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Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Shanghai Pudong International Airport China

At Shanghai Pudong International Airport, the summers are hot, oppressive, wet, and mostly cloudy; the winters are very cold and partly cloudy; and it is windy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 34°F to 88°F and is rarely below 26°F or above 95°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Shanghai Pudong International Airport for warm-weather activities is from mid September to mid October.

Climate at Shanghai Pudong International Airport

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Shanghai Pudong International Airport weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 3.0 months, from June 16 to September 15, with an average daily high temperature above 80°F. The hottest month of the year at Shanghai Pudong International Airport is July, with an average high of 87°F and low of 77°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.3 months, from December 6 to March 14, with an average daily high temperature below 54°F. The coldest month of the year at Shanghai Pudong International Airport is January, with an average low of 35°F and high of 46°F.

Average High and Low Temperature at Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Average High and Low Temperature at Shanghai Pudong International AirporthotcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°F110°F110°FJan 2045°FJan 2045°FJul 2788°FJul 2788°F34°F34°F78°F78°FJun 1680°FJun 1680°FSep 1580°FSep 1580°FDec 654°FDec 654°FMar 1454°FMar 1454°F70°F70°F70°F70°F42°F42°F43°F43°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 46°F48°F54°F64°F74°F80°F87°F86°F80°F72°F62°F51°F
Temp. 40°F42°F48°F58°F67°F74°F82°F81°F75°F66°F56°F44°F
Low 35°F38°F44°F53°F62°F70°F77°F77°F70°F60°F50°F39°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature at Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Average Hourly Temperature at Shanghai Pudong International AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowvery coldcoldcoldcoolcoolwarmhotcomfortablecoldvery coldcomfortablevery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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At Shanghai Pudong International Airport, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year at Shanghai Pudong International Airport begins around August 31 and lasts for 6.5 months, ending around March 16.

The clearest month of the year at Shanghai Pudong International Airport is December, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 71% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around March 16 and lasts for 5.5 months, ending around August 31.

The cloudiest month of the year at Shanghai Pudong International Airport is July, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 67% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories at Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Cloud Cover Categories at Shanghai Pudong International AirportclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Dec 1272%Dec 1272%Jul 425%Jul 425%Aug 3149%Aug 3149%Mar 1649%Mar 1649%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 36%42%52%56%56%67%67%55%42%31%31%29%
Clearer 64%58%48%44%44%33%33%45%58%69%69%71%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days at Shanghai Pudong International Airport varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.5 months, from February 25 to September 10, with a greater than 29% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at Shanghai Pudong International Airport is June, with an average of 11.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.5 months, from September 10 to February 25. The month with the fewest wet days at Shanghai Pudong International Airport is December, with an average of 4.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone at Shanghai Pudong International Airport is June, with an average of 11.7 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 45% on June 25.

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Shanghai Pudong International AirportwetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jun 2545%Jun 2545%Dec 1713%Dec 1713%Feb 2529%Feb 2529%Sep 1029%Sep 1029%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 5.5d6.9d10.2d9.2d8.9d11.7d10.1d9.8d8.3d5.4d5.1d4.3d
Mixed 0.2d0.3d0.2d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.0d0.1d
Any 5.8d7.1d10.4d9.2d8.9d11.7d10.1d9.8d8.3d5.4d5.1d4.4d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Shanghai Pudong International Airport experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year at Shanghai Pudong International Airport. The month with the most rain at Shanghai Pudong International Airport is June, with an average rainfall of 6.3 inches.

The month with the least rain at Shanghai Pudong International Airport is December, with an average rainfall of 1.3 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall at Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Average Monthly Rainfall at Shanghai Pudong International AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 in14 in14 inJun 246.8 inJun 246.8 inDec 201.3 inDec 201.3 inAug 244.8 inAug 244.8 inMar 223.3 inMar 223.3 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 1.7″2.3″3.3″3.1″3.7″6.3″4.8″4.6″4.0″2.2″1.9″1.3″

The length of the day at Shanghai Pudong International Airport varies significantly over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 7 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 14 hours, 10 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Shanghai Pudong International AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2014 hr, 10 minJun 2114 hr, 10 minJun 2112 hr, 8 minSep 2212 hr, 8 minSep 2210 hr, 7 minDec 2110 hr, 7 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 10.4h11.1h12.0h12.9h13.7h14.1h13.9h13.2h12.3h11.4h10.6h10.2h

The earliest sunrise is at 4:48 AM on June 12, and the latest sunrise is 2 hours, 4 minutes later at 6:52 AM on January 10. The earliest sunset is at 4:49 PM on December 3, and the latest sunset is 2 hours, 11 minutes later at 7:00 PM on June 30.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed at Shanghai Pudong International Airport during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight at Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight at Shanghai Pudong International AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 124:48 AMJun 124:48 AM7:00 PMJun 307:00 PMJun 30Dec 34:49 PMDec 34:49 PM6:52 AMJan 106:52 AMJan 10daynightnightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth at Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Solar Elevation and Azimuth at Shanghai Pudong International AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM0000101010102020202030303030404040505050606070800000101010102020202030303030404040405050606070708035NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases at Shanghai Pudong International Airport

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Shanghai Pudong International Airport experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 4.9 months, from May 15 to October 10, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 25% of the time. The month with the most muggy days at Shanghai Pudong International Airport is July, with 30.7 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days at Shanghai Pudong International Airport is January, with 0.0 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels at Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Humidity Comfort Levels at Shanghai Pudong International AirportmuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 270%Jan 270%100%Jul 28100%Jul 28May 1525%May 1525%Oct 1025%Oct 1025%NowNowmiserablemiserabledrydrymuggymuggyhumidhumidoppressiveoppressivecomfortablecomfortable
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.0d0.0d0.1d1.4d8.5d23.2d30.7d30.2d19.9d6.0d1.0d0.0d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Shanghai Pudong International Airport experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 1.9 months, from August 26 to October 21, with average wind speeds of more than 12.0 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Shanghai Pudong International Airport is December, with an average hourly wind speed of 12.8 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 10 months, from October 21 to August 26. The calmest month of the year at Shanghai Pudong International Airport is June, with an average hourly wind speed of 11.2 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed at Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Average Wind Speed at Shanghai Pudong International AirportwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mph18 mph18 mph20 mph20 mphSep 2413.0 mphSep 2413.0 mphJun 1711.1 mphJun 1711.1 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 12.712.612.612.211.911.211.912.312.812.312.512.8

The predominant average hourly wind direction at Shanghai Pudong International Airport varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the east for 2.0 days, from April 7 to April 9; for 4.3 weeks, from May 20 to June 19; and for 1.2 months, from August 13 to September 19, with a peak percentage of 43% on September 12. The wind is most often from the south for 1.4 months, from April 9 to May 20 and for 1.8 months, from June 19 to August 13, with a peak percentage of 56% on July 20. The wind is most often from the north for 6.6 months, from September 19 to April 7, with a peak percentage of 57% on January 1.

Wind Direction at Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Wind Direction at Shanghai Pudong International AirportNSESENJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowsoutheastnorthwest
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Shanghai Pudong International Airport is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 3.3 months, from June 25 to October 1, with an average temperature above 74°F. The month of the year at Shanghai Pudong International Airport with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 81°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.3 months, from December 24 to April 3, with an average temperature below 52°F. The month of the year at Shanghai Pudong International Airport with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 45°F.

Average Water Temperature at Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Average Water Temperature at Shanghai Pudong International AirportwarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°FAug 782°FAug 782°F45°FFeb 1045°FFeb 10Jun 2574°FJun 2574°FOct 174°FOct 174°FDec 2452°FDec 2452°FApr 352°FApr 352°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 47°F45°F48°F55°F64°F72°F79°F81°F78°F71°F63°F54°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is at Shanghai Pudong International Airport throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Shanghai Pudong International Airport for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid September to mid October, with a peak score in the first week of October.

Tourism Score at Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Tourism Score at Shanghai Pudong International AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.57.50.10.16.46.44.04.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature precipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Shanghai Pudong International Airport for hot-weather activities is from late July to mid September, with a peak score in the last week of August.

Beach/Pool Score at Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Beach/Pool Score at Shanghai Pudong International Airportbest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.26.20.00.0NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season at Shanghai Pudong International Airport typically lasts for 9.5 months (286 days), from around February 26 to around December 8, rarely starting before February 4 or after March 23, and rarely ending before November 20 or after December 26.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at Shanghai Pudong International Airportgrowing seasonJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%50%Feb 2650%Feb 2650%Dec 850%Dec 890%Mar 2390%Mar 2390%Nov 2090%Nov 2010%Feb 410%Feb 410%Dec 2610%Dec 260%Jan 150%Jan 15Jul 27100%Jul 27100%NowNowvery coldcoldcoolwarmhotcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Based on growing degree days alone, the first spring blooms at Shanghai Pudong International Airport should appear around March 23, only rarely appearing before March 7 or after April 10.

Growing Degree Days at Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Growing Degree Days at Shanghai Pudong International AirportJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°FMar 2374°FMar 2374°FJun 1900°FJun 1900°FDec 314,961°FDec 314,961°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 1.9 months, from April 21 to June 17, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.4 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Shanghai Pudong International Airport is May, with an average of 5.9 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.0 months, from November 6 to February 7, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.5 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Shanghai Pudong International Airport is December, with an average of 2.9 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Shanghai Pudong International AirportbrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhMay 216.0 kWhMay 216.0 kWhJan 32.9 kWhJan 32.9 kWhNov 63.5 kWhNov 63.5 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 3.13.74.45.35.95.55.45.55.14.33.32.9

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Shanghai Pudong International Airport are 31.143 deg latitude, 121.805 deg longitude, and 16 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Shanghai Pudong International Airport contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 138 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 13 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (128 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (748 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Shanghai Pudong International Airport is covered by cropland (35%), bare soil (27%), water (14%), and artificial surfaces (11%), within 10 miles by water (52%) and cropland (32%), and within 50 miles by water (70%) and cropland (20%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

Shanghai Pudong International Airport has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

The stations on which we may fall back are Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands.

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