East Asia · City travel

Best time to visit Qingdao

Early May–Mid Jun, Early Sep–Late Oct is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 23.0°C, with 1.9 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Qingdao
Photo: xiquinhosilva (CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Qingdao season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 1.0)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 0.5)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 0.0)Early Feb: Avoid (season score 1.7)Mid Feb: Avoid (season score 2.6)Late Feb: Avoid (season score 5.3)Early Mar: Off-season (season score 14.6)Mid Mar: Off-season (season score 26.1)Late Mar: Okay (season score 46.3)Early Apr: Okay (season score 49.4)Mid Apr: Good (season score 67.5)Late Apr: Great (season score 83.0)Early May: Best (season score 88.4)Mid May: Best (season score 96.1)Late May: Best (season score 99.9)Early Jun: Best (season score 99.5)Mid Jun: Best (season score 91.3)Late Jun: Great (season score 80.2)Early Jul: Great (season score 82.7)Mid Jul: Great (season score 75.0)Late Jul: Good (season score 60.7)Early Aug: Okay (season score 52.1)Mid Aug: Good (season score 62.8)Late Aug: Great (season score 80.3)Early Sep: Best (season score 89.9)Mid Sep: Best (season score 86.3)Late Sep: Best (season score 96.5)Early Oct: Best (season score 97.4)Mid Oct: Best (season score 100.0)Late Oct: Best (season score 90.2)Early Nov: Great (season score 76.9)Mid Nov: Okay (season score 49.6)Late Nov: Off-season (season score 22.4)Early Dec: Avoid (season score 10.9)Mid Dec: Avoid (season score 5.7)Late Dec: Avoid (season score 4.5)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid3.8°C0.757.1%
FebruaryAvoid5.9°C1.357.2%
MarchFair10.7°C1.151.6%
AprilGood15.9°C1.753.8%
MayBest21.2°C2.156.0%
JuneBest24.9°C2.463.3%
JulyGreat28.0°C3.269.0%
AugustGood29.4°C3.363.7%
SeptemberBest26.3°C2.255.9%
OctoberBest20.7°C1.450.4%
NovemberOkay13.5°C1.449.4%
DecemberAvoid6.4°C0.851.1%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: QINGDAO(4 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.