Weather in Shanghai in April 2025
Average weather
Average temperature in Shanghai in April
The expected average maximum temperature in April is +72°F with a maximum of +90°F and a minimum of +45°F.
The average maximum temperature goes up 8% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +70°F to +73°F.
Is Shanghai warm or cold in April?
Shanghai is typically mild in April.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +57°F to +66°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +45°F to +54°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how April is compared to other months in Shanghai:
Climate in Shanghai in April
| March | April | May | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +57°F | +66°F | +77°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +27°F | +34°F | +48°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +88°F | +91°F | +99°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 105 mm | 103 mm | 131 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 72% | 71% | 72% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1019 HPa | 1014 HPa | 1009 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 14 | 13 | 14 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
April often has better weather than March. It’s getting warmer as April arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +57°F to +66°F during the day. As April arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 105 mm to 103 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 72% to 71%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during April, staying around 3 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 8 sunny days during the month.
May brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Shanghai is gradually increasing during April, going from 1 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last April in Shanghai?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Shanghai in April has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+65°F) and the highest in 2016 (+72°F). The driest year was 2003 with only 716 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2023 with 3129 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Shanghai, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.