Weather in Shanghai in January 2025
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Shanghai;
Average weather
Average temperature in Shanghai in January
Going from a maximum of +19°C during the day to a minimum of -5°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +10°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 38% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +9°C to +18°C.
Is Shanghai warm or cold in January?
Shanghai is typically cool in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +11°C to +8°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +4°C to +2°C.
Pack a sweater and a jacket as there will be cooler temperatures.
January is the coldest month in Shanghai, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Shanghai in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +11°C | +8°C | +10°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -7°C | -8°C | -10°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +24°C | +26°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 37 mm | 61 mm | 66 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 70% | 72% | 72% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1025 HPa | 1025 HPa | 1023 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 15 | 11 | 8 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 7 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +11°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +8°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 37 mm to 61 mm. Humidity rises from 70% to 72%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 15 sunny days in December to 11 in January.
Next month (February) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 8 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 increasing during January, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
Snow
January is one of the snowiest months in Shanghai.
Here’s how January is compared with other months in the amount of snow, total mm:
How was the weather last January in Shanghai?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Shanghai in January 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.
FAQ
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Other cities in China
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.