What's the climate like in Shandong?

Shandong's climate belongs to warm temperate monsoon climate type.

Precipitation is concentrated, rain and heat are in the same season, spring and autumn are short, winter and summer are long. Shandong province has four distinct seasons. In spring, the climate is changeable, the southwest wind is strong, the ground temperature rises quickly, the evaporation is large, the precipitation is small, and droughts are frequent; Summer is hot and humid, precipitation is concentrated, and sometimes there is heavy rain and hail weather; There is little rain in autumn, and the air is crisp in autumn. In some years, the autumn rain is continuous: in winter, there is little rain and snow, which is northerly and cold and dry.

In summer, the temperature is generally the highest in July, with an average of 24 ~ 27℃. The frost-free period in the province is generally l80 ~ 220 days, and it also increases from the northeast coast to the southwest. The frost-free period in northern Shandong and Jiaodong is generally 180 days, and it can reach 220 days in southwestern Shandong.

The average annual precipitation in the province is generally between 550-950 mm, decreasing from southeast to northwest, with the largest precipitation in southeastern Shandong and southern Shandong, generally above 800-900 mm; The precipitation in northwest Shandong and the Yellow River Delta is the least, generally below 600 mm, and in other areas it is generally 600 ~ 800 mm.

Shandong province belongs to the Yellow River, Huaihe River and Haihe River. The main rivers in Shandong Province are Nansi Lake, Dongping Lake, Baiyun Lake, Qingsha Lake and Mada Lake. Except for the east-west direction of the Yellow River and the north-south direction of the Grand Canal.