Qingpu climate

Qingpu is warmest in July, with average highs of 32 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 0.6 °C. June is the wettest month (275 mm) and December the driest (45 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Qingpu averages 1,341 mm of rain, 136 days above 25 °C and 33 days below freezing.

China · population 1,271,424 · 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 expectQingpu through the year

Qingpu has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 8.6 °C in January to 32 °C in July, a swing of 24 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 136 days a year reach 25 °C, 59 of them reach 30 °C, 33 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C, in August.

Rain is strongly seasonal. June averages 275 mm against 45 mm in December — 6.2 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 8.6 °C 66 mm 59 %
February 10.6 °C 65 mm 62 %
March 14.6 °C 95 mm 67 %
April 20.2 °C 109 mm 67 %
May 25.0 °C 134 mm 68 %
June 27.9 °C 275 mm 79 %
July 31.7 °C 172 mm 69 %
August 31.3 °C 168 mm 62 %
September 27.3 °C 97 mm 57 %
October 22.8 °C 57 mm 52 %
November 17.3 °C 59 mm 52 %
December 11.0 °C 45 mm 50 %

Temperature month by month

MonthAvg highAvg lowMeanRecord highRecord lowDays above 25 °CDays above 30 °CDays below 0 °C
January8.6 °C0.6 °C4.5 °C22.1 °C-8.5 °C0015
February10.6 °C2.2 °C6.2 °C25.1 °C-5.4 °C008
March14.6 °C6.2 °C10.0 °C28.1 °C-3.6 °C001
April20.2 °C11.5 °C15.3 °C32.7 °C0.3 °C400
May25.0 °C16.7 °C20.4 °C36.5 °C6.9 °C1530
June27.9 °C21.1 °C24.0 °C36.8 °C13.6 °C2470
July31.7 °C25.3 °C28.1 °C38.8 °C18.0 °C30220
August31.3 °C25.1 °C27.8 °C40.4 °C18.0 °C30210
September27.3 °C20.8 °C23.7 °C36.3 °C11.3 °C2450
October22.8 °C15.2 °C18.6 °C31.6 °C5.1 °C700
November17.3 °C9.5 °C13.1 °C29.8 °C-4.5 °C100
December11.0 °C2.8 °C6.7 °C21.9 °C-8.1 °C009

Rain, sun and wind month by month

MonthRainfallWet daysDaylightCloud coverHumidityWind
January66 mm910 h/day59 %74 %16 km/h
February65 mm911 h/day62 %74 %17 km/h
March95 mm1112 h/day67 %74 %18 km/h
April109 mm1113 h/day67 %74 %18 km/h
May134 mm1014 h/day68 %76 %17 km/h
June275 mm1514 h/day79 %82 %16 km/h
July172 mm1414 h/day69 %81 %16 km/h
August168 mm1613 h/day62 %81 %17 km/h
September97 mm1012 h/day57 %80 %16 km/h
October57 mm611 h/day52 %75 %16 km/h
November59 mm711 h/day52 %75 %16 km/h
December45 mm610 h/day50 %73 %16 km/h

How Qingpu 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
Qingpu 32 °C 0.6 °C 1,341 mm 136
Songjiang · China 32 °C 0.8 °C 1,371 mm 136
Qibao · China 31 °C 1.1 °C 1,342 mm 129
Kunshan · China 32 °C 0.4 °C 1,299 mm 136
Shanghai · China 31 °C 1.4 °C 1,317 mm 124
Nanqiao · China 31 °C 1.8 °C 1,315 mm 123
Baoshan · China 31 °C 1.5 °C 1,286 mm 119

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Qingpu.

QuestionsCommon questions about Qingpu’s climate

When is the best time to visit Qingpu?

That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. May, September, 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 Qingpu get?

In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 32 °C. About 59 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C.

How cold does it get in winter?

Nights average 0.6 °C in January, the coldest month. A normal year has 33 nights below freezing.

Which month is wettest in Qingpu?

June, averaging 275 mm over 15 days with rain. The driest month is December with 45 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,341 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 Qingpu 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.