Jiading climate — normals and trends
Jiading (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 1,315 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (28.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Jiading averages 21 frost days, 53 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.
Jiading has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 30 to 12 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.6 °C (on 24 July 2017) and the coldest -9.3 °C (on 16 January 1958).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
JiadingShanghai Municipality
- coords
- 31.39°, 121.24°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.4°C
Average daily high
19.6°C
Average daily low
13.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,315mm
Sunshine / day
7.8h
Mean relative humidity
78%
Average peak wind
17.6km/h
Seasonal range
24.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
21 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
53 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
124 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.9 cm
Average feels-like high
19.8 °C
Average feels-like low
13.2 °C
Average peak gust
32.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
113 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.42 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
40.6 °C
24 July 2017
Coldest day
-9.3 °C
16 January 1958
Wettest day
174 mm
30 June 1983
Windiest day
60.8 km/h
22 August 1951
Strongest gust
120.2 km/h
2 August 1956
Hottest feels-like
47.7 °C
2 August 2003
Coldest feels-like
-16.3 °C
16 January 1958
Snowiest day
18.9 cm
18 January 1984
Sunniest day
14.0 h
20 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 14 mm | -33 mm |
| Feb | 8.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 21 mm | -39 mm |
| Mar | 15.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 83 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 22.7 °C | +4.1 °C | 54 mm | -59 mm |
| May | 25.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 153 mm | +15 mm |
| Jun | 28.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 300 mm | +46 mm |
| Jul | 32.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 224 mm | +31 mm |
| Aug | 34.0 °C | +3.1 °C | 111 mm | -34 mm |
| Sep | 31.0 °C | +4.2 °C | 138 mm | +6 mm |
| Oct | 24.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 59 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 17.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 6 mm | -44 mm |
| Dec | 12.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 4 mm | -33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jiading?
Jiading has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.4 °C and it receives 1,315 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jiading?
The hottest day measured in Jiading between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 2017, reaching 40.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jiading?
The coldest day measured in Jiading between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1958, at -9.3 °C.
Does it snow in Jiading?
Yes. Jiading gets on average 5.9 cm of snow per year and has around 21 frost days.
Has the climate of Jiading warmed?
Yes: Jiading warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jiading?
The wettest day measured in Jiading between 1940 and 2025 was 30 June 1983, with 174 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jiading?
The windiest day measured in Jiading between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 1951, with winds reaching 60.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jiading?
The warmest month in Jiading is July (28.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Jiading?
Jiading receives on average 1,315 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jiading?
Jiading gets on average 7.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,847 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Jiading?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Jiading between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1984, with 18.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Jiading?
Yes: Jiading has on average 113 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jiading?
In Jiading, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.7 °C on 2 August 2003, and the lowest was -16.3 °C on 16 January 1958.
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