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Best time to visit Yantai

May is the best time to visit Yantai for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 6 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly September to October. The sea stays above 20 °C from July to September.

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 May comfort 94/100
A beach holiday September sea 23 °C
The least cloud October 43 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 11 mm
Warmth July 29 °C
Cooler weather January 2.0 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 May 94 22 °C 6 47
2 October 91 19 °C 4 58
3 September 91 25 °C 6 88
4 June 83 27 °C 7 71
5 April 80 16 °C 5 30
6 August 66 28 °C 11 82
7 July 63 29 °C 12 75
8 November 61 11 °C 5 22
9 March 51 9.5 °C 4 24
10 December 37 4.4 °C 4 23
11 January 36 2.0 °C 2 25
12 February 36 4.2 °C 3 25

For a beach holiday

September scores highest, with a sea temperature of 23 °C and air temperatures around 25 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from July to September.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 5.0 °C 2.0 °C 55 % 25
February 3.6 °C 4.2 °C 49 % 25
March 4.8 °C 9.5 °C 44 % 24
April 8.4 °C 16 °C 46 % 30
May 13 °C 22 °C 50 % 47
June 18 °C 27 °C 57 % 71
July 22 °C 29 °C 62 % 75
August 24 °C 28 °C 58 % 82
September 23 °C 25 °C 49 % 88
October 19 °C 19 °C 43 % 58
November 14 °C 11 °C 47 % 22
December 8.6 °C 4.4 °C 54 % 23

When to think twice

February scores lowest with about 3 wet days and highs near 4.2 °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 2.0 °C 11 mm 55 %
February 4.2 °C 16 mm 49 %
March 9.5 °C 20 mm 44 %
April 16.5 °C 35 mm 46 %
May 22.4 °C 59 mm 50 %
June 26.7 °C 73 mm 57 %
July 28.7 °C 171 mm 62 %
August 28.2 °C 142 mm 58 %
September 24.5 °C 53 mm 49 %
October 18.7 °C 29 mm 43 %
November 11.3 °C 31 mm 47 %
December 4.4 °C 16 mm 54 %

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.