Weather in Shanghai in February 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Shanghai in February
Going from a maximum of +21°C during the day to a minimum of +2°C during the night, the temperature in February averages around +11°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 16% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +15°C to +18°C.
Is Shanghai warm or cold in February?
Shanghai is typically cool in February.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +8°C to +10°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +2°C to +3°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
February is one of the coolest months in Shanghai, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Shanghai in February
| January | February | March | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +8°C | +10°C | +14°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -8°C | -10°C | -3°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +24°C | +26°C | +31°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 61 mm | 66 mm | 105 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 72% | 72% | 72% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1025 HPa | 1023 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 11 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 10 | 10 | 14 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
February typically has worse weather conditions compared to January. It’s getting warmer as February arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +8°C to +10°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 61 mm to 66 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 72%. Winds are stronger in comparison to January, going up from 2 m/s to 3 m/s on average. The days becoming less sunny, going from 11 sunny days in January to 8 in February.
March brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Shanghai is gradually decreasing during February, going from 6 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last February in Shanghai?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Shanghai in February has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+18°C) and the highest in 2016 (+22°C). The driest year was 2003 with only 716 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 3129 mm.
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Monthly weather in Shanghai
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Shanghai, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.