Shanghai (Pudong) weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇳 China · major coastal city · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Shanghai (Pudong) is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 73/100), with May and September close behind. Shanghai (Pudong) averages about 1,596 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 22°C / 72°F and roughly 78 mm of rain in October.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,596
- Sunniest month
- October
- Peak score
- 73/100
- Rain / year
- 1,304 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 33°C / 91°F
- Population
- 24.9M
- Elevation
- Sea level
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When is the best time to visit Shanghai (Pudong)?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Shanghai (Pudong) is October, then May and September. The dullest month is January (0/100, 68 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Shanghai (Pudong)?
Shanghai (Pudong) isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,596 hours of sunshine a year. 73 Sunshine Score points separate October (73) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #163 of 254 destinations in China for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,110 hours. The year's 1,304 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 4° / 39°F | 68 mm | 2 | 7° / 45°F |
| February | 0 | 8° / 46°F | 5° / 41°F | 79 mm | 3 | 7° / 45°F |
| March | 24 | 12° / 54°F | 8° / 46°F | 90 mm | 4 | 10° / 50°F |
| April | 53 | 17° / 63°F | 12° / 54°F | 96 mm | 5 | 17° / 63°F |
| May | 68 | 22° / 72°F | 17° / 63°F | 106 mm | 6 | 21° / 70°F |
| June | 60 | 25° / 77°F | 22° / 72°F | 202 mm | 5 | 25° / 77°F |
| July | 61 | 29° / 84°F | 26° / 79°F | 145 mm | 7 | 30° / 86°F |
| August | 60 | 29° / 84°F | 27° / 81°F | 173 mm | 8 | 33° / 91°F |
| September | 63 | 26° / 79°F | 24° / 75°F | 137 mm | 6 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 73 | 22° / 72°F | 19° / 66°F | 78 mm | 5 | 23° / 73°F |
| November | 56 | 17° / 63°F | 14° / 57°F | 73 mm | 3 | 18° / 64°F |
| December | 19 | 11° / 52°F | 7° / 45°F | 57 mm | 2 | 10° / 50°F |
Sea temperature in Shanghai (Pudong) by month
The sea off Shanghai (Pudong) is warmest in August at around 33°C / 91°F, and coolest in January at 7°C / 45°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 6 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Jiaxing China · 120 km · best in Oct · 1,344 h sun/yr
- Nantong (Tongzhou) China · 130 km · best in Oct · 1,567 h sun/yr
- Wuxi China · 136 km · best in Oct · 1,483 h sun/yr
- Zhoushan China · 145 km · best in Oct · 1,483 h sun/yr
- Ningbo China · 150 km · best in Oct · 1,423 h sun/yr
- Hangzhou China · 166 km · best in Oct · 1,344 h sun/yr
Head-to-head
How Shanghai (Pudong) compares month by month: Shanghai (Pudong) vs Nantong (Tongzhou) · Shanghai (Pudong) vs Wuxi · Shanghai (Pudong) vs Jiaxing · Shanghai (Pudong) vs Zhoushan · all comparisons
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