Objective To explore the mosquito population dynamics in different seasons and mosquito circadian rhythm in different periods of a day. Methods Conduct more than 224-days'continuous monitoring of adult mosquitoes by CO₂ trapping method to get the adult mosquito data in five different monitoring-sites in Shanghai People's Square and People's Park region. Results The monthly-distribution of mosquito species was significantly different in downtown Shanghai. As the most dominant mosquito species, Culex pipiens pallens reached an average density of 13.35 pcs/(day·site), and peaked in May and June (19.93 and 28.19 pcs/day·site, respectively); Aedes albopictus and Cx. tritaeniorhynchus both peaked in July (10.77 and 8.79 pcs/day·site, respectively). The circadian rhythm analysis showed that the largest proportion of mosquito appeared in the evening and early morning hours (20:00-08:00a.m.), followed by the nightfall hours (16:30-20:00), and Cx. pipiens pallens was the dominant species in the 2 period (78.14 and 66.05%, respectively); the daytime hours (08:00a.m.-16:30) had the least proportion, whose dominant species was Ae. albopictus (65.70%). Conclusion The monthly-distribution and circadian rhythm were different in mosquito population species and density, which can be attribute to the ecological difference of different mosquito species, but except that, we surmise the special urban environment and urban light pollution should also account for, and which should be confirmed by further study.