Laizhou climate
Laizhou is warmest in July, with average highs of 30 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average -4.0 °C. July is the wettest month (166 mm) and January the driest (8.4 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Laizhou averages 629 mm of rain, 120 days above 25 °C and 90 days below freezing.
China · population 188,000 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 30 °C
- Coldest month January -4.0 °C
- Driest month January 8 mm
- Wettest month July 166 mm
- Least cloud October 42 % cloud
- Hottest on record June 40 °C
- Coldest on record February -14 °C
- Warmest sea August 27 °C
What to expectLaizhou through the year
Laizhou has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 2.1 °C in January to 30 °C in July, a swing of 28 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 120 days a year reach 25 °C, 42 of them reach 30 °C, 90 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C, in June.
Rain is strongly seasonal. July averages 166 mm against 8 mm in January — 20 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
The sea off Laizhou is warmest in August at 27 °C and coldest in February at 1.4 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.1 °C | 8 mm | 48 % |
| February | 4.8 °C | 15 mm | 46 % |
| March | 10.8 °C | 19 mm | 44 % |
| April | 18.1 °C | 34 mm | 46 % |
| May | 24.1 °C | 54 mm | 50 % |
| June | 28.6 °C | 66 mm | 55 % |
| July | 30.1 °C | 166 mm | 60 % |
| August | 29.0 °C | 151 mm | 56 % |
| September | 25.4 °C | 50 mm | 48 % |
| October | 19.3 °C | 25 mm | 42 % |
| November | 11.5 °C | 27 mm | 44 % |
| December | 4.4 °C | 13 mm | 46 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2.1 °C | -4.0 °C | -1.2 °C | 13.1 °C | -12.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| February | 4.8 °C | -2.7 °C | 0.8 °C | 19.3 °C | -14.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| March | 10.8 °C | 2.0 °C | 6.1 °C | 27.5 °C | -7.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| April | 18.1 °C | 8.8 °C | 13.0 °C | 34.7 °C | -2.2 °C | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 24.1 °C | 14.8 °C | 19.1 °C | 38.1 °C | 4.9 °C | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| June | 28.6 °C | 19.6 °C | 23.7 °C | 39.5 °C | 11.5 °C | 25 | 11 | 0 |
| July | 30.1 °C | 23.3 °C | 26.4 °C | 38.6 °C | 16.1 °C | 30 | 16 | 0 |
| August | 29.0 °C | 22.8 °C | 25.6 °C | 36.6 °C | 15.2 °C | 29 | 11 | 0 |
| September | 25.4 °C | 18.3 °C | 21.6 °C | 34.0 °C | 10.1 °C | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| October | 19.3 °C | 12.0 °C | 15.4 °C | 30.4 °C | 0.1 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 11.5 °C | 4.5 °C | 7.9 °C | 23.6 °C | -4.9 °C | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| December | 4.4 °C | -1.6 °C | 1.3 °C | 15.8 °C | -9.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8 mm | 2 | 9.9 h/day | 48 % | 64 % | 19 km/h | 1.8 °C |
| February | 15 mm | 3 | 11 h/day | 46 % | 62 % | 20 km/h | 1.4 °C |
| March | 19 mm | 4 | 12 h/day | 44 % | 58 % | 22 km/h | 4.1 °C |
| April | 34 mm | 5 | 13 h/day | 46 % | 57 % | 23 km/h | 9.2 °C |
| May | 54 mm | 6 | 14 h/day | 50 % | 60 % | 21 km/h | 15.3 °C |
| June | 66 mm | 6 | 15 h/day | 55 % | 66 % | 19 km/h | 20.6 °C |
| July | 166 mm | 12 | 14 h/day | 60 % | 77 % | 17 km/h | 24.9 °C |
| August | 151 mm | 11 | 14 h/day | 56 % | 79 % | 16 km/h | 26.6 °C |
| September | 50 mm | 6 | 12 h/day | 48 % | 71 % | 17 km/h | 24.1 °C |
| October | 25 mm | 4 | 11 h/day | 42 % | 65 % | 19 km/h | 18.6 °C |
| November | 27 mm | 4 | 10 h/day | 44 % | 66 % | 20 km/h | 12.3 °C |
| December | 13 mm | 3 | 9.6 h/day | 46 % | 64 % | 20 km/h | 6.1 °C |
How Laizhou compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laizhou | 30 °C | -4.0 °C | 629 mm | 120 |
| Pingdu · China | 31 °C | -5.4 °C | 711 mm | 131 |
| Laixi · China | 30 °C | -5.1 °C | 711 mm | 122 |
| Gaomi · China | 31 °C | -5.3 °C | 688 mm | 133 |
| Weifang · China | 31 °C | -5.3 °C | 625 mm | 140 |
Where Laizhou ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Best beach destinations in Asia in September | 19th of 50 | 92/100 |
| Places with the best weather in Asia in May | 26th of 50 | 93/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in June | 34th of 50 | 82/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Laizhou.
QuestionsCommon questions about Laizhou’s climate
When is the best time to visit Laizhou?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, June, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and January the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Laizhou get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 30 °C. About 42 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average -4.0 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 90 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Laizhou?
July, averaging 166 mm over 12 days with rain. The driest month is January with 8 mm. The year as a whole averages 629 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Laizhou rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Data point
- 37.181°, 119.942° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.