When to go · Taipei
Taipei in August
Avoid month. Hottest; typhoon risk.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Temperature
- 34°C93°F / 26°C79°F
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 12
- Crowds
- High
- Taiwan overall
- Prices
- High
- Taiwan overall
Verdict
Hottest; typhoon risk.
Weather in August
- TaipeiHighs around 34 °C, lows around 26 °C, rain on about 12 daysHighs around 93 °F, lows around 79 °F, rain on about 12 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.
Summer season
Long evenings, shaved ice, night markets and cheap mangoes.
Watch: 35 °C heat, thunderstorms and typhoons.
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 check
The seventh lunar month (check) · Whole city
Offerings and rituals; fewer weddings and moves, so hotel prices dip.
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