Shancheng climate — normals and trends
Shancheng (China) has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Cwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.8 °C and it receives 894 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 (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (0.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Shancheng averages 75 frost days, 72 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 84 rainy days per year.
Shancheng has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 87 to 63 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.2 °C (on 15 July 2002) and the coldest -24.6 °C (on 10 January 1955).
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
ShanchengShandong
- coords
- 34.80°, 116.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.8°C
Average daily high
19.7°C
Average daily low
10.4°C
Annual rainfall
894mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
15.0km/h
Seasonal range
27.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
75 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
72 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
84 d/yr
Annual snowfall
15.3 cm
Average feels-like high
19.1 °C
Average feels-like low
9.1 °C
Average peak gust
31.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
87 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · 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
41.2 °C
15 July 2002
Coldest day
-24.6 °C
10 January 1955
Wettest day
175 mm
24 July 1984
Windiest day
42.8 km/h
25 June 1971
Strongest gust
92.9 km/h
25 June 1971
Hottest feels-like
46.1 °C
8 August 1967
Coldest feels-like
-29.7 °C
10 January 1955
Snowiest day
15.6 cm
12 February 1940
Sunniest day
13.9 h
22 June 1960
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8.4 °C | +3.4 °C | 12 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 9.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 2 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 16.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 47 mm | +14 mm |
| Apr | 25.2 °C | +4.4 °C | 19 mm | -35 mm |
| May | 28.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 20 mm | -46 mm |
| Jun | 32.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 85 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 35.7 °C | +4.3 °C | 63 mm | -185 mm |
| Aug | 33.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 118 mm | -54 mm |
| Sep | 25.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 223 mm | +122 mm |
| Oct | 18.5 °C | -2.8 °C | 165 mm | +122 mm |
| Nov | 17.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 19 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 10.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 12 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shancheng?
Shancheng has a humid subtropical, dry winter climate (Köppen Cwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.8 °C and it receives 894 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shancheng?
The hottest day measured in Shancheng between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 2002, reaching 41.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shancheng?
The coldest day measured in Shancheng between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1955, at -24.6 °C.
Does it snow in Shancheng?
Yes. Shancheng gets on average 15.3 cm of snow per year and has around 75 frost days.
Has the climate of Shancheng warmed?
Yes: Shancheng warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shancheng?
The wettest day measured in Shancheng between 1940 and 2025 was 24 July 1984, with 175 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shancheng?
The windiest day measured in Shancheng between 1940 and 2025 was 25 June 1971, with winds reaching 42.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shancheng?
The warmest month in Shancheng is July (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (0.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Shancheng?
Shancheng receives on average 894 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 84 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shancheng?
Shancheng gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shancheng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shancheng between 1940 and 2025 was 12 February 1940, with 15.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shancheng?
Yes: Shancheng has on average 87 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shancheng?
In Shancheng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.1 °C on 8 August 1967, and the lowest was -29.7 °C on 10 January 1955.
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