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
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 31 °C
- Coldest month January 1.5 °C
- Driest month December 44 mm
- Wettest month June 258 mm
- Least cloud December 51 % cloud
- Hottest on record August 39 °C
- Coldest on record January -8.7 °C
- Warmest sea August 28 °C
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
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.9 °C | 1.5 °C | 4.7 °C | 21.4 °C | -8.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| February | 9.6 °C | 2.9 °C | 6.0 °C | 24.0 °C | -4.1 °C | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| March | 13.5 °C | 6.6 °C | 9.7 °C | 27.3 °C | -3.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| April | 19.0 °C | 11.7 °C | 14.9 °C | 32.0 °C | 1.4 °C | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 23.8 °C | 16.9 °C | 20.0 °C | 33.7 °C | 8.4 °C | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| June | 26.8 °C | 21.3 °C | 23.7 °C | 36.1 °C | 15.0 °C | 20 | 5 | 0 |
| July | 30.9 °C | 25.5 °C | 27.8 °C | 38.7 °C | 18.5 °C | 30 | 20 | 0 |
| August | 30.6 °C | 25.6 °C | 27.7 °C | 39.1 °C | 19.4 °C | 30 | 18 | 0 |
| September | 26.6 °C | 21.6 °C | 23.9 °C | 36.0 °C | 13.2 °C | 22 | 3 | 0 |
| October | 22.0 °C | 16.1 °C | 18.8 °C | 31.1 °C | 7.4 °C | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 16.7 °C | 10.4 °C | 13.3 °C | 27.5 °C | -3.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 10.5 °C | 3.8 °C | 7.0 °C | 21.1 °C | -6.6 °C | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63 mm | 8 | 10 h/day | 60 % | 77 % | 19 km/h | 7.7 °C |
| February | 61 mm | 8 | 11 h/day | 62 % | 77 % | 20 km/h | 6.8 °C |
| March | 92 mm | 11 | 12 h/day | 66 % | 77 % | 21 km/h | 9.5 °C |
| April | 99 mm | 10 | 13 h/day | 66 % | 77 % | 21 km/h | 13.9 °C |
| May | 122 mm | 9 | 14 h/day | 67 % | 79 % | 20 km/h | 18.8 °C |
| June | 258 mm | 14 | 14 h/day | 78 % | 84 % | 19 km/h | 22.4 °C |
| July | 169 mm | 14 | 14 h/day | 69 % | 83 % | 19 km/h | 26.4 °C |
| August | 158 mm | 15 | 13 h/day | 60 % | 83 % | 20 km/h | 27.8 °C |
| September | 100 mm | 10 | 12 h/day | 56 % | 81 % | 19 km/h | 25.6 °C |
| October | 60 mm | 5 | 11 h/day | 51 % | 77 % | 18 km/h | 21.4 °C |
| November | 59 mm | 7 | 11 h/day | 53 % | 77 % | 19 km/h | 16.9 °C |
| December | 44 mm | 6 | 10 h/day | 51 % | 75 % | 19 km/h | 11.9 °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
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Best beach destinations in Asia in September | 40thof 50 | 85/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Baoshan.
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
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- 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.