Beijing vs Qingdao: which is better, month by month

Beijing and Qingdao split the year 3–3 — Beijing wins March to May, Qingdao wins June to August, and they are within 3 points in September to February.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type — they are different kinds of destination, so the scores are each place at its own best. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Beijing

🇨🇳 China · continental climate

Best month
April 91/100
Months won
3 of 12

Qingdao

🇨🇳 China · mild climate

Best month
September 87/100
Months won
3 of 12

Beijing vs Qingdao — all 12 months

MonthBeijingQingdaoWinnerGap
January48Ffreezing, dry, poor air quality51Dcold, dry, poor air qualityTie3
February59Dcold, dry, poor air quality57Dcold, dry, poor air qualityTie2
March77Bcool, dry, poor air quality70Bcool, dry, poor air qualityBeijing7
April91Snice, dry, poor air quality77Bnice, a little rain, poor air qualityBeijing14
May88Awarm, dry, poor air quality80Anice, a little rain, poor air qualityBeijing8
June75Bhot, a little rain, poor air quality84Ahot, rainy, poor air qualityQingdao9
July53Dsweltering, soaked, poor air quality75Bsweltering, soaked, poor air qualityQingdao22
August61Csweltering, rainy, poor air quality74Bsweltering, soaked, poor air qualityQingdao13
September84Awarm, a little rain, poor air quality87Ahot, rainyTie3
October80Anice, a little rain, poor air quality79Bnice, a little rainTie1
November67Ccold, dry, poor air quality66Ccool, dryTie1
December50Dcold, dry, poor air quality53Dcold, dryTie3

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is July (53 vs 75). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.