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Best time to visit Qingdao

October is the best time to visit Qingdao for general sightseeing, with average highs of 19 °C and about 5 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to June. The sea stays above 20 °C from July to October.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking October comfort 92/100
A beach holiday September sea 24 °C
The least cloud December 42 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 11 mm
Warmth August 27 °C
Cooler weather January 3.4 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 October 92 19 °C 5 65
2 September 88 24 °C 6 89
3 June 86 22 °C 6 64
4 May 84 18 °C 7 32
5 April 67 13 °C 5 21
6 July 67 26 °C 11 80
7 November 65 12 °C 4 31
8 August 63 27 °C 12 81
9 March 47 8.4 °C 4 22
10 December 38 5.9 °C 3 25
11 February 36 4.8 °C 3 25
12 January 35 3.4 °C 2 25

For a beach holiday

September scores highest, with a sea temperature of 24 °C and air temperatures around 24 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from July to October.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 6.9 °C 3.4 °C 46 % 25
February 5.4 °C 4.8 °C 47 % 25
March 6.2 °C 8.4 °C 48 % 22
April 9.1 °C 13 °C 50 % 21
May 14 °C 18 °C 55 % 32
June 19 °C 22 °C 60 % 64
July 24 °C 26 °C 63 % 80
August 26 °C 27 °C 58 % 81
September 24 °C 24 °C 50 % 89
October 21 °C 19 °C 43 % 65
November 16 °C 12 °C 43 % 31
December 11 °C 5.9 °C 42 % 25

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 2 wet days and highs near 3.4 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 3.4 °C 11 mm 46 %
February 4.8 °C 17 mm 47 %
March 8.4 °C 24 mm 48 %
April 13.3 °C 39 mm 50 %
May 18.3 °C 65 mm 55 %
June 22.1 °C 72 mm 60 %
July 26.0 °C 165 mm 63 %
August 27.3 °C 164 mm 58 %
September 24.3 °C 77 mm 50 %
October 19.2 °C 36 mm 43 %
November 12.4 °C 33 mm 43 %
December 5.9 °C 16 mm 42 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. 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.