Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Shanghai, China weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Shanghai, China, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 39°C on 2013-08-08; its coldest fell to -11°C on 1980-01-31.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
22°C2010-01-20
-5°C2016-01-24
15°C2002-01-15
-11°C1980-01-31
February
25°C2009-02-13
-2°C1980-02-05
13°C1992-02-29
-9°C1980-02-01
March
27°C2025-03-25
3°C2005-03-12
16°C2020-03-26
-4°C2010-03-10
April
32°C2011-04-26
8°C1987-04-01
21°C2005-04-30
0°C1996-04-03
May
33°C2018-05-17
13°C1986-05-02
24°C1991-05-25
7°C1991-05-02
June
35°C2005-06-27
19°C1983-06-03
28°C1994-06-30
14°C1982-06-04
July
38°C2013-07-31
21°C2015-07-06
30°C2013-07-31
18°C1992-07-05
August
39°C2013-08-08
23°C1993-08-18
30°C2010-08-14
20°C2014-08-21
September
36°C1995-09-07
19°C1981-09-12
28°C1995-09-03
14°C1992-09-30
October
33°C2025-10-06
12°C1981-10-23
26°C2025-10-06
6°C1981-10-24
November
28°C2009-11-08
4°C2015-11-26
21°C2023-11-05
-3°C2015-11-27
December
23°C1987-12-29
-2°C1991-12-28
15°C2018-12-03
-7°C1991-12-29

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
25°C2009-02-13
-5°C2016-01-24
15°C2002-01-15
-11°C1980-01-31
Spring (Mar–May)
33°C2018-05-17
3°C2005-03-12
24°C1991-05-25
-4°C2010-03-10
Summer (Jun–Aug)
39°C2013-08-08
19°C1983-06-03
30°C2010-08-14
14°C1982-06-04
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
36°C1995-09-07
4°C2015-11-26
28°C1995-09-03
-3°C2015-11-27

All-time records

The most extreme value Shanghai has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 39°C 2013-08-08
Lowest -5°C 2016-01-24

Low

Highest 30°C 2010-08-14
Lowest -11°C 1980-01-31

Feels-like

Highest 47°C 1988-07-17
Lowest -17°C 2016-01-24

Humidity

Highest 28.1 g/m³ 1988-07-17
Lowest 1.0 g/m³ 2016-01-24

Wind

Highest 62 km/h 2021-07-25
Lowest 4 km/h 2005-03-27

Gust

Highest 113 km/h 2021-07-25
Lowest 10 km/h 1994-01-09

Precip

Wettest 169 mm 1983-06-30
Driest 42-day dry spell 1988-11-19

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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