 | 15.3 | 14.7 | 13.9 | 12.6 | 11.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 69 | 64 | 57 | 50 | 50 | 51 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 18 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 86 | 83 | 73 | 68 | 70 | 71 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 11.5 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 14.3 | 16.7 | 17.4 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 13 years of daily observations at Qingdao, a weather station, about 4 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.