Geography and Climate
Shangqiu is the easternmost prefecture of Henan province. Its administrative area ranges in longitude from 114 °49′ E to 116° 39′ E and in latitude from 33° 43′ N to 34° 52′ N, covering 10,704 square kilometres (4,133 sq mi). The city lies on the North China Plain and is mostly flat, with elevations ranging from 30 to 70 metres (98 to 230 ft), though the northwest part of the prefecture is more elevated than the southeast.
Shangqiu has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with four distinct seasons. Winters are cool and mostly dry while summers are hot and humid; spring is warm and sees some, but not much rainfall, while autumn weather is crisp and drier. The annual average temperature is 14.1 °C (57.4 °F). Precipitation mainly occurs from June to September.
| Climate data for Shangqiu (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 5.1 (41.2) |
8.1 (46.6) |
13.5 (56.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
26.5 (79.7) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.8 (89.2) |
30.6 (87.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
21.5 (70.7) |
13.9 (57) |
7.5 (45.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −3.9 (25) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
2.8 (37) |
9.2 (48.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
22.1 (71.8) |
16.4 (61.5) |
10.2 (50.4) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−2 (28) |
9.5 (49.1) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 13.0 (0.512) |
15.4 (0.606) |
32.8 (1.291) |
40.0 (1.575) |
56.2 (2.213) |
78.3 (3.083) |
171.8 (6.764) |
125.6 (4.945) |
72.9 (2.87) |
42.9 (1.689) |
20.2 (0.795) |
12.0 (0.472) |
681.1 (26.815) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.3 | 4.2 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 12.2 | 9.6 | 7.7 | 6.7 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 78.8 |
| Source: Weather China | |||||||||||||
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