Weather in Shanghai in March 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Shanghai in March
Going from a maximum of +27°C during the day to a minimum of +4°C during the night, the temperature in March averages around +17°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 4% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +17°C to +16°C.
Is Shanghai warm or cold in March?
Shanghai is typically mild in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +10°C to +14°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +3°C to +7°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how March is compared to other months in Shanghai:
Climate in Shanghai in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +10°C | +14°C | +19°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| -10°C | -3°C | +1°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +26°C | +31°C | +33°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 66 mm | 105 mm | 103 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 72% | 72% | 71% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1023 HPa | 1019 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 9 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 10 | 14 | 13 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
March weather is still as ok as in February. It’s getting warmer as March arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +10°C to +14°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 66 mm to 105 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 72%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 8 sunny days during the month.
But maybe it is worth considering traveling in April as the weather gets better.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 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 March, going from 4 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in Shanghai?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Shanghai in March 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.