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When to go · Donghe

Donghe, month by month

Good months for Donghe: Jan, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryGoodOutside the best window (check). Across Taiwan: Cool and grey in the north, dry and sunny in the south; Lunar New Year may fall late in the month — check.22 °C (72 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  2. FebruaryMixedOutside the best window (check). Across Taiwan: Lunar New Year closes shops and sells out trains in most years; Lantern Festival follows two weeks later.23 °C (73 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 11 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  3. MarchGoodOutside the best window (check). Across Taiwan: Warming, cherry and plum blossom in the mountains (Alishan, Yangmingshan).25 °C (77 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 12 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  4. AprilGoodOutside the best window (check). Across Taiwan: Warm and mostly dry; Tomb Sweeping long weekend fills trains.27 °C (81 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  5. MayMixedOutside the best window (check). Across Taiwan: Plum rains start late in the month; firefly season in the hills.29 °C (84 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 15 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  6. JuneMixedOutside the best window (check). Across Taiwan: Plum rains then heat; Dragon Boat Festival in most years.31 °C (88 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 15 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  7. JulyMixedOutside the best window (check). Across Taiwan: Hot, humid, afternoon storms; typhoon season begins; island season peaks.32 °C (90 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 13 rain daysCrowds: High
  8. AugustMixedOutside the best window (check). Across Taiwan: Peak typhoon risk and heat; Ghost Month begins some years.32 °C (90 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 14 rain daysCrowds: High
  9. SeptemberMixedOutside the best window (check). Across Taiwan: Typhoons still likely; Mid-Autumn long weekend in some years.31 °C (88 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 13 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  10. OctoberGoodOutside the best window (check). Across Taiwan: Heat breaks, clear days, National Day and Taipei Pride; late typhoons possible early in the month.29 °C (84 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 10 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  11. NovemberGoodOutside the best window (check). Across Taiwan: The best month for most of the island; drizzle returns to Keelung and Jiufen.26 °C (79 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium
  12. DecemberGoodOutside the best window (check). Across Taiwan: Cool north, sunny south; New Year's Eve fireworks at Taipei 101.23 °C (73 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 9 rain daysCrowds: Medium

Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Donghe, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Jan: Good

    Mar: Good

  • Daytime high

    Jan: 22 °C (72 °F)

    Mar: 25 °C (77 °F)

  • Night low

    Jan: 16 °C (61 °F)

    Mar: 18 °C (64 °F)

  • Rain days

    Jan: 10 (better)

    Mar: 12

  • Crowds

    Jan: Medium

    Mar: Medium

  • Prices

    Jan: Medium

    Mar: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Jan: 1

    Mar: 0

January: Outside the best window (check). Across Taiwan: Cool and grey in the north, dry and sunny in the south; Lunar New Year may fall late in the month — check.

March: Outside the best window (check). Across Taiwan: Warming, cherry and plum blossom in the mountains (Alishan, Yangmingshan).

Donghe: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.