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When to go · Keelung

Keelung in September

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Sep (typhoon season, heavy rain), Lunar New Year.

Key facts

Verdict
Avoid
Temperature
30°C (86°F) / 25°C (77°F)
average high / low
Rain days
15
Crowds
Medium
Taiwan overall
Prices
Medium
Taiwan overall

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Keelung

Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Sep (typhoon season, heavy rain), Lunar New Year.

Is another month better than September?

September is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Weather in September

Long-term averages
  • KeelungHighs around 30 °C (86 °F), lows around 25 °C (77 °F), rain on about 15 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 (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
Medium
Prices · Taiwan overall
Medium

Taiwan overall: Typhoons still likely; Mid-Autumn long weekend in some years.

Compare two months

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

  • Verdict

    Sep: Avoid

    Mar: Great (better)

  • Daytime high

    Sep: 30 °C (86 °F)

    Mar: 20 °C (68 °F)

  • Night low

    Sep: 25 °C (77 °F)

    Mar: 15 °C (59 °F)

  • Rain days

    Sep: 15 (better)

    Mar: 17

  • Crowds

    Sep: Medium

    Mar: Medium

  • Prices

    Sep: Medium

    Mar: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Sep: 1

    Mar: 0

September: Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Sep (typhoon season, heavy rain), Lunar New Year.

March: Inside Keelung's best window: Oct–Dec, Mar–Apr.

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

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

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