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 January:properly cold, hardly any rain Qingdao, China · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.
Mean high 4° Hottest day 10.7° (2023)
Mean low −2° Coldest night −13.5° (2021)
Rain days 1 day 0-5 by year
Rainfall 7mm Daylight 9.7 → 10.4 h
Qingdao's 12 months i Best: June, September and October
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Trip types Beach Poorcool sea Sightseeing on foot Poorcold
Humidity 64% 0 muggy days
Clear days 12 days 6 overcast days
Mean wind 16 km/h 1 windy day
Sea temperature 7.3° 6.3-8° by year (last 6)
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 07:08 / 17:06 Daylight 9.7 → 10.4 h
Qingdao in January The coldest part of the year. The sea wind bites, making it feel colder. Wintering gulls gather around Zhanqiao Pier, and it is worth going early in the morning. Bring a heavy down jacket and a scarf.
Cold, plain and simple: highs of 4°C, lows of −2°C. Warm cafes and museums earned their keep. It stayed mostly dry, with 1 rain day on average. January was bone dry in 4 of 20 years, yet 2017 brought 5 rain days.
Days were short. Daylight grew from 9.7 to 10.4 hours across the month, so plan outdoor sights early. Frost touched 24 nights of the month on average, enough to glaze puddles and shaded steps at first light. Cold snaps happened: the record low for January was −13.5°C, set in 2021.
Typhoons i Typhoons: June to September
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January 1 Friday 1 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 4° −1° January 2 Saturday 2 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 4° −2° 1-2 rain on 3% of days 4° −2°
January 3 Sunday 3 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 5° −2° January 4 Monday 4 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 4° −2° January 5 Tuesday 5 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 4° −2° January 6 Wednesday 6 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 3° −2° January 7 Thursday 7 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 3° −2° January 8 Friday 8 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 4° −2° January 9 Saturday 9 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 3° −3° 3-9 rain on 5% of days 4° −2°
January 10 Sunday 10 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 3° −3° January 11 Monday 11 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 3° −2° January 12 Tuesday 12 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 3° −3° January 13 Wednesday 13 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 4° −2° January 14 Thursday 14 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 4° −2° January 15 Friday 15 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 3° −3° January 16 Saturday 16 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 3° −3° 10-16 rain on 3% of days 3° −3°
January 17 Sunday 17 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 4° −2° January 18 Monday 18 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 4° −2° January 19 Tuesday 19 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 5° −1° January 20 Wednesday 20 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 4° −1° January 21 Thursday 21 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 4° −2° January 22 Friday 22 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 3° −3° January 23 Saturday 23 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 2° −4° 17-23 rain on 4% of days 4° −2°
January 24 Sunday 24 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 3° −3° January 25 Monday 25 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 3° −3° January 26 Tuesday 26 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 4° −3° January 27 Wednesday 27 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 3° −2° January 28 Thursday 28 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 4° −2° January 29 Friday 29 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 4° −2° January 30 Saturday 30 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 4° −2° 24-30 rain on 5% of days 4° −3°
January 31 Sunday 31 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 5° −2°
January 31 rain on 5% of days 5° −2°
1-2 rain on 3% of days 4° −2° 3-9 rain on 5% of days 4° −2° 10-16 rain on 3% of days 3° −3° 17-23 rain on 4% of days 4° −2° 24-30 rain on 5% of days 4° −3° January 31 rain on 5% of days 5° −2°
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January 1 Saturday 1 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 4° −1° January 1 rain on 5% of days 4° −1°
January 2 Sunday 2 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 4° −2° January 3 Monday 3 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 5° −2° January 4 Tuesday 4 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 4° −2° January 5 Wednesday 5 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 4° −2° January 6 Thursday 6 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 3° −2° January 7 Friday 7 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 3° −2° January 8 Saturday 8 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 4° −2° 2-8 rain on 4% of days 4° −2°
January 9 Sunday 9 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 3° −3° January 10 Monday 10 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 3° −3° January 11 Tuesday 11 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 3° −2° January 12 Wednesday 12 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 3° −3° January 13 Thursday 13 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 4° −2° January 14 Friday 14 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 4° −2° January 15 Saturday 15 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 3° −3° 9-15 rain on 4% of days 3° −3°
January 16 Sunday 16 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 3° −3° January 17 Monday 17 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 4° −2° January 18 Tuesday 18 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 4° −2° January 19 Wednesday 19 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 5° −1° January 20 Thursday 20 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 4° −1° January 21 Friday 21 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 4° −2° January 22 Saturday 22 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 3° −3° 16-22 rain on 4% of days 4° −2°
January 23 Sunday 23 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 2° −4° January 24 Monday 24 rain in 0 of 20 yrs 0/20 3° −3° January 25 Tuesday 25 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 3° −3° January 26 Wednesday 26 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 4° −3° January 27 Thursday 27 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 3° −2° January 28 Friday 28 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 4° −2° January 29 Saturday 29 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 4° −2° 23-29 rain on 4% of days 3° −3°
January 30 Sunday 30 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 4° −2° January 31 Monday 31 rain in 1 of 20 yrs 1/20 5° −2°
30-31 rain on 8% of days 4° −2°
January 1 rain on 5% of days 4° −1° 2-8 rain on 4% of days 4° −2° 9-15 rain on 4% of days 3° −3° 16-22 rain on 4% of days 4° −2° 23-29 rain on 4% of days 3° −3° 30-31 rain on 8% 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 2mm
2015 none
2016 none
2017 15mm
2018 none
2019 none
2020 29mm
2021 none
2022 none
2023 none
2024 none
2025 none
Holidays in January (2027) January 1 New Year's Day *January 18 Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. * Provisional: not yet officially announced.
1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)1 US holidays (flights fill up)
Day by day temperature i −10° −3° 5° 12° 1 8 15 22 29 31
Your trip dates, the past 20 years Trip dates January 1 (Fri) 2 (Sat) 3 (Sun) 4 (Mon) 5 (Tue) 6 (Wed) 7 (Thu) 8 (Fri) 9 (Sat) 10 (Sun) 11 (Mon) 12 (Tue) 13 (Wed) 14 (Thu) 15 (Fri) 16 (Sat) 17 (Sun) 18 (Mon) 19 (Tue) 20 (Wed) 21 (Thu) 22 (Fri) 23 (Sat) 24 (Sun) 25 (Mon) 26 (Tue) 27 (Wed) 28 (Thu) 29 (Fri) 30 (Sat) 31 (Sun) ~ January 1 (Fri) 2 (Sat) 3 (Sun) 4 (Mon) 5 (Tue) 6 (Wed) 7 (Thu) 8 (Fri) 9 (Sat) 10 (Sun) 11 (Mon) 12 (Tue) 13 (Wed) 14 (Thu) 15 (Fri) 16 (Sat) 17 (Sun) 18 (Mon) 19 (Tue) 20 (Wed) 21 (Thu) 22 (Fri) 23 (Sat) 24 (Sun) 25 (Mon) 26 (Tue) 27 (Wed) 28 (Thu) 29 (Fri) 30 (Sat) 31 (Sun) 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-end Whole month
You can also click two dates on the axis. Hover a cell to see that day's rain. By year Driest trips first
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Trip rain days Month rain days Tap a date to start, tap another to end. Each cell is that date in one year. '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25
of 20 Dates outside your trip are dimmed.
One row per year, one cell per day. 2011 had 0 rain days, 2017 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°
Common questions Does it rain a lot in Qingdao in January? Over the past 20 years January averaged 1 rain day (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 January? Days averaged 4°C and nights −2°C. Pack a warm coat and a compact umbrella.
Can you swim in Qingdao in January? Sea surface temperature averaged 7.3°C in January, too cold for most people without a wetsuit. Year to year it ranged 6.3-8°C. Check local flags for waves and jellyfish on the day.
Is January a good time to visit Qingdao? On warmth and rain days alone, Qingdao's easiest months were June, September and October. January ranked 8 of 12.
How many clear days does Qingdao get in January? About 12 clear days (under 30% cloud on average) and 6 overcast days (80% or more).
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