Qingdao climate — normals and trends
Qingdao (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.0 °C and it receives 880 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (25.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (1.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Qingdao averages 39 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 78 rainy days per year.
Qingdao has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 47 to 31 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 30.4 °C (on 9 August 2018) and the coldest -11.6 °C (on 7 January 2021).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
QingdaoShandong
- coords
- 36.06°, 120.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.0°C
Average daily high
14.3°C
Average daily low
11.9°C
Annual rainfall
880mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
27.3km/h
Seasonal range
24.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
39 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
78 d/yr
Annual snowfall
9.0 cm
Average feels-like high
12.9 °C
Average feels-like low
8.9 °C
Average peak gust
37.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
95 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
30.4 °C
9 August 2018
Coldest day
-11.6 °C
7 January 2021
Wettest day
182 mm
31 August 1984
Windiest day
95.0 km/h
2 August 1940
Strongest gust
138.6 km/h
2 August 1940
Hottest feels-like
38.5 °C
5 August 2024
Coldest feels-like
-22.2 °C
16 January 1958
Snowiest day
9.8 cm
6 February 1957
Sunniest day
14.0 h
20 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 1 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 3.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 6 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 8.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 76 mm | +46 mm |
| Apr | 13.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 35 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 17.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 59 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 22.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 122 mm | +27 mm |
| Jul | 27.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 60 mm | -150 mm |
| Aug | 28.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 116 mm | -50 mm |
| Sep | 25.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 303 mm | +191 mm |
| Oct | 19.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 194 mm | +141 mm |
| Nov | 14.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 11 mm | -29 mm |
| Dec | 7.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 21 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Qingdao?
Qingdao has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.0 °C and it receives 880 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Qingdao?
The hottest day measured in Qingdao between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2018, reaching 30.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Qingdao?
The coldest day measured in Qingdao between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2021, at -11.6 °C.
Does it snow in Qingdao?
Yes. Qingdao gets on average 9.0 cm of snow per year and has around 39 frost days.
Has the climate of Qingdao warmed?
Yes: Qingdao warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Qingdao?
The wettest day measured in Qingdao between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 1984, with 182 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Qingdao?
The windiest day measured in Qingdao between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1940, with winds reaching 95.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Qingdao?
The warmest month in Qingdao is August (25.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (1.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Qingdao?
Qingdao receives on average 880 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 78 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Qingdao?
Qingdao gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Qingdao?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Qingdao between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1957, with 9.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Qingdao?
Yes: Qingdao has on average 95 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Qingdao?
In Qingdao, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.5 °C on 5 August 2024, and the lowest was -22.2 °C on 16 January 1958.
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