Weather in Qingdao in January 2026
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Qingdao;
Average weather
Average temperature in Qingdao in January
The temperature in January is +5°C on average, with a range between a maximum of +11°C during the day and a minimum of -10°C at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 24% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +5°C to +10°C.
Is Qingdao warm or cold in January?
Qingdao is typically cool in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +6°C to +3°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from 0°C to -2°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Qingdao, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Qingdao in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +6°C | +3°C | +5°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -12°C | -16°C | -11°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +17°C | +12°C | +18°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 16 mm | 10 mm | 14 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 5 m/s | 5 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 67% | 68% | 71% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1026 HPa | 1027 HPa | 1025 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 11 | 10 | 8 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 14 | 16 | 14 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +6°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +3°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 16 mm to 10 mm. Humidity rises from 67% to 68%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 5 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 11 sunny days in December to 10 in January.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 5 m/s getting up to 12 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 January, going from 4 m/s to 4 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Qingdao.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Qingdao?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Qingdao in January 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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Other cities in China
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.
