Shanghai weather history, May 2024

The month at a glance

Recorded day by day for Shanghai in May 2024: conditions, high and low temperature, wind, and sunrise and sunset times. History pages show archived readings, so they never change.

Warmest day

34 °C

Coldest day

14 °C

Average

22 °C

Days recorded

Calendar

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
		05-01 Overcast to Cloudy 14 °C to 22 °C 05:09 18:33	05-02 Overcast to Cloudy 16 °C to 20 °C 05:08 18:34	05-03 Cloudy to Overcast 15 °C to 23 °C 05:07 18:34	05-04 Overcast to Moderate rain 17 °C to 19 °C 05:06 18:35	05-05 Light rain 17 °C to 21 °C 05:05 18:36
05-06 Overcast to Cloudy 17 °C to 26 °C 05:04 18:36	05-07 Overcast to Sunny 16 °C to 27 °C 05:03 18:37	05-08 Sunny to Cloudy 14 °C to 24 °C 05:03 18:38	05-09 Overcast 17 °C to 23 °C 05:02 18:38	05-10 Sunny to Light rain 19 °C to 26 °C 05:01 18:39	05-11 Moderate rain 18 °C to 24 °C 05:00 18:40	05-12 Overcast to Cloudy 16 °C to 22 °C 05:00 18:40
05-13 Overcast to Sunny 17 °C to 27 °C 04:59 18:41	05-14 Sunny 15 °C to 27 °C 04:58 18:42	05-15 Overcast to Sunny 14 °C to 27 °C 04:58 18:42	05-16 Sunny 17 °C to 27 °C 04:57 18:43	05-17 Sunny 20 °C to 29 °C 04:56 18:44	05-18 Cloudy to Sunny 19 °C to 29 °C 04:56 18:44	05-19 Overcast 20 °C to 28 °C 04:55 18:45
05-20 Overcast 20 °C to 27 °C 04:55 18:46	05-21 Overcast to Cloudy 20 °C to 26 °C 04:54 18:46	05-22 Overcast to Cloudy 19 °C to 27 °C 04:54 18:47	05-23 Overcast 20 °C to 27 °C 04:53 18:48	05-24 Overcast 21 °C to 29 °C 04:53 18:48	05-25 Overcast 22 °C to 25 °C 04:52 18:49	05-26 Light rain to Overcast 21 °C to 34 °C 04:52 18:49
05-27 Light rain to Overcast 17 °C to 22 °C 04:52 18:50	05-28 Sunny to Overcast 18 °C to 27 °C 04:51 18:51	05-29 Overcast to Cloudy 19 °C to 27 °C 04:51 18:51	05-30 Overcast to Light rain 20 °C to 26 °C 04:51 18:52	05-31 Light rain to Overcast 19 °C to 21 °C 04:50 18:52

05-01

Overcast to Cloudy

14 °C to 22 °C

05:09 18:33

05-02

Overcast to Cloudy

16 °C to 20 °C

05:08 18:34

05-03

Cloudy to Overcast

15 °C to 23 °C

05:07 18:34

05-04

Overcast to Moderate rain

17 °C to 19 °C

05:06 18:35

05-05

Light rain

17 °C to 21 °C

05:05 18:36

05-06

Overcast to Cloudy

17 °C to 26 °C

05:04 18:36

05-07

Overcast to Sunny

16 °C to 27 °C

05:03 18:37

05-08

Sunny to Cloudy

14 °C to 24 °C

05:03 18:38

05-09

Overcast

17 °C to 23 °C

05:02 18:38

05-10

Sunny to Light rain

19 °C to 26 °C

05:01 18:39

05-11

Moderate rain

18 °C to 24 °C

05:00 18:40

05-12

Overcast to Cloudy

16 °C to 22 °C

05:00 18:40

05-13

Overcast to Sunny

17 °C to 27 °C

04:59 18:41

05-14

Sunny

15 °C to 27 °C

04:58 18:42

05-15

Overcast to Sunny

14 °C to 27 °C

04:58 18:42

05-16

Sunny

17 °C to 27 °C

04:57 18:43

05-17

Sunny

20 °C to 29 °C

04:56 18:44

05-18

Cloudy to Sunny

19 °C to 29 °C

04:56 18:44

05-19

Overcast

20 °C to 28 °C

04:55 18:45

05-20

Overcast

20 °C to 27 °C

04:55 18:46

05-21

Overcast to Cloudy

20 °C to 26 °C

04:54 18:46

05-22

Overcast to Cloudy

19 °C to 27 °C

04:54 18:47

05-23

Overcast

20 °C to 27 °C

04:53 18:48

05-24

Overcast

21 °C to 29 °C

04:53 18:48

05-25

Overcast

22 °C to 25 °C

04:52 18:49

05-26

Light rain to Overcast

21 °C to 34 °C

04:52 18:49

05-27

Light rain to Overcast

17 °C to 22 °C

04:52 18:50

05-28

Sunny to Overcast

18 °C to 27 °C

04:51 18:51

05-29

Overcast to Cloudy

19 °C to 27 °C

04:51 18:51

05-30

Overcast to Light rain

20 °C to 26 °C

04:51 18:52

05-31

Light rain to Overcast

19 °C to 21 °C

04:50 18:52

Day by day

Date	Conditions	Temperature	Wind	Sunrise and sunset
Wednesday 1 May	Overcast to Cloudy	14 °C to 22 °C	East to Light breeze force <3	05:09 / 18:33
Thursday 2 May	Overcast to Cloudy	16 °C to 20 °C	Northeast to Light breeze force <3	05:08 / 18:34
Friday 3 May	Cloudy to Overcast	15 °C to 23 °C	North to Light breeze force <3	05:07 / 18:34
Saturday 4 May	Overcast to Moderate rain	17 °C to 19 °C	North to Light breeze force <3	05:06 / 18:35
Sunday 5 May	Light rain	17 °C to 21 °C	Southwest to Light breeze force <3	05:05 / 18:36
Monday 6 May	Overcast to Cloudy	17 °C to 26 °C	Southwest to Light breeze force <3	05:04 / 18:36
Tuesday 7 May	Overcast to Sunny	16 °C to 27 °C	West to Light breeze force <3	05:03 / 18:37
Wednesday 8 May	Sunny to Cloudy	14 °C to 24 °C	East to Light breeze force <3	05:03 / 18:38
Thursday 9 May	Overcast	17 °C to 23 °C	North to Southeast force <3	05:02 / 18:38
Friday 10 May	Sunny to Light rain	19 °C to 26 °C	East to South force <3	05:01 / 18:39
Saturday 11 May	Moderate rain	18 °C to 24 °C	West to Light breeze force <3	05:00 / 18:40
Sunday 12 May	Overcast to Cloudy	16 °C to 22 °C	Northeast to Light breeze force <3	05:00 / 18:40
Monday 13 May	Overcast to Sunny	17 °C to 27 °C	East to Light breeze force <3	04:59 / 18:41
Tuesday 14 May	Sunny	15 °C to 27 °C	Northeast to Light breeze force <3	04:58 / 18:42
Wednesday 15 May	Overcast to Sunny	14 °C to 27 °C	East to Light breeze force <3	04:58 / 18:42
Thursday 16 May	Sunny	17 °C to 27 °C	West to Light breeze force <3	04:57 / 18:43
Friday 17 May	Sunny	20 °C to 29 °C	East to Light breeze force <3	04:56 / 18:44
Saturday 18 May	Cloudy to Sunny	19 °C to 29 °C	Northeast to Light breeze force <3	04:56 / 18:44
Sunday 19 May	Overcast	20 °C to 28 °C	West to Light breeze force <3	04:55 / 18:45
Monday 20 May	Overcast	20 °C to 27 °C	Northeast to Light breeze force <3	04:55 / 18:46
Tuesday 21 May	Overcast to Cloudy	20 °C to 26 °C	Northeast to Light breeze force <3	04:54 / 18:46
Wednesday 22 May	Overcast to Cloudy	19 °C to 27 °C	East to Light breeze force <3	04:54 / 18:47
Thursday 23 May	Overcast	20 °C to 27 °C	Northeast to Light breeze force <3	04:53 / 18:48
Friday 24 May	Overcast	21 °C to 29 °C	Southeast to Light breeze force <3	04:53 / 18:48
Saturday 25 May	Overcast	22 °C to 25 °C	Northeast to Light breeze force <3	04:52 / 18:49
Sunday 26 May	Light rain to Overcast	21 °C to 34 °C	South to Northeast force <3	04:52 / 18:49
Monday 27 May	Light rain to Overcast	17 °C to 22 °C	Northeast to Light breeze force <3	04:52 / 18:50
Tuesday 28 May	Sunny to Overcast	18 °C to 27 °C	East to Light breeze force <3	04:51 / 18:51
Wednesday 29 May	Overcast to Cloudy	19 °C to 27 °C	Northeast to Light breeze force <3	04:51 / 18:51
Thursday 30 May	Overcast to Light rain	20 °C to 26 °C	Northeast to Light breeze force <3	04:51 / 18:52
Friday 31 May	Light rain to Overcast	19 °C to 21 °C	Southeast to Light breeze force <3	04:50 / 18:52

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About this data

History pages list the daily readings WuAi Weather archives from public meteorological feeds. They record what was measured in the past, they are not a forecast, and they are provided for reference only.

How to read this forecast

A short guide to Shanghai: what these numbers mean and how to plan around them.

Why one day shows two conditions

Forecasts split the day into daytime and night. The daily table gives both, with separate wind, so you know what to expect on the way out and on the way home.

What "to" means between two conditions

In "light rain to moderate rain" the word "to" describes a change during the day, not two things happening at once. Pack for the stronger half.

When the high and low actually happen

The daily maximum usually falls between 14:00 and 16:00, and the minimum around sunrise. Mornings feel colder than the headline number, so dress for the low.

Far forecasts are a trend, not a promise

Days 1 to 3 are reliable. Days 7 to 15 shift as systems are re-run, so treat them as a direction and re-check three days before anything important.

Reading wind force

Force is the Beaufort-style scale used by the source service. Up to 4 it barely matters; 5 to 6 makes an umbrella awkward and cycling unstable; 7 and above is when outdoor work, scaffolding and small boats should stop.

AQI is not PM2.5

AQI blends several pollutants, PM2.5 is one measurement. 0 to 50 is excellent, 51 to 100 good, and above 150 sensitive groups should cut hard outdoor exercise; above 200 consider a mask and keep windows shut.

The precipitation figure

The current reading is accumulated rainfall in millimetres over the recent period. Around 10 mm means moderate to heavy rain and puddles, so leave extra time.

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