Best: February · Great: Mar-Jun, Sep-Nov
Two separate wet seasons shape the year here, roughly around August and January, with drier, more reliable stretches in between rather than one long wet or dry season. In February, expect highs around 19°C with rain on roughly 16 days of the month.
Taipei's night markets (Shilin and Raohe are the best-known) are a genuine highlight for food alone, and Taipei 101's observation deck gives a good overview of the city. Taroko Gorge's marble canyon walls and hiking trails are a highlight worth the trip to the east coast, and Sun Moon Lake offers a quieter, scenic counterpoint inland. Jiufen's lantern-lit hillside streets (said to have inspired parts of Spirited Away) make a popular half-day trip from Taipei.
Try beef noodle soup and Taiwan's famous night market snacks.
Daylight, sunrise, and sunset are calculated exactly from this region's latitude. Temperature and rainfall are modeled from its general climate type, not measured station data. Month summaries are generated from those modeled figures.
Expect mild days around 19°/14°C, with very wet conditions (~19 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 19°/14°C, with very wet conditions (~16 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 22°/16°C, with frequent rain (~15 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 26°/19°C, with frequent rain (~14 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 29°/23°C, with frequent rain (~15 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 32°/25°C, with frequent rain (~15 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 34°/26°C, with frequent rain (~13 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 33°/26°C, with very wet conditions (~17 rainy days).
Expect hot days around 31°/25°C, with frequent rain (~15 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 28°/23°C, with frequent rain (~15 rainy days).
Expect warm days around 25°/20°C, with frequent rain (~15 rainy days).
Expect mild days around 21°/16°C, with very wet conditions (~17 rainy days).