January 4° · ☂ 1 February 6° · ☂ 2 March 10° · ☂ 3 April 16° · ☂ 4 May 21° · ☂ 5 ★ June25° · ☂ 6 July 28° · ☂ 8 August 29° · ☂ 8 ★ September26° · ☂ 6 ★ October20° · ☂ 3 November 13° · ☂ 3 December 6° · ☂ 2 Qingdao in December:properly cold, little rain Qingdao, China · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.
Mean high 6° Hottest day 16.6° (2023)
Mean low 0° Coldest night −9.2° (2020)
Rain days 2 days 0-5 by year
Rainfall 13mm Daylight 9.9 → 9.7 h
Qingdao's 12 months i Best: June, September and October
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Trip types Beach Poorcool sea Sightseeing on foot Poorcold
Humidity 63% 0 muggy days
Clear days 14 days 5 overcast days
Mean wind 17 km/h 1 windy day
Sea temperature 12° 11.3-12.5° by year (last 6)
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 07:02 / 16:46 Daylight 9.9 → 9.7 h
Qingdao in December A dry cold. The sea wind is strong and the felt temperature drops a lot. Keep coastal walks short and alternate with warm indoor stops. A thick coat, hat and gloves make it comfortable.
Cold, plain and simple: highs of 6°C, lows of 0°C. Warm cafes and museums earned their keep. It stayed mostly dry, with 2 rain days on average. December was bone dry in 5 of 20 years, yet 2012 brought 5 rain days.
With as little as 9.7 hours of daylight, the sightseeing day was short and dinner came after dark. 15 nights a month dropped below freezing on average. Gloves earned their place for early starts. Cold snaps happened: the record low for December was −9.2°C, set in 2020.
Typhoons i Typhoons: June to September
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December 1 Tuesday 1 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 9° 3° December 2 Wednesday 2 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 8° 3° December 3 Thursday 3 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 8° 2° December 4 Friday 4 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 8° 2° December 5 Saturday 5 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 7° 1° 1-5 rain on 9% of days 8° 2°
December 6 Sunday 6 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 8° 1° December 7 Monday 7 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 8° 2° December 8 Tuesday 8 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 7° 2° December 9 Wednesday 9 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 8° 2° December 10 Thursday 10 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 8° 2° December 11 Friday 11 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 6° 1° December 12 Saturday 12 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 6° 1° 6-12 rain on 8% of days 7° 2°
December 13 Sunday 13 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 6° 0° December 14 Monday 14 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 5° 0° December 15 Tuesday 15 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 6° 0° December 16 Wednesday 16 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 5° −1° December 17 Thursday 17 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 4° −2° December 18 Friday 18 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 5° −1° December 19 Saturday 19 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 6° 0° 13-19 rain on 5% of days 5° 0°
December 20 Sunday 20 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 6° 0° December 21 Monday 21 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 5° 0° December 22 Tuesday 22 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 6° 0° December 23 Wednesday 23 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 5° −1° December 24 Thursday 24 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 5° −2° December 25 Friday 25 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 5° −1° December 26 Saturday 26 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 4° −2° 20-26 rain on 8% of days 5° −1°
December 27 Sunday 27 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 5° −1° December 28 Monday 28 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 5° −1° December 29 Tuesday 29 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 5° −1° December 30 Wednesday 30 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 3° −2° December 31 Thursday 31 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 3° −2°
27-31 rain on 5% of days 4° −2°
1-5 rain on 9% of days 8° 2° 6-12 rain on 8% of days 7° 2° 13-19 rain on 5% of days 5° 0° 20-26 rain on 8% of days 5° −1° 27-31 rain on 5% of days 4° −2°
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December 1 Wednesday 1 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 9° 3° December 2 Thursday 2 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 8° 3° December 3 Friday 3 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 8° 2° December 4 Saturday 4 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 8° 2° 1-4 rain on 9% of days 8° 2°
December 5 Sunday 5 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 7° 1° December 6 Monday 6 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 8° 1° December 7 Tuesday 7 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 8° 2° December 8 Wednesday 8 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 7° 2° December 9 Thursday 9 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 8° 2° December 10 Friday 10 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 8° 2° December 11 Saturday 11 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 6° 1° 5-11 rain on 9% of days 7° 2°
December 12 Sunday 12 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 6° 1° December 13 Monday 13 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 6° 0° December 14 Tuesday 14 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 5° 0° December 15 Wednesday 15 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 6° 0° December 16 Thursday 16 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 5° −1° December 17 Friday 17 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 4° −2° December 18 Saturday 18 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 5° −1° 12-18 rain on 5% of days 5° 0°
December 19 Sunday 19 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 6° 0° December 20 Monday 20 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 6° 0° December 21 Tuesday 21 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 5° 0° December 22 Wednesday 22 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 6° 0° December 23 Thursday 23 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 5° −1° December 24 Friday 24 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 5° −2° December 25 Saturday 25 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 5° −1° 19-25 rain on 6% of days 5° −1°
December 26 Sunday 26 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 4° −2° December 27 Monday 27 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 5° −1° December 28 Tuesday 28 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 5° −1° December 29 Wednesday 29 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 5° −1° December 30 Thursday 30 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 3° −2° December 31 Friday 31 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 3° −2°
26-31 rain on 6% of days 4° −2°
1-4 rain on 9% of days 8° 2° 5-11 rain on 9% of days 7° 2° 12-18 rain on 5% of days 5° 0° 19-25 rain on 6% of days 5° −1° 26-31 rain on 6% of days 4° −2°
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2006 none
2007 none
2008 none
2009 none
2010 none
2011 none
2012 none
2013 none
2014 none
2015 4mm
2016 none
2017 none
2018 none
2019 2mm
2020 1mm
2021 none
2022 none
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2024 none
2025 none
Holidays in December (2026) December 25 Christmas Day 1 US holidays (flights fill up)
Holidays in December (2027) December 24 Christmas Day (observed)December 25 Christmas Day 1 US holidays (flights fill up)
Day by day temperature i −8° 1° 9° 18° 1 8 15 22 29 31
Your trip dates, the past 20 years Trip dates December 1 (Tue) 2 (Wed) 3 (Thu) 4 (Fri) 5 (Sat) 6 (Sun) 7 (Mon) 8 (Tue) 9 (Wed) 10 (Thu) 11 (Fri) 12 (Sat) 13 (Sun) 14 (Mon) 15 (Tue) 16 (Wed) 17 (Thu) 18 (Fri) 19 (Sat) 20 (Sun) 21 (Mon) 22 (Tue) 23 (Wed) 24 (Thu) 25 (Fri) 26 (Sat) 27 (Sun) 28 (Mon) 29 (Tue) 30 (Wed) 31 (Thu) ~ December 1 (Tue) 2 (Wed) 3 (Thu) 4 (Fri) 5 (Sat) 6 (Sun) 7 (Mon) 8 (Tue) 9 (Wed) 10 (Thu) 11 (Fri) 12 (Sat) 13 (Sun) 14 (Mon) 15 (Tue) 16 (Wed) 17 (Thu) 18 (Fri) 19 (Sat) 20 (Sun) 21 (Mon) 22 (Tue) 23 (Wed) 24 (Thu) 25 (Fri) 26 (Sat) 27 (Sun) 28 (Mon) 29 (Tue) 30 (Wed) 31 (Thu) 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-end Whole month
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One row per year, one cell per day. 2010 had 0 rain days, 2012 had 5.
Qingdao through the year Month High Low Rain days Rainfall Sea January 4° −2° 1 day 7mm 7° February 6° −1° 2 days 13mm 6° March 10° 4° 3 days 21mm 7° April 16° 9° 4 days 32mm 10° May 21° 14° 5 days 54mm 15° June Good 25° 19° 6 days 70mm 20° July 28° 23° 8 days 176mm 24° August 29° 24° 8 days 165mm 27° September Good 26° 20° 6 days 84mm 26° October Good 20° 14° 3 days 38mm 22° November 13° 7° 3 days 30mm 18° December 6° 0° 2 days 13mm 12°
What to pack At 6°C by day and 0°C at night, a heavy coat over a sweater is right. A scarf makes the evenings much easier.
Rain barely mattered in this month. Plan around dry streets.
Common questions Does it rain a lot in Qingdao in December? Over the past 20 years December averaged 2 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 31. Individual years ran from 0 in the driest to 5 in the wettest.
What should I wear in Qingdao in December? Days averaged 6°C and nights 0°C. Pack a warm coat and a compact umbrella.
Can you swim in Qingdao in December? Sea surface temperature averaged 12°C in December, too cold for most people without a wetsuit. Year to year it ranged 11.3-12.5°C. Check local flags for waves and jellyfish on the day.
Is December a good time to visit Qingdao? On warmth and rain days alone, Qingdao's easiest months were June, September and October. December ranked 11 of 12.
How many clear days does Qingdao get in December? About 14 clear days (under 30% cloud on average) and 5 overcast days (80% or more).
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