Shanghai weather records
Record high and low temperatures for Shanghai, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 40°C on 2022-08-23; its coldest fell to -9°C on 2016-01-25.
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 | 21°C2020-01-07
-5°C2016-01-24
|
15°C2002-01-15
-9°C2016-01-25
|
| February | 24°C1997-02-25
1°C2013-02-08
|
14°C1992-02-29
-6°C1990-02-01
|
| March | 31°C2025-03-26
3°C2005-03-12
|
16°C2020-03-26
-4°C1988-03-07
|
| April | 31°C2011-04-26
7°C1987-04-01
|
21°C2005-04-30
0°C1991-04-02
|
| May | 35°C2018-05-16
14°C1986-05-02
|
24°C1991-05-25
7°C1991-05-02
|
| June | 36°C1997-06-05
20°C2010-06-09
|
27°C2018-06-28
13°C1981-06-02
|
| July | 39°C1992-07-29
21°C2015-07-06
|
29°C2013-07-28
19°C1999-07-03
|
| August | 40°C2022-08-23
24°C2001-08-25
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30°C2022-08-14
20°C2016-08-28
|
| September | 40°C1995-09-07
20°C2020-09-18
|
28°C2024-09-11
14°C2012-09-30
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| October | 36°C2022-10-03
13°C1981-10-23
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26°C2025-10-06
4°C1986-10-30
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| November | 30°C2023-11-05
5°C2015-11-26
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21°C2005-11-05
-4°C2015-11-27
|
| December | 23°C2023-12-09
-1°C1991-12-28
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15°C2018-12-03
-8°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) | 24°C1997-02-25
-5°C2016-01-24
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15°C2002-01-15
-9°C2016-01-25
|
| Spring (Mar–May) | 35°C2018-05-16
3°C2005-03-12
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24°C1991-05-25
-4°C1988-03-07
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| Summer (Jun–Aug) | 40°C2022-08-23
20°C2010-06-09
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30°C2022-08-14
13°C1981-06-02
|
| Autumn (Sep–Nov) | 40°C1995-09-07
5°C2015-11-26
|
28°C2024-09-11
-4°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
Precip
For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.