When to go · Taipei
Taipei in April
Great month. Warm; Tomb Sweeping long weekend.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 26°C79°F / 19°C66°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 13
- Crowds
- Medium
- Taiwan overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Taiwan overall
Verdict
Warm; Tomb Sweeping long weekend.
Weather in April
- TaipeiHighs around 26 °C, lows around 19 °C, rain on about 13 daysHighs around 79 °F, lows around 66 °F, rain on about 13 days
- North and Taipei, Taiwan · Taipei, Keelung, Jiufen, Yilanbest weather
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.
Spring season
Mild days, drizzle, cherry blossoms in the hills and Tomb Sweeping.
Watch: Plum rains from May and the Tomb Sweeping crowd.
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.
Tomb Sweeping long weekend check
4–5 April · Whole city
A domestic travel peak; trains fill and prices rise.
Cherry-blossom and spring flowers check
Late February to April · Yangmingshan and parks
Weekend crowds in the hills; buses are busy.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Taiwan overall
- Medium
- Prices · Taiwan overall
- Medium
Taiwan overall: Warm and mostly dry; Tomb Sweeping long weekend fills trains.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast