Qingdao weather in August

In August, Qingdao sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 163 mm of rain across 11.2 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Qingdao's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Qingdao's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
163 mm
11.2 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
5:21 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
55%
10th clearest
Wind
17 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Qingdao is prefecture-level city in Shandong, China.

Air quality
Very high
PM2.5 37.3 µg/m³ · 2018
Density
636/km²
people per km²
Founded
1898

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Qingdao reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 2°C warmer than July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Qingdao

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Qingdao weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 132.819.80.0
Feb / 203.5110.60.0
Mar / 284.70.311.71.0
Apr11° / 445.50.112.93.1
May16° / 14°715.9013.95.5
Jun20° / 19°805.9014.46.9
Jul25° / 23°15810.5014.26.7
Aug26° / 25°16311.2013.46.5
Sep24° / 22°856.1012.27.6
Oct19° / 16°445011.17.0
Nov13° / 10°3950.110.14.1
Dec / 203.60.69.60.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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24753
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Qingdao gets around 163 mm of rain over 11.2 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 35% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels miserable — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 94% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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200053560
300153559
400163459
500163459
600173359
700183358
800193357
9001103356
10001123354
11001133353
12001153351
13002173447
14002193545
15002203542
16003223639
17003243736
18003263832
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280410353911
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31161336368

Wind in August

Winds average 17 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 16 km/h on the calmest days to 17 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
117light breeze
217light breeze
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517light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 54 min at the start of August to 12 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:09 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 7:00 PM to 6:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.95:097:00
213.85:106:59
313.85:116:58
413.85:116:57
513.75:126:56
613.75:136:55
713.75:146:54
813.65:156:53
913.65:156:52
1013.65:166:51
1113.55:176:50
1213.55:186:49
1313.55:196:48
1413.45:206:46
1513.45:206:45
1613.45:216:44
1713.35:226:43
1813.35:236:41
1913.35:246:40
2013.25:246:39
2113.25:256:38
2213.25:266:36
2313.15:276:35
2413.15:286:34
2513.15:286:32
2613.05:296:31
2713.05:306:29
2813.05:316:28
2912.95:326:27
3012.95:336:25
3112.85:336:24

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.4 kWh/m² to a high of 6.05 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 4.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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244.8Bright
254.8Bright
264.8Bright
274.8Bright
284.8Bright
294.8Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Qingdao

In seasonPeak

In August, Qingdao sits inside its pacific typhoon and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Qingdao sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Qingdao's rainy season runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Qingdao?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.5
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
6.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Qingdao for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Qingdao in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Qingdao sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 25°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Qingdao in August

The nearest coast averages about 26°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 21 km away) is warmest in August at about 26°C and coldest in February near 5°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 23 to Oct 22 — about 4 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan7Bracing
Feb5Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr9Bracing
May14Bracing
Jun19Cool
Jul24Refreshing
Aug26Warm
Sep24Warm
Oct21Refreshing
Nov16Cool
Dec11Bracing

UV index in Qingdao in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Qingdao peaks around July 19 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateHighVery highModerateJul 19UV 9Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Moderate
Feb3Moderate
Mar5High
Apr5Moderate
May7High
Jun7Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Qingdao in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Qingdao is worst in March — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.3× the cleanest month (September, 23 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Qingdao's WHO annual average of 37.3 µg/m³.

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorMar 1652 µg/m³Sep 1023 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan48Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar52Poor
Apr48Poor
May41Poor
Jun31Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec41Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Qingdao?

Qingdao sits at 36.1°N, 120.4°E, 16 m above sea level, in China. The nearest listed city is Jinan, 310 km away.

JinanDalianTianjinNanjingChangyŏnKwail-ŭpOngjinT’aet’an-ŭp

Topography around Qingdao

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Qingdao.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Qingdao has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 168 m around an average of 25 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 401 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,092 m.

The land around Qingdao is covered by artificial surfaces (59%) and water (28%) within 3 km, water (65%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 16 km, and water (46%) and cropland (35%) within 80 km.

3 km
168 m
16 km
401 m
80 km
1,092 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Jinan 310 km · Dalian 334 km · Tianjin 443 km · Nanjing 469 km · Changyŏn 483 km · Kwail-ŭp 488 km · Ongjin 489 km · T’aet’an-ŭp 491 km

China travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type A / I
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 47% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$13,862
2025
Happiness
6.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
0.5
per 100k, 2020
Road deaths
17.4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Low
EF EPI 464
Religion
unaffiliated 52%folk religion 22%Buddhist 18%Christian 5%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Qingdao (36.0649°, 120.3804°, elevation 16 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).