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Best Time to Visit Shanghai

Best: Oct-Nov

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Weather

Two separate wet seasons shape the year here, roughly around March and July, with drier, more reliable stretches in between rather than one long wet or dry season. In October, expect highs around 23°C with rain on roughly 6 days of the month.

Things to Do

The Bund's riverside skyline and water towns like Zhujiajiao, with their canals and old bridges, are the region's main draws.

Local Cuisine

Try xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) and Shanghai-style braised pork.

Month-by-month weather

Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.

JanuaryAvoid

Expect cool days around 8°/2°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).

High / Low8° / 2°C
Rainfall80 mm
Rainy days10
Sunrise6:55 AM
Sunset5:05 PM
Daylight10h 11m
FebruaryOK

Expect cool days around 11°/2°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).

High / Low11° / 2°C
Rainfall80 mm
Rainy days10
Sunrise6:33 AM
Sunset5:27 PM
Daylight10h 54m
MarchOK

Expect mild days around 15°/6°C, with frequent rain (~11 rainy days).

High / Low15° / 6°C
Rainfall88 mm
Rainy days11
Sunrise6:07 AM
Sunset5:53 PM
Daylight11h 46m
AprilOK

Expect mild days around 20°/11°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).

High / Low20° / 11°C
Rainfall80 mm
Rainy days10
Sunrise5:37 AM
Sunset6:23 PM
Daylight12h 46m
MayOK

Expect warm days around 25°/16°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).

High / Low25° / 16°C
Rainfall80 mm
Rainy days10
Sunrise5:12 AM
Sunset6:48 PM
Daylight13h 35m
JuneAvoid

Expect warm days around 28°/21°C, with frequent rain (~15 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low28° / 21°C
Rainfall120 mm
Rainy days15
Sunrise4:59 AM
Sunset7:01 PM
Daylight14h 1m
JulyOK

Expect hot days around 33°/26°C, with frequent rain (~12 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low33° / 26°C
Rainfall96 mm
Rainy days12
Sunrise5:05 AM
Sunset6:55 PM
Daylight13h 51m
AugustAvoid

Expect hot days around 32°/25°C, with frequent rain (~15 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low32° / 25°C
Rainfall120 mm
Rainy days15
Sunrise5:26 AM
Sunset6:34 PM
Daylight13h 8m
SeptemberAvoid

Expect warm days around 28°/21°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).

Humid — heat will feel more intense than the temperature alone suggests
High / Low28° / 21°C
Rainfall104 mm
Rainy days13
Sunrise5:55 AM
Sunset6:05 PM
Daylight12h 11m
OctoberBest

Expect mild days around 23°/15°C, with occasional rain (~6 rainy days).

High / Low23° / 15°C
Rainfall48 mm
Rainy days6
Sunrise6:24 AM
Sunset5:36 PM
Daylight11h 13m
NovemberBest

Expect mild days around 17°/8°C, with occasional rain (~8 rainy days).

High / Low17° / 8°C
Rainfall64 mm
Rainy days8
Sunrise6:49 AM
Sunset5:11 PM
Daylight10h 23m
DecemberOK

Expect cool days around 11°/3°C, with frequent rain (~10 rainy days).

High / Low11° / 3°C
Rainfall80 mm
Rainy days10
Sunrise7:01 AM
Sunset4:59 PM
Daylight9h 59m

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