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When to go · Taiwan

Taiwan, month by month

The best months for Taiwan: Apr, Oct, Nov.

Month by month

  1. JanuaryGoodCool and grey in the north, dry and sunny in the south; Lunar New Year may fall late in the month — check.North and Taipei: cool · West and south: best weather · East coast: coolCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
  2. FebruaryMixedLunar New Year closes shops and sells out trains in most years; Lantern Festival follows two weeks later.North and Taipei: cool · West and south: best weather · East coast: coolCrowds: High · 3 festivals or holidays
  3. MarchGoodWarming, cherry and plum blossom in the mountains (Alishan, Yangmingshan).North and Taipei: fine · West and south: best weather · East coast: fineCrowds: Medium
  4. AprilGreatWarm and mostly dry; Tomb Sweeping long weekend fills trains.North and Taipei: best weather · West and south: fine · East coast: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  5. MayMixedPlum rains start late in the month; firefly season in the hills.North and Taipei: rainy · West and south: rainy · East coast: best weatherCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  6. JuneMixedPlum rains then heat; Dragon Boat Festival in most years.North and Taipei: rainy · West and south: rainy · East coast: fineCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday
  7. JulyMixedHot, humid, afternoon storms; typhoon season begins; island season peaks.North and Taipei: hot · West and south: hot · East coast: storm or typhoon riskCrowds: High
  8. AugustMixedPeak typhoon risk and heat; Ghost Month begins some years.North and Taipei: storm or typhoon risk · West and south: storm or typhoon risk · East coast: storm or typhoon riskCrowds: High · 1 festival or holiday
  9. SeptemberMixedTyphoons still likely; Mid-Autumn long weekend in some years.North and Taipei: storm or typhoon risk · West and south: storm or typhoon risk · East coast: storm or typhoon riskCrowds: Medium · 3 festivals or holidays
  10. OctoberGreatHeat breaks, clear days, National Day and Taipei Pride; late typhoons possible early in the month.North and Taipei: best weather · West and south: best weather · East coast: fineCrowds: Medium · 2 festivals or holidays
  11. NovemberGreatThe best month for most of the island; drizzle returns to Keelung and Jiufen.North and Taipei: best weather · West and south: best weather · East coast: best weatherCrowds: Medium
  12. DecemberGoodCool north, sunny south; New Year's Eve fireworks at Taipei 101.North and Taipei: cool · West and south: best weather · East coast: coolCrowds: Medium · 1 festival or holiday

Weather by region

How each climate zone rates each month.

Weather rating by region and month
RegionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
North and TaipeiTaipei, Keelung, Jiufen, YilanCoolCoolOKBestWetWetHotStormStormBestBestCool
West and southTaichung, Tainan, Kaohsiung, KentingBestBestBestOKWetWetHotStormStormBestBestBest
East coastHualien, Taroko, Taitung, East Rift ValleyCoolCoolOKBestBestOKStormStormStormOKBestCool
Central mountainsAlishan, Hehuan Mountain, Sun Moon Lake, YushanCoolCoolBestBestWetWetOKStormStormBestBestCool
Outlying islandsPenghu, Kinmen, Matsu, Green Island, Orchid IslandCoolCoolCoolOKBestBestHotStormStormOKCoolCool