Minhang climate — normals and trends
Minhang (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.6 °C and it receives 1,383 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 (28.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Minhang averages 31 frost days, 65 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 129 rainy days per year.
Minhang 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 41 to 21 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.7 °C (on 3 September 1946) and the coldest -10.8 °C (on 6 February 1980).
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
MinhangShanghai Municipality
- coords
- 31.11°, 121.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.6°C
Average daily high
20.5°C
Average daily low
13.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,383mm
Sunshine / day
7.9h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
16.6km/h
Seasonal range
24.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
31 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
65 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
129 d/yr
Annual snowfall
6.2 cm
Average feels-like high
20.9 °C
Average feels-like low
12.8 °C
Average peak gust
33.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
107 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
40.7 °C
3 September 1946
Coldest day
-10.8 °C
6 February 1980
Wettest day
151 mm
16 June 1954
Windiest day
56.6 km/h
6 August 2005
Strongest gust
144.0 km/h
2 August 1956
Hottest feels-like
48.3 °C
3 August 2024
Coldest feels-like
-16.0 °C
6 February 1980
Snowiest day
14.0 cm
18 January 1984
Sunniest day
14.0 h
3 July 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 | 11.7 °C | +3.3 °C | 14 mm | -36 mm |
| Feb | 10.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 33 mm | -33 mm |
| Mar | 17.4 °C | +3.4 °C | 77 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 24.3 °C | +4.6 °C | 57 mm | -67 mm |
| May | 26.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 157 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 29.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 377 mm | +98 mm |
| Jul | 32.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 223 mm | +49 mm |
| Aug | 34.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 55 mm | -92 mm |
| Sep | 32.4 °C | +4.8 °C | 123 mm | -15 mm |
| Oct | 26.3 °C | +3.6 °C | 59 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 18.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 12 mm | -39 mm |
| Dec | 14.8 °C | +3.6 °C | 7 mm | -32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Minhang?
Minhang has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.6 °C and it receives 1,383 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Minhang?
The hottest day measured in Minhang between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 1946, reaching 40.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Minhang?
The coldest day measured in Minhang between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1980, at -10.8 °C.
Does it snow in Minhang?
Yes. Minhang gets on average 6.2 cm of snow per year and has around 31 frost days.
Has the climate of Minhang warmed?
Yes: Minhang warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Minhang?
The wettest day measured in Minhang between 1940 and 2025 was 16 June 1954, with 151 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Minhang?
The windiest day measured in Minhang between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2005, with winds reaching 56.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Minhang?
The warmest month in Minhang is July (28.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Minhang?
Minhang receives on average 1,383 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 129 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Minhang?
Minhang gets on average 7.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,884 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Minhang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Minhang between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1984, with 14.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Minhang?
Yes: Minhang has on average 107 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Minhang?
In Minhang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.3 °C on 3 August 2024, and the lowest was -16.0 °C on 6 February 1980.
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