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 41°C on 2017-07-24; its coldest fell to -10°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°C2010-01-20
-5°C1980-01-30
|
14°C2020-01-06
-9°C1980-01-30
|
| February | 26°C1987-02-10
-1°C1980-02-05
|
14°C1992-02-28
-10°C1980-02-05
|
| March | 33°C2025-03-26
2°C1998-03-20
|
19°C2025-03-26
-4°C1988-03-07
|
| April | 33°C2005-04-28
7°C1987-04-01
|
22°C2005-04-29
1°C1996-04-02
|
| May | 37°C2018-05-16
13°C1980-05-07
|
25°C2018-05-15
9°C1991-05-01
|
| June | 37°C2005-06-26
18°C1987-06-07
|
29°C2005-06-30
14°C1987-06-09
|
| July | 41°C2017-07-24
21°C2015-07-06
|
30°C2024-07-31
18°C2015-07-06
|
| August | 40°C2013-08-07
22°C1993-08-18
|
31°C2010-08-12
19°C1998-08-31
|
| September | 37°C1995-09-07
19°C1982-09-27
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28°C1995-09-02
11°C2012-09-30
|
| October | 36°C2022-10-03
12°C1981-10-23
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27°C2025-10-06
4°C1986-10-29
|
| November | 29°C2023-11-05
5°C1993-11-21
|
21°C2011-11-04
-3°C2015-11-26
|
| December | 24°C2023-12-09
-3°C1991-12-28
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17°C2018-12-02
-7°C1991-12-28
|
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) | 26°C1987-02-10
-5°C1980-01-30
|
17°C2018-12-02
-10°C1980-02-05
|
| Spring (Mar–May) | 37°C2018-05-16
2°C1998-03-20
|
25°C2018-05-15
-4°C1988-03-07
|
| Summer (Jun–Aug) | 41°C2017-07-24
18°C1987-06-07
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31°C2010-08-12
14°C1987-06-09
|
| Autumn (Sep–Nov) | 37°C1995-09-07
5°C1993-11-21
|
28°C1995-09-02
-3°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.