Qingdao (Jiaozhou) weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇳 China · major coastal city · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Qingdao (Jiaozhou) is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 87/100), with April and May close behind. Qingdao (Jiaozhou) averages about 2,121 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 21°C / 70°F and roughly 23 mm of rain in October.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,121
- Sunniest month
- October
- Peak score
- 87/100
- Rain / year
- 683 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈16 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 6 (high)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 7.2M
- Elevation
- 8 m
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When is the best time to visit Qingdao (Jiaozhou)?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Qingdao (Jiaozhou) is October, then April and May. The dullest month is January (0/100, 9 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Qingdao (Jiaozhou)?
Qingdao (Jiaozhou) gets a moderate 2,121 hours of sunshine a year. 87 Sunshine Score points separate October (87) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #127 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,110 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 60% of the year's 683 mm falls in the three months around July.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -7° / 19°F | 9 mm | 2 | 4° / 39°F |
| February | 0 | 6° / 43°F | -5° / 23°F | 15 mm | 2 | 3° / 37°F |
| March | 37 | 13° / 55°F | -1° / 30°F | 16 mm | 4 | 5° / 41°F |
| April | 85 | 21° / 70°F | 5° / 41°F | 36 mm | 5 | 13° / 55°F |
| May | 80 | 27° / 81°F | 12° / 54°F | 62 mm | 6 | 18° / 64°F |
| June | 78 | 31° / 88°F | 18° / 64°F | 71 mm | 5 | 23° / 73°F |
| July | 64 | 32° / 90°F | 22° / 72°F | 171 mm | 6 | 27° / 81°F |
| August | 64 | 31° / 88°F | 21° / 70°F | 168 mm | 6 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 79 | 27° / 81°F | 16° / 61°F | 67 mm | 5 | 28° / 82°F |
| October | 87 | 21° / 70°F | 9° / 48°F | 23 mm | 4 | 22° / 72°F |
| November | 36 | 13° / 55°F | 1° / 34°F | 32 mm | 2 | 17° / 63°F |
| December | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -5° / 23°F | 13 mm | 1 | 10° / 50°F |
Sea temperature in Qingdao (Jiaozhou) by month
The sea off Qingdao (Jiaozhou) is warmest in August at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in February at 3°C / 37°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 5 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Weifang (Kuiwen) China · 92 km · best in Oct · 2,123 h sun/yr
- Rizhao (Donggang) China · 127 km · best in Oct · 2,013 h sun/yr
- Yantai China · 165 km · best in Sep · 2,005 h sun/yr
- Dongying (Kenli) China · 171 km · best in Oct · 2,048 h sun/yr
- Linyi (Hedong) China · 210 km · best in Oct · 1,915 h sun/yr
- Weihai China · 212 km · best in Oct · 1,939 h sun/yr
Head-to-head
How Qingdao (Jiaozhou) compares month by month: Qingdao (Jiaozhou) vs Yantai · Qingdao (Jiaozhou) vs Weifang (Kuiwen) · Qingdao (Jiaozhou) vs Dongying (Kenli) · Qingdao (Jiaozhou) vs Rizhao (Donggang) · all comparisons
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