Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Shantou, Guangdong, China. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5th in Shantou is a coin-flip for rain — historically, more than half of days on this date have seen precipitation. Temperatures tend to sit in the low 70s, though the date has swung wildly from a chilly 47° back in 1969 all the way to 84° in 2015.
Shantou is a city of real heat and real rain — it hit 101° in July 2025 and once soaked up 9.5 inches in a single August day back in 2000. On the cold end, the thermometer has dipped to 35°, but snow has never materialized even on the coldest days on record.
Shantou runs warm most of the year, peaking in late July when average highs reach 87°, and bottoming out in late January around 63°. The heaviest rains arrive in mid-June, averaging nearly 3 inches per week — pack accordingly if you're visiting in early summer. For dry, mild weather, fall is your sweet spot: October highs hover around 80° with far less rainfall than the summer monsoon months.