Oslo vs Shanghai: which is better, month by month

Shanghai beats Oslo in 7 of 12 months — its lead peaks in December (68 vs 36) — while Oslo wins May to September.

Each place is scored under the lens that suits its type. Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 estimate from ERA5 climate normals, not a forecast.

Oslo vs Shanghai — all 12 months

MonthOsloShanghaiWinnerGap
January33Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air62Ccold, a little rain, poor air qualityShanghai29
February43Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air66Ccold, a little rain, poor air qualityShanghai23
March61Ccold, a little rain, clean air73Bcool, rainy, poor air qualityShanghai12
April76Bcold, a little rain, clean air83Anice, rainy, poor air qualityShanghai7
May83Anice, a little rain, clean air79Bwarm, rainy, muggy airOslo4
June90Snice, rainy, clean air55Dhot, soaked, poor air qualityOslo35
July94Swarm, rainy, clean air48Fsweltering, soaked, poor air qualityOslo46
August86Anice, rainy, clean air57Dsweltering, rainy, poor air qualityOslo29
September74Bnice, rainy, clean air61Chot, soaked, muggy airOslo13
October59Dcold, rainy, clean air84Awarm, a little rain, muggy airShanghai25
November47Fcold, a little rain, clean air78Bnice, a little rain, poor air qualityShanghai31
December36Ffreezing, a little rain, clean air68Ccold, a little rain, poor air qualityShanghai32

A month is a tie when the two are within 3 points. The widest gap is July (94 vs 48). Tap a month for that month's temperature, rain, humidity and air quality side by side.

Oslo

🇳🇴 Norway · mild climate

Best month
July 94/100
Months won
5 of 12

Shanghai

🇨🇳 China · mild climate

Best month
October 84/100
Months won
7 of 12

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