Historical Weather for Shanghai, China
Showing historical weather data for 1 Jan to 31 Dec over the last 5 years (2025-2025).
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Shanghai, Shanghai, China (01-01 → 31-12)
Years 2025–2025 · Source: Meteostat
Showing 1 year series with 365 days for Shanghai, Shanghai, China.
Latest Year Summary (2025)
Computed from observed daily Meteostat data for 2025 across the selected date window.
Average temperature
19.2°C
Long-term average unavailable
Total rainfall
1,120.1 mm
Across 2025 in the selected period
Rainfall details
- 🌧️ 178 rain days
- 💧 Wettest day: 2025-07-30 — 81.1 mm
Notable conditions
- 🔥 Heatwave days: 86
- 🥶 Frost days: 12
- 🌧️ Heavy rain days: 14
Average pressure
1,016.1 hPa
Weekly Rainfall Totals (2025)
Anomaly vs normal
n/a
No data
Record extremes
Daytime High: 39.5°C · 24 Aug 2025
Nighttime Low: -5.1°C · 08 Feb 2025
Precip & wind peaks
Rain: 81.1 mm · 30 Jul 2025
Wind: 17.3 kts · 30 Jul 2025
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Observed daily conditions for Shanghai, Shanghai, China
The summary cards surface the main pattern first, while the chart and table below keep every day inspectable. Use this page for like-for-like date comparisons across years, not as a forecast.
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2025 · 365 days
01 Jan → 31 Dec from Meteostat.
Year span
2025
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Observed extremes
High 39.5°C · Low -5.1°C
24 Aug 2025 to 08 Feb 2025 across 1 years.
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2025
365 days01 Jan → 31 Dec
Temperature
High: 1.2°C → 39.5°C
Low: -5.1°C → 29.9°C
Precipitation
Rain: 1,120.1 mm
Snow: 0.0 cm
Wind
14.0 km/h avg · 32.1 km/h peak
Accessible data table
Daily values for the first series (showing up to 30 rows)
| Day | High (°C) | Low (°C) | Rain (mm) (mm) | Snow (cm) (cm) | Wind (kts) (km/h) | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jan | 12.2°C | 1.5°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 9.4 km/h | — |
| 02 Jan | 13.9°C | 5.1°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 10.6 km/h | — |
| 03 Jan | 11.4°C | 3.3°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 10.5 km/h | — |
| 04 Jan | 12.1°C | 3.2°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 9.3 km/h | — |
| 05 Jan | 14.1°C | 6.4°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 13.2 km/h | — |
| 06 Jan | 11.4°C | 5.0°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 14.6 km/h | — |
| 07 Jan | 8.8°C | 1.5°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 9.6 km/h | — |
| 08 Jan | 11.0°C | 1.1°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 14.6 km/h | — |
| 09 Jan | 4.7°C | 0.2°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 16.1 km/h | — |
| 10 Jan | 4.5°C | -1.9°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 12.6 km/h | — |
| 11 Jan | 5.7°C | -0.6°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 8.6 km/h | — |
| 12 Jan | 9.6°C | 1.2°C | 0.1 mm | 0.0 cm | 14.4 km/h | — |
| 13 Jan | 13.1°C | 2.2°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 8.9 km/h | — |
| 14 Jan | 16.4°C | 6.2°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 15.3 km/h | — |
| 15 Jan | 7.4°C | 0.8°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 19.0 km/h | — |
| 16 Jan | 6.4°C | -1.9°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 8.5 km/h | — |
| 17 Jan | 10.0°C | -0.6°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 7.5 km/h | — |
| 18 Jan | 12.0°C | 1.9°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 9.3 km/h | — |
| 19 Jan | 14.4°C | 3.1°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 8.4 km/h | — |
| 20 Jan | 13.6°C | 3.5°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 8.8 km/h | — |
| 21 Jan | 14.8°C | 2.5°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 10.8 km/h | — |
| 22 Jan | 15.6°C | 6.9°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 14.7 km/h | — |
| 23 Jan | 15.1°C | 8.6°C | 0.1 mm | 0.0 cm | 12.4 km/h | — |
| 24 Jan | 14.9°C | 8.4°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 13.5 km/h | — |
| 25 Jan | 11.1°C | 9.0°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 15.4 km/h | — |
| 26 Jan | 8.9°C | 4.9°C | 2.7 mm | 0.0 cm | 18.3 km/h | — |
| 27 Jan | 5.3°C | 0.2°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 18.2 km/h | — |
| 28 Jan | 6.5°C | -1.5°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 15.5 km/h | — |
| 29 Jan | 7.8°C | -0.9°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 9.6 km/h | — |
| 30 Jan | 13.1°C | 2.3°C | 0.0 mm | 0.0 cm | 16.8 km/h | — |
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Shanghai Weather FAQ
Common questions about weather in Shanghai, China.
- Which month is usually hottest in Shanghai?
- Based on monthly observations from 2021–2025, Shanghai, China is usually hottest in August, when average daytime highs reach 33.5°C. Overnight lows in August average 26.2°C.
- Which month is usually coldest in Shanghai?
- Based on monthly observations from 2021–2025, Shanghai, China is coldest in January, with average nighttime lows around 2.2°C. Daytime highs in January average 10.9°C. The coldest reading in the archive for that month dropped to -6.1°C.
- Which month has the highest average daily precipitation in Shanghai?
- Based on monthly observations from 2021–2025, July has the highest average daily precipitation in Shanghai, China at 8.6mm. That is wetter than December, the driest month in the archive at 0.7mm.
- Which month is usually driest in Shanghai?
- Based on monthly observations from 2021–2025, December is the driest month in Shanghai, China, averaging 0.7mm of precipitation on a typical observed day. July is the wettest month by the same measure at 8.6mm.
- How large is the seasonal temperature swing in Shanghai?
- Based on monthly observations from 2021–2025, Typical warm-season highs peak in August at 33.5°C, while the lowest average night temperatures arrive in January at 2.2°C. That puts the city's warm-to-cold seasonal swing at roughly 31.3°C.
- Do monthly average nighttime lows stay above freezing in Shanghai?
- Based on monthly observations from 2021–2025, Yes. Across the available monthly averages for Shanghai, China, even the coldest month (January) keeps an average low of 2.2°C.