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China · 31.23, 121.47 · Asia/Shanghai

Data source and period: 31.23, 121.47 · 3.54 m

October

81/100

Weather score

May

78/100

Weather score

April

77/100

Weather score

Weather score

Temperature

Rainfall

Rainy days

January

Temperature
5.3°C
High / Low
9.4° / 1.9°
Rainfall
65.7 mm
Rainy days
9.3
Humidity
80%
Wind
16.9 km/h
Weather score
55/100

Highest style score: City 56/100

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February

Temperature
6.4°C
High / Low
10.7° / 2.6°
Rainfall
76.3 mm
Rainy days
9.8
Humidity
80%
Wind
17.5 km/h
Weather score
56/100

Highest style score: City 56/100

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March

Temperature
11.1°C
High / Low
15.9° / 6.9°
Rainfall
101.9 mm
Rainy days
11.7
Humidity
80%
Wind
17.7 km/h
Weather score
63/100

Highest style score: City 63/100

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April

Temperature
16.3°C
High / Low
21.3° / 11.9°
Rainfall
102.2 mm
Rainy days
10.4
Humidity
77%
Wind
17.6 km/h
Weather score
77/100

Highest style score: City 75/100

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May

Temperature
21.2°C
High / Low
25.8° / 17.0°
Rainfall
130.5 mm
Rainy days
12.2
Humidity
77%
Wind
17.5 km/h
Weather score
78/100

Highest style score: City 71/100

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June

Temperature
25.0°C
High / Low
28.8° / 21.7°
Rainfall
240.2 mm
Rainy days
18.8
Humidity
81%
Wind
15.6 km/h
Weather score
62/100

Highest style score: City 49/100

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July

Temperature
28.9°C
High / Low
32.1° / 26.2°
Rainfall
216.8 mm
Rainy days
19.1
Humidity
83%
Wind
17.6 km/h
Weather score
55/100

Highest style score: City 32/100

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August

Temperature
29.5°C
High / Low
32.9° / 26.6°
Rainfall
156.2 mm
Rainy days
16.3
Humidity
80%
Wind
16.0 km/h
Weather score
62/100

Highest style score: City 40/100

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September

Temperature
25.7°C
High / Low
29.1° / 22.8°
Rainfall
207.4 mm
Rainy days
14.6
Humidity
80%
Wind
16.3 km/h
Weather score
69/100

Highest style score: City 52/100

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October

Temperature
19.8°C
High / Low
23.7° / 16.7°
Rainfall
97.4 mm
Rainy days
9.9
Humidity
78%
Wind
18.0 km/h
Weather score
81/100

Highest style score: City 75/100

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November

Temperature
14.2°C
High / Low
18.4° / 10.4°
Rainfall
82.9 mm
Rainy days
10.3
Humidity
78%
Wind
17.1 km/h
Weather score
73/100

Highest style score: City 75/100

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December

Temperature
7.3°C
High / Low
11.6° / 3.6°
Rainfall
42.1 mm
Rainy days
6.7
Humidity
77%
Wind
17.1 km/h
Weather score
64/100

Highest style score: City 67/100

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Monthly climate

Shanghai
MonthTemperatureHighLowRainfallRainy daysHumidityWindWeather score
January5.3°C9.4°C1.9°C65.7 mm9.380%16.9 km/h55
February6.4°C10.7°C2.6°C76.3 mm9.880%17.5 km/h56
March11.1°C15.9°C6.9°C101.9 mm11.780%17.7 km/h63
April16.3°C21.3°C11.9°C102.2 mm10.477%17.6 km/h77
May21.2°C25.8°C17.0°C130.5 mm12.277%17.5 km/h78
June25.0°C28.8°C21.7°C240.2 mm18.881%15.6 km/h62
July28.9°C32.1°C26.2°C216.8 mm19.183%17.6 km/h55
August29.5°C32.9°C26.6°C156.2 mm16.380%16.0 km/h62
September25.7°C29.1°C22.8°C207.4 mm14.680%16.3 km/h69
October19.8°C23.7°C16.7°C97.4 mm9.978%18.0 km/h81
November14.2°C18.4°C10.4°C82.9 mm10.378%17.1 km/h73
December7.3°C11.6°C3.6°C42.1 mm6.777%17.1 km/h64

Travel style

Beach

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August, September, July

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April, October, November

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November, April, October

June, July, September / January, February, December. This is a weather-based suitability score. It does not measure price, safety, crowding, or visitor satisfaction.

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Packing notes from the climate statistics

  • Rainfall: May

This is a weather-based suitability score. It does not measure price, safety, crowding, or visitor satisfaction.

Data source and period

Climate statistics are calculated by WhenToTravel from the NASA Langley Research Center POWER Project Daily API (MERRA-2 meteorology). NASA does not endorse this site.

2016-01-01 – 2025-12-31 · MERRA-2 · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-20T10:20:43.669Z

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Highest-scoring months
October, May, April
How the weather score works
This is a weather-based suitability score. It does not measure price, safety, crowding, or visitor satisfaction.
Data source and period
Climate statistics are calculated by WhenToTravel from the NASA Langley Research Center POWER Project Daily API (MERRA-2 meteorology). NASA does not endorse this site. 2016-01-01 – 2025-12-31.