Shangrao climate — normals and trends
Shangrao (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.3 °C and it receives 1,764 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 (29.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Shangrao averages 18 frost days, 94 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 153 rainy days per year.
Shangrao has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 26 to 10 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.3 °C (on 10 August 1953) and the coldest -21.2 °C (on 29 December 1991).
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
ShangraoJiangxi
- coords
- 28.45°, 117.94°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.3°C
Average daily high
22.6°C
Average daily low
14.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,764mm
Sunshine / day
7.7h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
10.1km/h
Seasonal range
22.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
18 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
94 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
153 d/yr
Annual snowfall
12.1 cm
Average feels-like high
24.0 °C
Average feels-like low
15.0 °C
Average peak gust
27.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
125 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
41.3 °C
10 August 1953
Coldest day
-21.2 °C
29 December 1991
Wettest day
193 mm
17 August 1953
Windiest day
34.9 km/h
1 August 1996
Strongest gust
90.4 km/h
9 August 2015
Hottest feels-like
46.8 °C
23 August 2022
Coldest feels-like
-25.6 °C
29 December 1991
Snowiest day
22.4 cm
15 February 1961
Sunniest day
13.8 h
13 June 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15.8 °C | +5.0 °C | 29 mm | -42 mm |
| Feb | 11.9 °C | -0.5 °C | 90 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 19.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 107 mm | -71 mm |
| Apr | 25.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 264 mm | +33 mm |
| May | 27.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 296 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 31.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 226 mm | -127 mm |
| Jul | 33.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 127 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 37.2 °C | +3.7 °C | 20 mm | -95 mm |
| Sep | 36.0 °C | +5.9 °C | 54 mm | -38 mm |
| Oct | 30.1 °C | +5.4 °C | 24 mm | -44 mm |
| Nov | 20.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 63 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 17.8 °C | +4.6 °C | 22 mm | -35 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shangrao?
Shangrao has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.3 °C and it receives 1,764 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shangrao?
The hottest day measured in Shangrao between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1953, reaching 41.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shangrao?
The coldest day measured in Shangrao between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1991, at -21.2 °C.
Does it snow in Shangrao?
Yes. Shangrao gets on average 12.1 cm of snow per year and has around 18 frost days.
Has the climate of Shangrao warmed?
Yes: Shangrao warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shangrao?
The wettest day measured in Shangrao between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1953, with 193 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shangrao?
The windiest day measured in Shangrao between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1996, with winds reaching 34.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shangrao?
The warmest month in Shangrao is July (29.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Shangrao?
Shangrao receives on average 1,764 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 153 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shangrao?
Shangrao gets on average 7.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,811 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shangrao?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shangrao between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1961, with 22.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shangrao?
Yes: Shangrao has on average 125 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shangrao?
In Shangrao, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.8 °C on 23 August 2022, and the lowest was -25.6 °C on 29 December 1991.
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