China
Shanghai in August
In August, Shanghai averages a daytime high of 31 °C and a night-time low of 25 °C, with about 174 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Shanghai's most comfortable months, October.
- Average high
- 31 °C
- Average low
- 25 °C
- Rain in the month
- 174 mm
- Daylight on 15 Aug
- 13 h 10 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 79
When to go
How August compares with the rest of the year in Shanghai
August is the 2nd warmest month in Shanghai by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 8 °C to 32 °C and the lows from 1 °C to 25 °C. By day, August is about the same as July, and September is 3 °C cooler than August.
August brings 174 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 100 mm (1194 mm a year); it is the 2nd wettest month.
On 15 August the sun is up for about 13 h 10 min, against 10 h 10 min at the shortest and 14 h 10 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8 °C | 1 °C | 63 mm | |
| February | 10 °C | 3 °C | 63 mm | |
| March | 14 °C | 6 °C | 97 mm | |
| April | 20 °C | 11 °C | 86 mm | |
| May | 24 °C | 16 °C | 97 mm | |
| June | 27 °C | 21 °C | 185 mm | |
| July | 32 °C | 25 °C | 152 mm | |
| August | 31 °C | 25 °C | 174 mm | |
| September | 28 °C | 21 °C | 118 mm | |
| October | 23 °C | 15 °C | 54 mm | Yes |
| November | 17 °C | 10 °C | 58 mm | |
| December | 10 °C | 3 °C | 48 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is August a good time to visit Shanghai?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 31 °C is above 29 °C and about 174 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Shanghai are October; the nearest is October.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Shanghai
This guide lists 79 places to stay in Shanghai, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 7; 1–3 km, 22; 3–10 km, 23; 10 km or more, 27.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.