Shanghai - Post Report Question and Answers
What is the overall climate: is it extremely hot or cold, wet or dry, at any time of year, for example?
You'll see four season weather for sure. It's rainy in the spring, hot and muggy in summer, cool and fabulous in the fall, wet and cold in the winter, and then nice again in the spring. I was surprised to see it snow. - Nov 2020
Humid...quasi-DC weather...doesn't really get cold in winter...one can still wear linen. - Oct 2016
Cold in winter (can snow). Hot in summer (sub-tropics hot). It tends to rain in the first part of the year. Weather patterns have been changing and becoming more erratic. A benefit to Shanghai is that all of the tropical cyclones (hurricanes) seem to dodge around Shanghai (really!). - Dec 2014
HOT. I sometimes bring a spare shirt to work because I sweat so much on my walk to work. Even a light mile jog will have you sweating like you ran a marathon. Bring light clothes and lots of anti-perspirant. - Aug 2014
The summers are very hot and muggy, winters are long, grey, and can be very cold. Fall and spring are very short. - Aug 2011
Four seasons, with more on the heat side... It rarely snows in Shanghai, but the winds can make it seem cold. I equate the weather to something akin to Richmond, VA. - Dec 2010
Mostly cold. - Jul 2010
Hot in summer, nice in fall in spring, cool in winter. Reminds me of Washington DC. - Feb 2009
Cold in the winter--extremely hot and humid in the summer. - Jun 2008
