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Qingdao, a major port city in eastern Shandong province, sits on a peninsula on the Yellow Sea coast of eastern China at approximately 36.07°N, 120.38°E. Its coastal, peninsular position gives it a monsoon-influenced humid climate (Köppen Cwa) strongly moderated by the sea — with milder winters, cooler summers, higher humidity and more sea fog than the Chinese interior at the same latitude.
Summer, from June to August, is warm and humid rather than fiercely hot, with August the warmest month — average highs around 28–29°C — kept comfortable by cool sea breezes off the Yellow Sea, so Qingdao is a popular summer beach resort. It is the wettest and foggiest season, when the summer monsoon brings the bulk of the year's rain and dense sea fog frequently shrouds the coast.
Winter, from December to February, is cold but milder than the interior thanks to the sea, with January the coolest month — average highs around 5°C and lows near -3°C. It is dry, often windy and comparatively sunny, as the Siberian monsoon sweeps across the peninsula; the surrounding sea keeps the deepest freezes and heaviest snow at bay.
Qingdao receives around 660–700 mm of precipitation a year, concentrated in the summer months from June to August, while winter is dry with light snow; the maritime setting keeps humidity higher and fog more frequent than inland. Live rainfall, humidity, and pressure readings for the city are shown in the panels above.
Qingdao's peninsular setting on the Yellow Sea is the key to its climate: the sea moderates both summer heat and winter cold, giving it milder, more even weather than the interior, along with the frequent sea fog that famously drapes its coastline and red-roofed hills in the warmer months, and the cool sea breezes that make it one of China's favourite summer seaside cities.
To follow any single measurement in Qingdao more closely, use our live instruments: the online barometer for atmospheric pressure, the thermometer for temperature, the hygrometer for humidity, the anemometer for wind speed, the wind vane for wind direction, and the rain gauge for rainfall.