Does it snow in Shanghai in winter?

Shanghai does snow in winter, but it is relatively rare. Statistics from 1981 to 2010 show that during the period from November 21 to December 22, the average number of snow days in Shanghai was less than 0.5 days.

The few invisible snowflakes are not enough to constitute the scale of the first snow. Shanghai, as a central and eastern coastal city, gets its first snow later. On average throughout the year, the first snowfall in Shanghai usually occurs in early January.

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Climate environment: Shanghai has a subtropical monsoon climate with four distinct seasons, sufficient sunshine and abundant rainfall. Shanghai has a mild and humid climate, with short spring and autumn and long winter and summer. In 2013, the city's average temperature was 17.6°C, the sunshine was 1885.9 hours, and the precipitation was 1173.4 mm. More than 60% of the annual rainfall is concentrated in the flood season from May to September.

Topography: Shanghai is part of the alluvial plain of the Yangtze River Delta, with an average height of about 2.19 meters above sea level. The highest point is Dajinshan Island located in Hangzhou Bay, Jinshan District, with an altitude of 103.70 meters.

There are remnant hills such as Tianma Mountain, Xue Mountain, and Fenghuang Mountain in the west. Tianma Mountain is the highest point on land in Shanghai, with an altitude of 99.8 meters. There is a stone monument "Top of Sheshan Mountain". There are rock islands such as Dajin Mountain, Xiaojin Mountain, Fushan (Turtle Mountain), Sheshan Island, and Xiaoyangshan Island in the sea area.