When to go · Pingxi
Pingxi in February
Great month. Inside Pingxi's best window: Oct–Apr (cooler, lantern festival in Feb–Mar).
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 17°C (63°F)63°F (17°C) / 13°C (55°F)55°F (13°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 6
- Crowds
- High
- Taiwan overall
- Prices
- High
- Taiwan overall
Verdict
Inside Pingxi's best window: Oct–Apr (cooler, lantern festival in Feb–Mar).
Is another month better than February?
No other month rates higher than February for Pingxi in this guide.
Weather in February
- PingxiHighs around 17 °C (63 °F), lows around 13 °C (55 °F), rain on about 6 daysHighs around 63 °F (17 °C), lows around 55 °F (13 °C), rain on about 6 days
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.
Lunar New Year big impact
About 5–10 Feb 2027 (lunar; check) · Taiwan
Five to nine days off: many small restaurants and shops close, trains and buses sold out, big chains, malls and sights mostly open.
Lantern Festival
About 20 Feb 2027 (15th day of the 1st lunar month — check) · Taiwan
Pingxi sky lanterns and the national Taiwan Lantern Festival (host city changes yearly); crowds and closed roads.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Taiwan overall
- High
- Prices · Taiwan overall
- High
Taiwan overall: Lunar New Year closes shops and sells out trains in most years; Lantern Festival follows two weeks later.
High-price month: see what to book ahead.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Pingxi, side by side.
Verdict
Feb: Great
Jan: Great
Daytime high
Feb: 17 °C (63 °F)63 °F (17 °C)
Jan: 16 °C (61 °F)61 °F (16 °C)
Night low
Feb: 13 °C (55 °F)55 °F (13 °C)
Jan: 12 °C (54 °F)54 °F (12 °C)
Rain days
Feb: 6 (better)
Jan: 7
Crowds
Feb: High
Jan: Medium
Prices
Feb: High
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
Feb: 2
Jan: 1
February: Inside Pingxi's best window: Oct–Apr (cooler, lantern festival in Feb–Mar).
January: Inside Pingxi's best window: Oct–Apr (cooler, lantern festival in Feb–Mar).
Pingxi: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
Nothing unusual for the weather this month.