Orchid Island weather by month & the best time to visit
🇹🇼 Taiwan · beach resort · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Orchid Island is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 82/100), with January and March close behind. Orchid Island averages about 1,762 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 35 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,762
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 82/100
- Rain / year
- 1,817 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 175k
- Elevation
- 5 m
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When is the best time to visit Orchid Island?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Orchid Island is February, then January and March. The dullest month is May (61/100, 175 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Orchid Island?
Orchid Island isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,762 hours of sunshine a year. February (82/100) is noticeably better than May (61). It ranks #8 of 13 destinations in Taiwan for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,763 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around August, carries about 53% of the annual 1,817 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 81 | 23° / 73°F | 22° / 72°F | 42 mm | 5 | 25° / 77°F |
| February | 82 | 24° / 75°F | 22° / 72°F | 35 mm | 6 | 26° / 79°F |
| March | 81 | 25° / 77°F | 23° / 73°F | 42 mm | 6 | 26° / 79°F |
| April | 79 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 55 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| May | 61 | 28° / 82°F | 27° / 81°F | 175 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| June | 61 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 258 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 61 | 29° / 84°F | 29° / 84°F | 299 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| August | 61 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 407 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 61 | 29° / 84°F | 28° / 82°F | 266 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 70 | 27° / 81°F | 27° / 81°F | 105 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| November | 75 | 26° / 79°F | 25° / 77°F | 78 mm | 5 | 27° / 81°F |
| December | 79 | 24° / 75°F | 23° / 73°F | 55 mm | 4 | 25° / 77°F |
Sea temperature in Orchid Island by month
The sea off Orchid Island is warmest in July at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January at 25°C / 77°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Taitung Taiwan · 92 km · best in Feb · 1,763 h sun/yr
- Kaohsiung (Xiaogang) Taiwan · 136 km · best in Feb · 2,124 h sun/yr
- Magong Taiwan · 260 km · best in Oct · 1,896 h sun/yr
- Taichung (Qingshui) Taiwan · 266 km · best in Feb · 1,740 h sun/yr
- Taoyuan Taiwan · 341 km · best in Dec · 1,334 h sun/yr
- Ishigaki Japan · 382 km · best in Feb · 1,858 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Pingtung Taiwan · 132 km · 2,124 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Tainan (Rende) Taiwan · 171 km · 2,124 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Basco Philippines · 181 km · 2,288 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Shuishang Taiwan · 198 km · 1,965 h sun/yr · best in Feb
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