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China coast typhoon season — month by month

High · PVG · SHA · CAN

Peak window: July–September · Worst month: Aug

Disruption risk by month

Jan
Very low
Feb
Very low
Mar
Very low
Apr
Very low
May
Very low
Jun
Low
Jul
Elevated
Aug
High
Sep
High
Oct
Moderate
Nov
Very low
Dec
Very low

Guangdong and Fujian take most of the landfalls, but Shanghai loses more flights to storms that never arrive — a track running north up the coast is enough to empty Pudong without making landfall at all.

Airports covered

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Monthly levels are an editorial summary of past seasons, not a forecast. For a specific flight, check the travel window against what is in force today.

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