Based on the hourly precipitation data of 50 automatic meteorological stations in Jinan area from March to November during 2008-2017, the temporal and spatial variation characteristics of precipitation with rainfall intensity over 10.0, 20.0, 30.0 mm·h-1 were studied. The results show that the hourly heavy precipitation in Jinan was affected by urbanization, topography and prevailing winds. There were more precipitation in Jinan urban area, southern mountainous area, Shanghe county and piedmont region in Changqing district, while there were relatively less precipitation in the downwind area of the suburbs, Zhangqiu district, Jiyang district and Pingyin county. Hourly heavy precipitation occurred most in July and August, monthly average precipitation with rain intensity equal to or more than 20.0 mm·h-1 was over 40.0 mm and its contribution rate was over 25.0%. The diurnal variation of heavy precipitation was characterized by double peaks and double valleys. The minimum precipitation period was around 11:00 and 23:00, and the maximum precipitation period was 04:00-05:00 and 14:00-21:00. Most sites had peak precipitation from midnight to early morning and from afternoon to evening.