Shanghai weather records
Record high and low temperatures for Shanghai, 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 40°C on 2013-08-08; its coldest fell to -9°C on 1980-02-05.
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°C2020-01-06
-5°C2016-01-24
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14°C2020-01-06
-8°C1980-01-31
|
| February | 24°C2014-02-01
-1°C1980-02-05
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14°C1992-02-28
-9°C1980-02-05
|
| March | 29°C2025-03-25
3°C2010-03-09
|
18°C2025-03-26
-2°C1988-03-06
|
| April | 31°C2005-04-28
8°C1987-04-01
|
22°C1993-04-23
3°C1996-04-02
|
| May | 35°C1991-05-25
13°C1984-05-04
|
25°C2018-05-17
10°C1995-05-04
|
| June | 36°C1994-06-30
18°C1987-06-07
|
29°C2000-06-26
15°C1987-06-07
|
| July | 39°C2013-07-30
21°C2015-07-06
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30°C2005-07-04
19°C2015-07-06
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| August | 40°C2013-08-08
22°C1993-08-18
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31°C2010-08-12
20°C1993-08-18
|
| September | 37°C1995-09-07
19°C1982-09-27
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29°C2025-09-07
14°C2012-09-30
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| October | 35°C2025-10-06
12°C1981-10-23
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27°C2025-10-06
6°C1981-10-23
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| November | 28°C2023-11-05
5°C1993-11-21
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21°C2023-11-04
-2°C2015-11-26
|
| December | 23°C2023-12-09
-3°C1991-12-28
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17°C2018-12-02
-6°C1991-12-27
|
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°C2014-02-01
-5°C2016-01-24
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17°C2018-12-02
-9°C1980-02-05
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| Spring (Mar–May) | 35°C1991-05-25
3°C2010-03-09
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25°C2018-05-17
-2°C1988-03-06
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| Summer (Jun–Aug) | 40°C2013-08-08
18°C1987-06-07
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31°C2010-08-12
15°C1987-06-07
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| Autumn (Sep–Nov) | 37°C1995-09-07
5°C1993-11-21
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29°C2025-09-07
-2°C2015-11-26
|
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.