Geography
Nearby major cities include Jinan and Zibo to the west, Yantai to the northeast and Qingdao to the southeast.
Weifang has a monsoon-influenced, four-season climate, on the very borderline between humid continental and humid subtropical (Köppen Dwa/Cwa, respectively), with hot, humid summers, and cold but dry winters. Monthly daily average temperatures range from −2.9 °C (26.8 °F) in January to 26.2 °C (79.2 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 12.5 °C (54.5 °F). More than 70% of the annual precipitation occurs from June to September, and sunshine is generally abundant year-round.
| Climate data for Weifang (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 3.1 (37.6) |
5.8 (42.4) |
12.3 (54.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
25.8 (78.4) |
30.1 (86.2) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.1 (86.2) |
26.6 (79.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
5.7 (42.3) |
18.7 (65.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −7.3 (18.9) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
0.0 (32) |
6.9 (44.4) |
12.4 (54.3) |
18.1 (64.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.1 (70) |
15.3 (59.5) |
8.9 (48) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
7.4 (45.4) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 7.0 (0.276) |
11.6 (0.457) |
15.9 (0.626) |
25.8 (1.016) |
39.8 (1.567) |
76.5 (3.012) |
155.2 (6.11) |
127.1 (5.004) |
61.2 (2.409) |
39.1 (1.539) |
19.1 (0.752) |
10.0 (0.394) |
588.3 (23.162) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 12.5 | 10.2 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 75.6 |
| % humidity | 63 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 62 | 66 | 80 | 81 | 73 | 69 | 67 | 64 | 66.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 176.4 | 176.1 | 215.6 | 241.9 | 267.7 | 241.8 | 208.8 | 221.1 | 222.9 | 211.5 | 179.6 | 172.9 | 2,536.3 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
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