When to go · Keelung
Keelung in August
Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Sep (typhoon season, heavy rain), Lunar New Year.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 32°C90°F / 27°C81°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 13
- Crowds
- High
- Taiwan overall
- Prices
- High
- Taiwan overall
Verdict
Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Sep (typhoon season, heavy rain), Lunar New Year.
Weather in August
- KeelungHighs around 32 °C, lows around 27 °C, rain on about 13 daysHighs around 90 °F, lows around 81 °F, rain on about 13 days
- North and Taipei, Taiwan · Taipei, Keelung, Jiufen, Yilanstorm or typhoon risk
Humid subtropical: the winter north-east monsoon brings grey drizzle to Keelung, Jiufen and Yilan Oct–Mar; plum rains May–Jun; 35 °C afternoons Jul–Aug.Humid subtropical: the winter north-east monsoon brings grey drizzle to Keelung, Jiufen and Yilan Oct–Mar; plum rains May–Jun; 95 °F afternoons Jul–Aug.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Ghost Month
About Aug–Sep (7th lunar month; check) · Taiwan
Offerings outside shops and temple rites; Keelung's Ghost Festival parade. Sights stay open.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Taiwan overall
- High
- Prices · Taiwan overall
- High
Taiwan overall: Peak typhoon risk and heat; Ghost Month begins some years.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
- A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries