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Best Time to Fly from New Delhi to Shanghai
Real weather data for Shanghai by month and real day-of-week fare patterns for this route — so "best time" here means something you can check, not a generic guess.
General booking pattern
Without route-specific fare history, the general industry pattern holds: mid-week flights — especially Tuesday and Wednesday — tend to be cheaper than weekend departures. This is general advice, not a fact about this specific route.
Weather in Shanghai by month
Based on the last 3 years of real historical data. August runs warmest (34°C avg high). December runs driest (~16mm rain).
January
10° / 3°C
~45mm rain
February
9° / 4°C
~81mm rain
March
15° / 9°C
~81mm rain
April
20° / 13°C
~85mm rain
May
24° / 18°C
~137mm rain
June
27° / 22°C
~286mm rain
July
32° / 27°C
~218mm rain
August
34° / 28°C
~39mm rain
September
28° / 24°C
~130mm rain
October
24° / 20°C
~104mm rain
November
18° / 12°C
~65mm rain
December
11° / 5°C
~16mm rain
Nearby airports
Near New Delhi
- Hindon Air Force Station (HDO)29 km
Near Shanghai
- Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA)45 km
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FAQs — Best time to fly New Delhi to Shanghai
We don't have a live fare history for this specific route yet — mid-week departures (Tuesday and Wednesday) are typically cheaper as a general industry pattern.