Shangsi climate — normals and trends
Shangsi (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 21.6 °C and it receives 1,505 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 (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Shangsi averages 0 frost days, 105 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 174 rainy days per year.
Shangsi has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.5 °C (on 28 July 1946) and the coldest 0.2 °C (on 17 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
ShangsiGuangxi
- coords
- 22.16°, 107.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
21.6°C
Average daily high
25.4°C
Average daily low
18.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,505mm
Sunshine / day
7.2h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
13.5km/h
Seasonal range
14.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
105 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
174 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
28.0 °C
Average feels-like low
20.6 °C
Average peak gust
30.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
188 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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
38.5 °C
28 July 1946
Coldest day
0.2 °C
17 January 1967
Wettest day
164 mm
31 August 2001
Windiest day
60.9 km/h
30 August 1954
Strongest gust
130.0 km/h
30 August 1954
Hottest feels-like
45.2 °C
26 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-3.9 °C
24 January 2016
Snowiest day
1.1 cm
24 January 2016
Sunniest day
13.1 h
29 June 1948
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 | 19.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 16 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 16.2 °C | -2.0 °C | 24 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 22.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 29 mm | -31 mm |
| Apr | 27.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 76 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 29.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 187 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 31.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 195 mm | -45 mm |
| Jul | 32.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 247 mm | +40 mm |
| Aug | 31.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 256 mm | -9 mm |
| Sep | 31.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 233 mm | +53 mm |
| Oct | 27.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 152 mm | +59 mm |
| Nov | 21.9 °C | -1.0 °C | 48 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 20.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 71 mm | +38 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shangsi?
Shangsi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 21.6 °C and it receives 1,505 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shangsi?
The hottest day measured in Shangsi between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 1946, reaching 38.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shangsi?
The coldest day measured in Shangsi between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1967, at 0.2 °C.
Does it snow in Shangsi?
Almost never: Shangsi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Shangsi warmed?
Yes: Shangsi warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shangsi?
The wettest day measured in Shangsi between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 2001, with 164 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shangsi?
The windiest day measured in Shangsi between 1940 and 2025 was 30 August 1954, with winds reaching 60.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shangsi?
The warmest month in Shangsi is July (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Shangsi?
Shangsi receives on average 1,505 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 174 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shangsi?
Shangsi gets on average 7.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,628 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shangsi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shangsi between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2016, with 1.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shangsi?
Yes: Shangsi has on average 188 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shangsi?
In Shangsi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.2 °C on 26 July 2024, and the lowest was -3.9 °C on 24 January 2016.
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