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Shenyang, China climate
Dwa Monsoon-influenced hot-summer humid continental
Shenyang has a strongly seasonal cool-temperate climate (Monsoon-influenced hot-summer humid continental, Köppen Dwa). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 29°C, while the coldest is January averaging around −17°C at night. Precipitation totals about 718 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 184 mm while January barely receives 6 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsShenyang climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −5 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 16 | 6 | −3 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −11 | −6 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 1 | −8 |
| Avg low (°C) | −17 | −12 | −4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 4 | −5 | −14 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 6 | 9 | 18 | 38 | 59 | 90 | 180 | 184 | 52 | 44 | 25 | 12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | −5 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 28 |
| Avg temp (°C) | −11 | −6 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 22 |
| Avg low (°C) | −17 | −12 | −4 | 4 | 11 | 17 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 6 | 9 | 18 | 38 | 59 | 90 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 29 | 24 | 16 | 6 | −3 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 25 | 24 | 18 | 10 | 1 | −8 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 19 | 12 | 4 | −5 | −14 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 180 | 184 | 52 | 44 | 25 | 12 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.1 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 28 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 7 | 22 | 28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.2 | 2 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 28 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 0.0 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 4 | 2 | 0.1 | — | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | 0.0 | 7 | 22 | 28 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 41 | 43 | 47 | 57 | 59 | 66 | 71 | 62 | 50 | 44 | 46 | 46 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 77 | 70 | 60 | 57 | 58 | 65 | 75 | 78 | 70 | 68 | 71 | 76 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.6 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 5.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 41 | 43 | 47 | 57 | 59 | 66 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 16 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 77 | 70 | 60 | 57 | 58 | 65 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.6 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 6.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 71 | 62 | 50 | 44 | 46 | 46 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 19 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 75 | 78 | 70 | 68 | 71 | 76 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 5.9 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Shenyang, a weather station, about 10 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.