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The climate of Shanghai (China)
Shanghai is one of the examples of the fast growing economy in China. This original fishing village has grown into one of the largest metropolises in the world and the most important port of China. Since 2004 Shanghai is even the biggest port in the world, overtaking Rotterdam after many years. Shanghai has a warm China climate with mild winters and warm summers. There is a distinct monsoon here from April till September. Precipitation figures are 150-200 millimeters of rain per month during this period. This often happens in the form of heavy showers with heavy thunderstorms and fierce winds. Because of its situation on the east coast there is a risk of hurricanes (typhoons) here during the third quarter of the year. Winters are drier and colder. During the night temperatures are around freezing point. However, it doesn’t get much colder than a few degrees Celsius below zero. During the winter snow may fall. However, the white layer is often only temporary.

 

Climate information
The figures below are based on long term weather and climate records. They are an average for Shanghai:

average
 maximum
temperature (°C)

average
minimum

temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine

per
day
average days with precipitation
per month
average
mm
precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January 7 0 4 10 10
February 8 1 4 11 8
March 12 5 5 14 8
April 18 10 5 15 11
May 23 16 6 15 16
June 27 20 6 15 21
July 31 25 7 12 25
August 31 25 8 11 27
September 27 21 6 13 25
October 22 15 5 12 22
November 17 9 5 11 18
December 10 2 5 10 14
= 0-5 mm ● = 6-30 mm ● = 31-60 mm ● = 61-100 mm ● = 101-200 mm ● = over 200 mm
= 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches

More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather, extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate information for each month of the year:
 

chance of
(very) hot

weather

chance of
(very) cool
weather
chance of
long-term

precipitation
chance of
hurricanes
(cyclones)
chance of
sunny days

UV-index

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
click here for the explanation of the symbols

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