January 9° · ☂ 6 February 10° · ☂ 8 March 15° · ☂ 9 April 20° · ☂ 7 ★ May25° · ☂ 7 June 28° · ☂ 11 July 33° · ☂ 10 August 32° · ☂ 8 September 28° · ☂ 9 ★ October23° · ☂ 6 November 18° · ☂ 7 December 11° · ☂ 6 Shanghai in February:chilly, Shanghai, China · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast.
Mean high 10° Hottest day 24.6° (2014)
Mean low 4° Coldest night −5.3° (2025)
Rain days 8 days 1-14 by year
Rainfall 62mm Daylight 10.7 → 11.5 h
Shanghai's 12 months i Best: May and October
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Trip types Sightseeing on foot Fine
Humidity 74% 0 muggy days
Clear days 6 days 13 overcast days
Mean wind 13 km/h Rarely windy
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 06:36 / 17:41 Daylight 10.7 → 11.5 h
Shanghai in February Spring Festival falls in late January or February. A lantern festival lights up the Yu Garden area around the holiday, and the weather stays cold, with many grey, damp days. The date follows the lunar calendar and moves each year.
Highs of 10°C and lows of 4°C. Even at midday it stayed cool enough to want a jacket. 8 rain days in a typical February: noticeable, but most days stayed dry. Averages hide a lot here: one year saw 1, another 14.
4 nights a month dropped below freezing on average. Gloves earned their place for early starts. The warmest year was 2021, with highs averaging 13.9°C, 3.7°C above normal. Cold snaps happened: the record low for February was −5.3°C, set in 2025.
Typhoons i Typhoons: June to November
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February 1 Monday 1 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 9° 3° February 2 Tuesday 2 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 8° 3° February 3 Wednesday 3 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 9° 3° February 4 Thursday 4 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 9° 3° February 5 Friday 5 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 9° 3° February 6 Saturday 6 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 10° 4° 1-6 rain on 23% of days 9° 3°
February 7 Sunday 7 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 10° 2° February 8 Monday 8 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 8° 2° February 9 Tuesday 9 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 8° 2° February 10 Wednesday 10 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 9° 2° February 11 Thursday 11 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 10° 3° February 12 Friday 12 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 11° 4° February 13 Saturday 13 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 12° 4° 7-13 rain on 20% of days 10° 3°
February 14 Sunday 14 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 11° 4° February 15 Monday 15 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 10° 3° February 16 Tuesday 16 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 9° 3° February 17 Wednesday 17 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 9° 3° February 18 Thursday 18 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 10° 3° February 19 Friday 19 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 10° 3° February 20 Saturday 20 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 11° 4° 14-20 rain on 27% of days 10° 4°
February 21 Sunday 21 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 12° 4° February 22 Monday 22 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 12° 5° February 23 Tuesday 23 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 10° 4° February 24 Wednesday 24 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 11° 5° February 25 Thursday 25 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 11° 5° February 26 Friday 26 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 11° 5° February 27 Saturday 27 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 12° 6° 21-27 rain on 33% of days 11° 5°
February 28 Sunday 28 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 12° 6°
February 28 rain on 45% of days 12° 6°
1-6 rain on 23% of days 9° 3° 7-13 rain on 20% of days 10° 3° 14-20 rain on 27% of days 10° 4° 21-27 rain on 33% of days 11° 5° February 28 rain on 45% of days 12° 6°
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February 1 Tuesday 1 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 9° 3° February 2 Wednesday 2 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 8° 3° February 3 Thursday 3 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 9° 3° February 4 Friday 4 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 9° 3° February 5 Saturday 5 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 9° 3° 1-5 rain on 23% of days 9° 3°
February 6 Sunday 6 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 10° 4° February 7 Monday 7 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 10° 2° February 8 Tuesday 8 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 8° 2° February 9 Wednesday 9 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 8° 2° February 10 Thursday 10 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 9° 2° February 11 Friday 11 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 10° 3° February 12 Saturday 12 rain in 3 of 20 yrs 3/20 11° 4° 6-12 rain on 21% of days 9° 3°
February 13 Sunday 13 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 12° 4° February 14 Monday 14 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 11° 4° February 15 Tuesday 15 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 10° 3° February 16 Wednesday 16 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 9° 3° February 17 Thursday 17 rain in 2 of 20 yrs 2/20 9° 3° February 18 Friday 18 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 10° 3° February 19 Saturday 19 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 10° 3° 13-19 rain on 26% of days 10° 4°
February 20 Sunday 20 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 11° 4° February 21 Monday 21 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 12° 4° February 22 Tuesday 22 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 12° 5° February 23 Wednesday 23 rain in 4 of 20 yrs 4/20 10° 4° February 24 Thursday 24 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 11° 5° February 25 Friday 25 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 11° 5° February 26 Saturday 26 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 11° 5° 20-26 rain on 32% of days 11° 5°
February 27 Sunday 27 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 12° 6° February 28 Monday 28 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 12° 6° 29
27-28 rain on 38% of days 12° 6°
1-5 rain on 23% of days 9° 3° 6-12 rain on 21% of days 9° 3° 13-19 rain on 26% of days 10° 4° 20-26 rain on 32% of days 11° 5° 27-28 rain on 38% of days 12° 6°
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2006 9mm
2007 1mm
2008 none
2009 3mm
2010 none
2011 none
2012 1mm
2013 none
2014 6mm
2015 21mm
2016 none
2017 none
2018 5mm
2019 none
2020 1mm
2021 none
2022 none
2023 none
2024 13mm
2025 none
Holidays in February (2027) February 5 to February 8 Spring Festival (Lunar New Year's Eve to day 3) *February 15 Washington's Birthday * Provisional: not yet officially announced.
1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)1 US holidays (flights fill up)
Day by day temperature i 0° 9° 17° 26° 1 8 15 22 28
Your trip dates, the past 20 years Trip dates February 1 (Mon) 2 (Tue) 3 (Wed) 4 (Thu) 5 (Fri) 6 (Sat) 7 (Sun) 8 (Mon) 9 (Tue) 10 (Wed) 11 (Thu) 12 (Fri) 13 (Sat) 14 (Sun) 15 (Mon) 16 (Tue) 17 (Wed) 18 (Thu) 19 (Fri) 20 (Sat) 21 (Sun) 22 (Mon) 23 (Tue) 24 (Wed) 25 (Thu) 26 (Fri) 27 (Sat) 28 (Sun) ~ February 1 (Mon) 2 (Tue) 3 (Wed) 4 (Thu) 5 (Fri) 6 (Sat) 7 (Sun) 8 (Mon) 9 (Tue) 10 (Wed) 11 (Thu) 12 (Fri) 13 (Sat) 14 (Sun) 15 (Mon) 16 (Tue) 17 (Wed) 18 (Thu) 19 (Fri) 20 (Sat) 21 (Sun) 22 (Mon) 23 (Tue) 24 (Wed) 25 (Thu) 26 (Fri) 27 (Sat) 28 (Sun) 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-end Whole month
You can also click two dates on the axis. Hover a cell to see that day's rain. By year Driest trips first
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Trip rain days Month rain days Tap a date to start, tap another to end. Each cell is that date in one year. '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25
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3 13 Sat Pick February 13
4 14 Sun Pick February 14
6 15 Mon Pick February 15
8 16 Tue Pick February 16
6 17 Wed Pick February 17
2 18 Thu Pick February 18
7 19 Fri Pick February 19
4 20 Sat Pick February 20
5 21 Sun Pick February 21
6 22 Mon Pick February 22
8 23 Tue Pick February 23
4 24 Wed Pick February 24
7 25 Thu Pick February 25
8 26 Fri Pick February 26
7 27 Sat Pick February 27
6 28 Sun Pick February 28
9 Dates outside your trip are dimmed.
One row per year, one cell per day. 2016 had 1 rain day, 2009 had 14.
Shanghai through the year What to pack Highs near 10°C suit a trench or light coat. Nights fall to 4°C, so wear a sweater under it. On average 1 day still reached 20°C.
Most days stayed dry, yet a thin packable jacket cost nothing to carry and saved the odd soaked afternoon.
Common questions Does it rain a lot in Shanghai in February? Over the past 20 years February averaged 8 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 28. Individual years ran from 1 in the driest to 14 in the wettest.
What should I wear in Shanghai in February? Days averaged 10°C and nights 4°C. Pack a compact umbrella and a sweater plus a light jacket.
Is February a good time to visit Shanghai? On warmth and rain days alone, Shanghai's easiest months were May and October. February ranked 12 of 12.
How many clear days does Shanghai get in February? About 6 clear days (under 30% cloud on average) and 13 overcast days (80% or more).
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