Weather in Qingdao in December 2025
- December is usually the driest month of the year in Qingdao
Average weather
Average temperature in Qingdao in December
The temperature in December is +5°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +17°C during the day and a minimum of -9°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 8% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +5°C to +3°C.
Is Qingdao warm or cold in December?
Qingdao is typically cool in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +12°C to +6°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +7°C to 0°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
December is one of the coolest months in Qingdao, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Qingdao in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +12°C | +6°C | +3°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -5°C | -12°C | -16°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +25°C | +17°C | +12°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 36 mm | 16 mm | 10 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 5 m/s | 5 m/s | 5 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 68% | 67% | 68% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1023 HPa | 1026 HPa | 1027 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | 10 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 14 | 16 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 8 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 2 | 3 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +12°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +6°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 36 mm to 16 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 68% to 67%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 5 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 11 sunny days during the month.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 7 m/s getting up to 13 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Qingdao is gradually increasing during December, going from 5 m/s to 7 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
December is one of the snowiest months in Qingdao.
Here’s how December is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last December in Qingdao?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Qingdao in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1985 (+14°C) and the highest in 2020 (+19°C). The driest year was 1981 with only 412 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1990 with 1443 mm.
FAQ
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Monthly weather in Qingdao
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Qingdao, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
