China
Shanghai in December
In December, Shanghai averages a daytime high of 10 °C and a night-time low of 3 °C, with about 48 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Shanghai's most comfortable months, October.
- Average high
- 10 °C
- Average low
- 3 °C
- Rain in the month
- 48 mm
- Daylight on 15 Dec
- 10 h 10 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 79
When to go
How December compares with the rest of the year in Shanghai
December is tied for the 10th 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, December is 7 °C cooler than November, and January is 3 °C cooler than December.
December brings 48 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 100 mm (1194 mm a year); it is the driest month.
On 15 December the sun is up for about 10 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 December a good time to visit Shanghai?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 10 °C is below 18 °C. 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.