Shanghai weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in Shanghai is expected to be 27°C. Select a day from the live weather forecast for Shanghai, China for more weather parameters.

Sunday
17th May
27

20

10

9
Monday
18th May
28

20

9

10
Tuesday
19th May
28

22

3

10
Wednesday
20th May
29

23

0

6
Thursday
21st May
29

21

4

5

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Sunday 17th May 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for China (Shanghai) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

Shanghai weather forecast by day

Below are the detailed weather forecasts for Shanghai for the next 5 days.

Shanghai weather for Sunday 17th May 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Shanghai, China with a maximum temperature of 27°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 10 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 20 kph from the south-east.

27
°C maximum temperature
20
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
10
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
20
kph wind from SE

Shanghai weather for Monday 18th May 2026

Expect scattered clouds in Shanghai, China with a maximum temperature of 28°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 9 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and a moderate breeze of 21 kph from the south-east.

28
°C maximum temperature
20
°C minimum temperature
scattered clouds
9
hours of sunshine
10
UV index (Very High)
0
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
21
kph wind from SE

Shanghai weather for Tuesday 19th May 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Shanghai, China with a maximum temperature of 28°C, low levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 10 (Very High) and 3 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 49% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 18 kph from the south-east.

28
°C maximum temperature
22
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
3
hours of sunshine
10
UV index (Very High)
49
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
L
low heat & humidity
18
kph wind from SE

Shanghai weather for Wednesday 20th May 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Shanghai, China with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 6 (High) and no hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 77% chance of some rain and a gentle breeze of 13 kph from the south.

29
°C maximum temperature
23
°C minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
0
hours of sunshine
6
UV index (High)
77
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
13
kph wind from S

Shanghai weather for Thursday 21st May 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in Shanghai, China with a maximum temperature of 29°C, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 35% chance of some rain and a light breeze of 7 kph from the north-west.