Baoshan climate

Baoshan is warmest in July, with average highs of 31 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 1.5 °C. June is the wettest month (258 mm) and December the driest (44 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Baoshan averages 1,286 mm of rain, 119 days above 25 °C and 23 days below freezing.

China · population 2,265,900 · 1991–2020 normals

  1. Jan
  2. Feb
  3. Mar 10°
  4. Apr 15°
  5. May 20°
  6. Jun 24°
  7. Jul 28°
  8. Aug 28°
  9. Sep 24°
  10. Oct 19°
  11. Nov 13°
  12. Dec

Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month

What to expectBaoshan through the year

Baoshan has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 7.9 °C in January to 31 °C in July, a swing of 23 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 119 days a year reach 25 °C, 48 of them reach 30 °C, 23 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C, in August.

Rain is strongly seasonal. June averages 258 mm against 44 mm in December — 5.9 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

The sea off Baoshan is warmest in August at 28 °C and coldest in February at 6.8 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 7.9 °C 63 mm 60 %
February 9.6 °C 61 mm 62 %
March 13.5 °C 92 mm 66 %
April 19.0 °C 99 mm 66 %
May 23.8 °C 122 mm 67 %
June 26.8 °C 258 mm 78 %
July 30.9 °C 169 mm 69 %
August 30.6 °C 158 mm 60 %
September 26.6 °C 100 mm 56 %
October 22.0 °C 60 mm 51 %
November 16.7 °C 59 mm 53 %
December 10.5 °C 44 mm 51 %

Temperature month by month

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January7.9 °C1.5 °C4.7 °C21.4 °C-8.7 °C0011
February9.6 °C2.9 °C6.0 °C24.0 °C-4.1 °C006
March13.5 °C6.6 °C9.7 °C27.3 °C-3.5 °C001
April19.0 °C11.7 °C14.9 °C32.0 °C1.4 °C200
May23.8 °C16.9 °C20.0 °C33.7 °C8.4 °C1110
June26.8 °C21.3 °C23.7 °C36.1 °C15.0 °C2050
July30.9 °C25.5 °C27.8 °C38.7 °C18.5 °C30200
August30.6 °C25.6 °C27.7 °C39.1 °C19.4 °C30180
September26.6 °C21.6 °C23.9 °C36.0 °C13.2 °C2230
October22.0 °C16.1 °C18.8 °C31.1 °C7.4 °C400
November16.7 °C10.4 °C13.3 °C27.5 °C-3.0 °C000
December10.5 °C3.8 °C7.0 °C21.1 °C-6.6 °C005

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWindSea temp
January63 mm810 h/day60 %77 %19 km/h7.7 °C
February61 mm811 h/day62 %77 %20 km/h6.8 °C
March92 mm1112 h/day66 %77 %21 km/h9.5 °C
April99 mm1013 h/day66 %77 %21 km/h13.9 °C
May122 mm914 h/day67 %79 %20 km/h18.8 °C
June258 mm1414 h/day78 %84 %19 km/h22.4 °C
July169 mm1414 h/day69 %83 %19 km/h26.4 °C
August158 mm1513 h/day60 %83 %20 km/h27.8 °C
September100 mm1012 h/day56 %81 %19 km/h25.6 °C
October60 mm511 h/day51 %77 %18 km/h21.4 °C
November59 mm711 h/day53 %77 %19 km/h16.9 °C
December44 mm610 h/day51 %75 %19 km/h11.9 °C

How Baoshan compares

The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.

Destination Summer high Winter low Rain per year Days above 25 °C
Baoshan 31 °C 1.5 °C 1,286 mm 119
Shanghai · China 31 °C 1.4 °C 1,317 mm 124
Chongming · China 30 °C 2.5 °C 1,280 mm 103
Qibao · China 31 °C 1.1 °C 1,342 mm 129
Qingpu · China 32 °C 0.6 °C 1,341 mm 136
Songjiang · China 32 °C 0.8 °C 1,371 mm 136
Kunshan · China 32 °C 0.4 °C 1,299 mm 136

Where Baoshan ranks

RankingPositionValue
Best beach destinations in Asia in September40thof 5085/100

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QuestionsCommon questions about Baoshan’s climate

When is the best time to visit Baoshan?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, June, October sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and December the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.

How hot does Baoshan get?

In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 31 °C. About 48 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 39 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 1.5 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 23 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Baoshan?

June, averaging 258 mm over 14 days with rain. The driest month is December with 44 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,286 mm.

Are these figures a forecast?

No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Baoshan rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.