Qingdao rainfall

The cumulative precipitation in Qingdao in 2022 is 621.3mm, 47.4% more than the same period last year (421.6mm), and 44.4% more than the same period in previous years (430.3mm); the city’s cumulative precipitation since the flood season is 582.5mm , 153.6% more than the same period last year (229.7mm), and 87.2% more than the same period last year (311.1mm).

The annual average precipitation in Qingdao is 662.1 mm, and the rainfall in spring, summer, autumn and winter accounts for 17%, 57%, 21% and 5% of the annual precipitation respectively. The maximum annual precipitation is 1272.7 mm (1911) and the minimum is only 308.2 mm (1981). The annual variability of precipitation is 62%. The average number of snowfall days per year is only 10.

Qingdao’s climate environment

Qingdao is located in the north temperate monsoon area and has a temperate monsoon climate. Due to the direct regulation of the marine environment and the influence of the southeast monsoon, ocean currents and water masses from the ocean, the urban area has significant maritime climate characteristics.

The air is humid, the rainfall is abundant, the temperature is moderate, and the four seasons are distinct. The temperature rises slowly in spring, one month later than inland; the summer is humid, hot and rainy, but not sweltering; in autumn, the weather is high and crisp, with less precipitation and strong evaporation; in winter, the wind is strong and the temperature is low, and it lasts for a long time.

According to more than 100 years of meteorological data since 1898, the urban annual average temperature is 12.7℃, the extreme high temperature is 38.9℃ (July 15, 2002), and the extreme low temperature is -16.9℃ (January 1931) 10th).