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.
| Month | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| January | 22°C2010-01-20
-5°C2016-01-24
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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
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30°C2013-07-31
18°C1992-07-05
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| August | 39°C2013-08-08
23°C1993-08-18
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30°C2010-08-14
20°C2014-08-21
|
| September | 36°C1995-09-07
19°C1981-09-12
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28°C1995-09-03
14°C1992-09-30
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| October | 33°C2025-10-06
12°C1981-10-23
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26°C2025-10-06
6°C1981-10-24
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| November | 28°C2009-11-08
4°C2015-11-26
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21°C2023-11-05
-3°C2015-11-27
|
| December | 23°C1987-12-29
-2°C1991-12-28
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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).
| Season | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| Winter (Dec–Feb) | 25°C2009-02-13
-5°C2016-01-24
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15°C2002-01-15
-11°C1980-01-31
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| Spring (Mar–May) | 33°C2018-05-17
3°C2005-03-12
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24°C1991-05-25
-4°C2010-03-10
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| Summer (Jun–Aug) | 39°C2013-08-08
19°C1983-06-03
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30°C2010-08-14
14°C1982-06-04
|
| Autumn (Sep–Nov) | 36°C1995-09-07
4°C2015-11-26
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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
Low
Feels-like
Humidity
Wind
Gust
Precip
For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.