Shangyu climate — normals and trends
Shangyu (China) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.2 °C and it receives 1,550 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 (29.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Shangyu averages 27 frost days, 81 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Shangyu has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 38 to 16 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.9 °C (on 3 August 2024) and the coldest -16.2 °C (on 6 February 1969).
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
ShangyuZhejiang
- coords
- 30.02°, 120.87°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.2°C
Average daily high
21.4°C
Average daily low
13.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,550mm
Sunshine / day
7.5h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
13.3km/h
Seasonal range
24.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
27 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
81 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
14.4 cm
Average feels-like high
22.2 °C
Average feels-like low
13.5 °C
Average peak gust
30.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
111 d/yr
Solar radiation
13.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
43.9 °C
3 August 2024
Coldest day
-16.2 °C
6 February 1969
Wettest day
200 mm
23 September 1988
Windiest day
50.4 km/h
8 August 2012
Strongest gust
139.7 km/h
2 August 1956
Hottest feels-like
49.2 °C
3 August 2024
Coldest feels-like
-20.8 °C
6 February 1969
Snowiest day
18.3 cm
22 January 1998
Sunniest day
13.9 h
15 June 2018
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 | 12.5 °C | +3.8 °C | 16 mm | -48 mm |
| Feb | 10.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 50 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 18.2 °C | +3.2 °C | 67 mm | -54 mm |
| Apr | 26.8 °C | +5.7 °C | 61 mm | -85 mm |
| May | 28.7 °C | +3.2 °C | 213 mm | +12 mm |
| Jun | 31.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 434 mm | +121 mm |
| Jul | 33.8 °C | +0.1 °C | 215 mm | +56 mm |
| Aug | 37.5 °C | +4.4 °C | 49 mm | -93 mm |
| Sep | 34.2 °C | +5.8 °C | 135 mm | 0 mm |
| Oct | 27.6 °C | +4.6 °C | 46 mm | -31 mm |
| Nov | 18.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 40 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 15.6 °C | +4.3 °C | 16 mm | -34 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Shangyu?
Shangyu has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.2 °C and it receives 1,550 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Shangyu?
The hottest day measured in Shangyu between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2024, reaching 43.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Shangyu?
The coldest day measured in Shangyu between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1969, at -16.2 °C.
Does it snow in Shangyu?
Yes. Shangyu gets on average 14.4 cm of snow per year and has around 27 frost days.
Has the climate of Shangyu warmed?
Yes: Shangyu warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Shangyu?
The wettest day measured in Shangyu between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1988, with 200 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Shangyu?
The windiest day measured in Shangyu between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2012, with winds reaching 50.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Shangyu?
The warmest month in Shangyu is July (29.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Shangyu?
Shangyu receives on average 1,550 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Shangyu?
Shangyu gets on average 7.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,738 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Shangyu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Shangyu between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1998, with 18.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Shangyu?
Yes: Shangyu has on average 111 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Shangyu?
In Shangyu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 49.2 °C on 3 August 2024, and the lowest was -20.8 °C on 6 February 1969.
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