climigo

Taiwan

When to go?

No ideal month: the best months are October–March, the least rainy with the right temperature. Nothing against April either.

Very varied climate The climate changes a lot from one part to another: look at the cities below for the details.

Climate zones

ChinaTaipeiTaipeiTaipeiTaichungTaichungTaichungTainanTainanTainanHsinchu CityHsinchu CityHsinchu CityTaoyuanTaoyuanTaoyuanTaroko National ParkTaroko National ParkTaroko National ParkYangmingshan National ParkYangmingshan National ParkYangmingshan National Park

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 18°11°
February 19°11°
March 21°13°
April 24°16°
May 26°19°
June 27°21°
July 28°22° torrential rain
August 28°22° torrential rain
September 27°20°
October 25°18°
November 23°16°
December 19°12°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec10.6 · 17.9 °CJanuary: 10.6 · 17.9 °C11.2 · 18.9 °CFebruary: 11.2 · 18.9 °C13.0 · 21.0 °CMarch: 13.0 · 21.0 °C15.8 · 23.5 °CApril: 15.8 · 23.5 °C18.8 · 25.6 °CMay: 18.8 · 25.6 °C20.9 · 27.2 °CJune: 20.9 · 27.2 °C21.7 · 28.2 °CJuly: 21.7 · 28.2 °C21.5 · 27.9 °CAugust: 21.5 · 27.9 °C20.4 · 27.1 °CSeptember: 20.4 · 27.1 °C18.3 · 25.2 °COctober: 18.3 · 25.2 °C15.8 · 22.8 °CNovember: 15.8 · 22.8 °C12.3 · 19.2 °CDecember: 12.3 · 19.2 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 10.6 – 17.9 °C
Feb 11.2 – 18.9 °C
Mar 13.0 – 21.0 °C
Apr 15.8 – 23.5 °C
May 18.8 – 25.6 °C
Jun 20.9 – 27.2 °C
Jul 21.7 – 28.2 °C
Aug 21.5 – 27.9 °C
Sep 20.4 – 27.1 °C
Oct 18.3 – 25.2 °C
Nov 15.8 – 22.8 °C
Dec 12.3 – 19.2 °C

How much it rains

January 106 mm14 d
February 108 mm13 d
March 117 mm14 d
April 140 mm15 d
May 236 mm18 d
June 299 mm18 d
July 350 mm18 d torrential rain
August 364 mm19 d torrential rain
September 227 mm16 d
October 154 mm14 d
November 100 mm13 d
December 99 mm13 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec106 mm · 14 rain days · 8 mm a dayJanuary: 106 mm · 14 rain days · 8 mm a day108 mm · 13 rain days · 8 mm a dayFebruary: 108 mm · 13 rain days · 8 mm a day117 mm · 14 rain days · 8 mm a dayMarch: 117 mm · 14 rain days · 8 mm a day140 mm · 15 rain days · 9 mm a dayApril: 140 mm · 15 rain days · 9 mm a day236 mm · 18 rain days · 13 mm a dayMay: 236 mm · 18 rain days · 13 mm a day299 mm · 18 rain days · 17 mm a dayJune: 299 mm · 18 rain days · 17 mm a day350 mm · 18 rain days · 19 mm a dayJuly: 350 mm · 18 rain days · 19 mm a day364 mm · 19 rain days · 19 mm a dayAugust: 364 mm · 19 rain days · 19 mm a day227 mm · 16 rain days · 14 mm a daySeptember: 227 mm · 16 rain days · 14 mm a day154 mm · 14 rain days · 11 mm a dayOctober: 154 mm · 14 rain days · 11 mm a day100 mm · 13 rain days · 8 mm a dayNovember: 100 mm · 13 rain days · 8 mm a day99 mm · 13 rain days · 8 mm a dayDecember: 99 mm · 13 rain days · 8 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 106 mm14 d
Feb 108 mm13 d
Mar 117 mm14 d
Apr 140 mm15 d
May 236 mm18 d
Jun 299 mm18 d
Jul 350 mm18 d
Aug 364 mm19 d
Sep 227 mm16 d
Oct 154 mm14 d
Nov 100 mm13 d
Dec 99 mm13 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 10 h 50
February 11 h 23
March 12 h 00
April 12 h 42
May 13 h 16
June 13 h 35
July 13 h 27
August 12 h 58
September 12 h 18
October 11 h 37
November 11 h 01
December 10 h 42

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Main cities

Taipei

Taichung

Tainan

Tourist areas

Cities