Today's Sunrise & Sunset in Qingdao

Sunrise in Qingdao today is at 04:49:29 AM (local time). Sunset will be at 07:00:57 PM, giving Qingdao 14h 11min of daylight today. Civil twilight begins at 04:20:03 AM and ends at 07:30:28 PM. Plan your day with the UV index for Qingdao or find the best light for photos during the golden hour in Qingdao. Get a full year of light data with the printable Qingdao Photography Planner 2026.

Qingdao is in the warm temperate zone, with noticeable seasonal shifts — long summer evenings and shorter winter days. On the longest day of the year (June 21), Qingdao receives 14.6 hours of daylight, with sunrise at 04:42 AM and sunset at 07:18 PM. On the shortest day (December 21), this drops to 9.7 hours — a difference of 4.9 hours between summer and winter. The earliest sunrise of the year occurs around June 15 at 04:41, while the latest sunset falls around June 30 at 19:19. The evening golden hour in Qingdao lasts about 56 minutes in summer and 57 minutes in winter — typical for this latitude.