When to go · Hualien
Hualien, month by month
The best months for Hualien: Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov. Months to avoid: Jul, Aug, Sep.
Month by month
- JanuaryGoodOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across Taiwan: Cool and grey in the north, dry and sunny in the south; Lunar New Year may fall late in the month — check.21 °C / 16 °C, 15 rain days70 °F / 61 °F, 15 rain daysCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
- FebruaryMixedOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across Taiwan: Lunar New Year closes shops and sells out trains in most years; Lantern Festival follows two weeks later.21 °C / 16 °C, 16 rain days70 °F / 61 °F, 16 rain daysCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
- MarchGreatInside Hualien's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.23 °C / 18 °C, 16 rain days73 °F / 64 °F, 16 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- AprilGreatInside Hualien's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.26 °C / 20 °C, 15 rain days79 °F / 68 °F, 15 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- MayGreatInside Hualien's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.29 °C / 23 °C, 16 rain days84 °F / 73 °F, 16 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JuneMixedOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across Taiwan: Plum rains then heat; Dragon Boat Festival in most years.31 °C / 25 °C, 14 rain days88 °F / 77 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- JulyAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Sep (typhoon season), Lunar New Year.33 °C / 26 °C, 12 rain days91 °F / 79 °F, 12 rain daysCrowds: High
- AugustAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Sep (typhoon season), Lunar New Year.33 °C / 26 °C, 13 rain days91 °F / 79 °F, 13 rain daysCrowds: High
- SeptemberAvoidListed as a month to avoid: Jul–Sep (typhoon season), Lunar New Year.31 °C / 25 °C, 15 rain days88 °F / 77 °F, 15 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- OctoberGreatInside Hualien's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.28 °C / 23 °C, 14 rain days82 °F / 73 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- NovemberGreatInside Hualien's best window: Mar–May, Oct–Nov.25 °C / 20 °C, 14 rain days77 °F / 68 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium
- DecemberGoodOutside the best window (Mar–May, Oct–Nov). Across Taiwan: Cool north, sunny south; New Year's Eve fireworks at Taipei 101.22 °C / 17 °C, 14 rain days72 °F / 63 °F, 14 rain daysCrowds: Medium