Jinshan climate — normals and trends
Jinshan (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 1,367 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 (28.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Jinshan averages 19 frost days, 53 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 127 rainy days per year.
Jinshan has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 27 to 11 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 8 August 2013) and the coldest -8.1 °C (on 16 January 1967).
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
JinshanShanghai Municipality
- coords
- 30.84°, 121.29°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.8°C
Average daily high
19.8°C
Average daily low
14.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,367mm
Sunshine / day
8.0h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
18.7km/h
Seasonal range
23.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
19 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
53 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
127 d/yr
Annual snowfall
5.4 cm
Average feels-like high
20.4 °C
Average feels-like low
13.6 °C
Average peak gust
34.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
118 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
39.5 °C
8 August 2013
Coldest day
-8.1 °C
16 January 1967
Wettest day
159 mm
6 August 2005
Windiest day
69.9 km/h
6 August 2005
Strongest gust
158.8 km/h
2 August 1956
Hottest feels-like
47.8 °C
3 August 2024
Coldest feels-like
-15.1 °C
24 January 2016
Snowiest day
13.6 cm
17 February 1964
Sunniest day
14.0 h
24 June 1943
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 15 mm | -38 mm |
| Feb | 9.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 36 mm | -36 mm |
| Mar | 16.4 °C | +3.5 °C | 78 mm | -29 mm |
| Apr | 22.5 °C | +4.2 °C | 73 mm | -54 mm |
| May | 25.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 168 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 28.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 407 mm | +132 mm |
| Jul | 32.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 233 mm | +85 mm |
| Aug | 34.3 °C | +3.3 °C | 36 mm | -93 mm |
| Sep | 31.8 °C | +4.6 °C | 124 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 25.9 °C | +3.6 °C | 43 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 18.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 22 mm | -32 mm |
| Dec | 14.1 °C | +3.3 °C | 10 mm | -32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jinshan?
Jinshan has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.8 °C and it receives 1,367 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jinshan?
The hottest day measured in Jinshan between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2013, reaching 39.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jinshan?
The coldest day measured in Jinshan between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1967, at -8.1 °C.
Does it snow in Jinshan?
Yes. Jinshan gets on average 5.4 cm of snow per year and has around 19 frost days.
Has the climate of Jinshan warmed?
Yes: Jinshan warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jinshan?
The wettest day measured in Jinshan between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2005, with 159 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jinshan?
The windiest day measured in Jinshan between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2005, with winds reaching 69.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jinshan?
The warmest month in Jinshan is July (28.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Jinshan?
Jinshan receives on average 1,367 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 127 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jinshan?
Jinshan gets on average 8.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,920 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Jinshan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Jinshan between 1940 and 2025 was 17 February 1964, with 13.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Jinshan?
Yes: Jinshan has on average 118 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jinshan?
In Jinshan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.8 °C on 3 August 2024, and the lowest was -15.1 °C on 24 January 2016.
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