East Asia
Best time to visit Taiwan
By region
When to visit Taiwan
Oct–Dec and Mar–Apr are mild and drier. May–Jun brings plum rains; Jul–Sep is hot with typhoons. The north is damp in winter; the south stays sunnier.
Best months across Taiwan
Average daily high in °C; ★ marks the best months for each place.
| Place | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taipei | 19° | 20° | ★ 22° | ★ 24° | 27° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 28° | ★ 26° | ★ 24° | 20° |
| Tainan | ★ 21° | ★ 22° | ★ 24° | 26° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 29° | 29° | 27° | ★ 26° | ★ 23° |
| Kaohsiung | 22° | ★ 23° | ★ 24° | 26° | 28° | 29° | 30° | 29° | 29° | 28° | ★ 26° | ★ 24° |
| Taichung | 22° | 24° | ★ 26° | ★ 28° | 30° | 30° | 31° | 31° | 31° | ★ 30° | ★ 28° | 24° |
| Hualien | 21° | 22° | ★ 23° | ★ 25° | ★ 27° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 29° | ★ 27° | ★ 25° | 22° |
| Jiufen | 17° | 18° | ★ 20° | ★ 22° | 25° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 27° | ★ 24° | ★ 22° | 19° |
| Sun Moon Lake | 20° | 22° | ★ 23° | ★ 26° | 28° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 28° | ★ 27° | ★ 25° | 22° |
| Kenting | 23° | 24° | ★ 25° | ★ 27° | 28° | 29° | 29° | 29° | 29° | ★ 28° | ★ 26° | 24° |
| Alishan | 22° | 24° | ★ 26° | ★ 28° | 29° | 29° | 30° | 29° | 29° | ★ 28° | ★ 26° | ★ 23° |
| Taitung | 23° | 24° | 26° | ★ 29° | ★ 31° | 31° | 32° | 31° | 30° | ★ 28° | ★ 27° | 24° |
| Hsinchu | 18° | 19° | 22° | ★ 25° | 28° | 30° | 32° | 31° | 29° | ★ 26° | ★ 24° | ★ 20° |
| Penghu | 18° | 19° | 21° | ★ 23° | ★ 26° | ★ 27° | 28° | 28° | ★ 28° | 26° | 24° | 20° |
| Xiaoliuqiu | 25° | 26° | 28° | ★ 30° | ★ 31° | ★ 31° | 31° | 31° | ★ 30° | ★ 30° | 28° | 26° |
Weather & best time by place
- TaipeiWeather & best time
- TainanWeather & best time
- KaohsiungWeather & best time
- TaichungWeather & best time
- HualienWeather & best time
- JiufenWeather & best time
- Sun Moon LakeWeather & best time
- KentingWeather & best time
- AlishanWeather & best time
- TaitungWeather & best time
- HsinchuWeather & best time
- PenghuWeather & best time
- XiaoliuqiuWeather & best time
Sources
- NASA POWER climatology
- US State Department travel advisory
- Taiwan Arrival Card (National Immigration Agency)
- Bureau of Consular Affairs
- Taiwan Tourism Administration
- Speedtest Global Index: Taiwan
- World Bank open data
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