Compare Beijing and Shanghai Weather

Beijing is 1065.8 kilometers (662.3 miles) away and has the same time zone with Shanghai, China. Beijing's climate is classified as Humid continental, severe dry winter, hot summer (Köppen climate classification: Dwa) while Shanghai has a Humid subtropical, no dry season climate (Cfa).

Beijing generally has cooler weather than Shanghai. The average mean temperature in Beijing is 14.62°C (58.32°F) while Shanghai’s temperature is 18.33°C (64.99°F) and the difference is 3.71°C (38.68°F). Beijing is hottest on average in July, when the day time temperature may reach 29.46°C (85.03°F), while Shanghai is hottest in August when the average high temperature is 29.82°C (85.68°F). Beijing is coldest in January when the average low temperature is -7.26°C (18.93°F), while January is the coldest month in Shanghai, when night time temperature often falls below 3.48°C (38.26°F).

Finally, Beijing has about 3.05 times less rainfall than Shanghai, (Beijing’s 22.0mm vs Shanghai’s average of 67.1mm).