Qingdao is located in the south of Shandong Peninsula, at 1 19? 30′~ 12 1? 00' north latitude, 35? 35′~37? 09', bordering the Yellow Sea in the east and south, Yantai in the northeast, Weifang in the west and Rizhao in the southwest. The city's total area is 10654 square kilometers, including urban areas (south, north, Sifang, Licang, Laoshan, Chengyang and Huangdao) 1 102 square kilometers, and the five cities under its jurisdiction are 9552 square kilometers.

Qingdao has a temperate monsoon climate. Due to the direct regulation of the marine environment and the influence of southeast monsoon, ocean current and water mass from the ocean surface, the urban area has obvious maritime climate characteristics. The air is humid, the rainfall is abundant, the temperature is moderate, and the four seasons are distinct. The temperature rises slowly in spring, which is later than inland 1 month. Summer is hot and humid and rainy, but there is no heating; The weather in autumn is refreshing, with less precipitation and strong evaporation; In winter, the wind is strong, the temperature is low and the duration is long.

Qingdao is a coastal hilly city, with high terrain in the east and low terrain in the west, rising on the north and south sides and low depression in the middle. Among them, mountains account for about 15.5% of the city's total area, hills account for 25.65,438+0%, plains account for 37.7%, and depressions account for 2 1.7%. The coast of this city can be divided into three basic types: headland rocky coast, mountain harbor muddy coast and bedrock sandy coast. In shallow water, there are underwater shoals, modern underwater deltas and marine erosion plains.