Shanghai or Beijing
Month by month, which was warmer, drier and calmer: Shanghai or Beijing.
Shanghai's 12 monthsBest: May and October
Beijing's 12 monthsBest: April, May and September
| Month | Shanghai | Shanghai | Beijing | Beijing | Better pick | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Rain days | Storm years | High | Rain days | Storm years | ||||||
| January | 9° | 6 days | 0 | 3° | 0 days | 0 | Beijing | ||||
| February | 10° | 8 days | 0 | 6° | 2 days | 0 | Beijing | ||||
| March | 15° | 9 days | 0 | 14° | 2 days | 0 | Beijing | ||||
| April | 20° | 7 days | 0 | 21° | 3 days | 0 | Beijing | ||||
| May | 25° | 7 days | 0 | 27° | 3 days | 0 | about the same | ||||
| June | 28° | 11 days | 1 | 31° | 6 days | 0 | about the same | ||||
| July | 33° | 10 days | 4 | 32° | 9 days | 0 | Beijing | ||||
| August | 32° | 8 days | 7 | 31° | 7 days | 0 | Beijing | ||||
| September | 28° | 9 days | 5 | 27° | 4 days | 0 | Beijing | ||||
| October | 23° | 6 days | 1 | 19° | 3 days | 0 | Shanghai | ||||
| November | 18° | 7 days | 1 | 11° | 2 days | 0 | Shanghai | ||||
| December | 11° | 6 days | 0 | 4° | 1 day | 0 | Beijing | ||||
- September to February: Shanghai warmer and Beijing drier
- March and April: Beijing drier
- May and June: Beijing warmer and Beijing drier
- July: about the same
- August: Shanghai warmer
Ranked on mean daily high (points off the further from 24°C) and rain days. Uncalibrated cities may show too many rain days.