Shanghai traffic
Live traffic
Current weather
Local time
9:42 PM
Daily and weekly congestion level
Average congestion levels for each day and each week in 2021.
Daily and weekly congestion levels are weighted averages derived from hourly data. Each week starts on Monday and ends on Sunday.
World rank2020
Congestion level 2020
How congested was Shanghai?
22%
9%p
29% less traffic than in 2019
decrease since 2019
Days with low traffic
Which days in 2020 were at least 50% less congested than their corresponding day in 2019?
79days with low traffic in 2020
day with low traffic
COVID-19 restrictions
COVID-19 severe restrictions
worst day
What day had the most traffic in 2020?
January
10
Friday
54%
The highest average daily congestion
Congestion levels month by month
How was the average congestion level changing in 2020?
September
The most congested
month in 2020
month in 2020
February
The least congested
month in 2020
month in 2020
Working day travel patterns by month
How did the travel patterns look like during working days in 2020 and 2019?
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
How to read these charts?
2019
2020
Average congestion level
high
low
Hour (24h)
12 AM
11 PM
Weekday rush hour
How congested was Shanghai during rush hour?
Morning rush
55%
5%p
8% less traffic than in 2019
decrease since 2019
Evening rush
48%
9%p
16% less traffic than in 2019
decrease since 2019
Rush hour 2020 vs 2019
How congested was Shanghai during rush hour throughout 2020 in comparison to 2019?
AM rush
PM rush
Time lost in rush hour - per trip
How much extra time was spent driving in rush hour?
+17 min
per 30 min trip
in the morning
in the morning
+14 min
per 30 min trip
in the evening
in the evening
Time lost in rush hour - per year
How much extra time was spent driving in rush hours over the year?
119 hours = 4 days, 23 hours
14 hours less than last year
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