Best time to visit Taiwan

Taiwan in this dataset covers 4 cities with distinct NASA POWER grid cells (plus nearby cities that share a cell). Annual rainfall among those cities runs from 1639 mm in Kaohsiung to 1916 mm in Taipei. The monthly-average temperature swing is 7.7–13.3°C depending on the city.

Taiwan is not one climate: the cities here include a monsoon climate with a sharp wet-dry split; a mild oceanic climate.

Regional contrasts in Taiwan

The hottest peak in the sample is Kaohsiung in July (29.1°C). The coldest monthly average is Taipei in January (14.6°C). Taipei takes the most rain (1916 mm a year, wettest in June); Kaohsiung takes the least (1639 mm).

Warmest-month averages in the set range from 27.4°C to 29.1°C. Use the city pages for the month-by-month table; this page is the contrast between places.

Best months by region

Taiwan: typical hottest-month average 28.4°C and about 1796 mm of rain a year. Best-scoring months — Kaohsiung (December, January, and February); Taichung (March, November, and December); Tainan (December, January, and February); Taipei (April, October, and November).

Kaohsiung in Taiwan

Kaohsiung sits at 22.62°, 120.31°. It is a monsoon climate with a sharp wet-dry split. July is the warmest month at 29.1°C (high 29.5°C); January is the coolest at 21.4°C (low 20.4°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 7.7°C.

The monsoon runs from May to September. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are December, January, and February. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 2,737,660. The wettest month is August (403 mm, 23 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is February (24 mm).

Taichung in Taiwan

Taichung sits at 24.15°, 120.68°. It is a monsoon climate with a sharp wet-dry split. July is the warmest month at 27.4°C (high 30.5°C); January is the coolest at 17.7°C (low 13.2°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 9.7°C.

The monsoon runs from April to September. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are March, November, and December. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 2,850,285. The wettest month is August (329 mm, 21 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is December (42 mm).

Tainan in Taiwan

Tainan sits at 22.99°, 120.21°. It is a monsoon climate with a sharp wet-dry split. July is the warmest month at 29.0°C (high 30.0°C); January is the coolest at 20.0°C (low 18.2°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 9.0°C.

The monsoon runs from May to September. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are December, January, and February. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 1,856,642. The wettest month is August (442 mm, 21 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is February (31 mm).

Taipei in Taiwan

Taipei sits at 25.05°, 121.53°. It is a mild oceanic climate. July is the warmest month at 27.9°C (high 30.5°C); January is the coolest at 14.6°C (low 12.2°C). The gap between those monthly averages is 13.3°C.

Rain falls in every month; the year still totals 1916 mm. The three highest-scoring months for a visit are April, October, and November. That ranking uses the same 22°C / low-rain / 60% humidity score as the city pages. Population in the GeoNames record is 7,871,900. The wettest month is June (270 mm, 23 days with at least 1 mm); the driest is February (89 mm).