Taitung weather by month & the best time to visit
🇹🇼 Taiwan · beach resort · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Taitung is February — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 81/100), with December and January close behind. Taitung averages about 1,763 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 45 mm of rain in February.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,763
- Sunniest month
- February
- Peak score
- 81/100
- Rain / year
- 1,824 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 175k
- Elevation
- 42 m
When is the best time to visit Taitung?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Taitung is February, then December and January. The dullest month is May (61/100, 206 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Taitung?
Taitung isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,763 hours of sunshine a year. February (81/100) is noticeably better than May (61). It ranks #7 of 13 destinations in Taiwan for annual sunshine, right at the national median of 1,763 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around July, carries about 50% of the annual 1,824 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 79 | 23° / 73°F | 19° / 66°F | 51 mm | 5 | 25° / 77°F |
| February | 81 | 24° / 75°F | 19° / 66°F | 45 mm | 6 | 25° / 77°F |
| March | 78 | 26° / 79°F | 20° / 68°F | 60 mm | 6 | 25° / 77°F |
| April | 74 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 80 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| May | 61 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 206 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| June | 61 | 31° / 88°F | 27° / 81°F | 277 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| July | 61 | 32° / 90°F | 27° / 81°F | 272 mm | 11 | 31° / 88°F |
| August | 61 | 31° / 88°F | 27° / 81°F | 370 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| September | 61 | 30° / 86°F | 26° / 79°F | 261 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 72 | 28° / 82°F | 24° / 75°F | 90 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| November | 76 | 26° / 79°F | 22° / 72°F | 70 mm | 5 | 27° / 81°F |
| December | 81 | 24° / 75°F | 20° / 68°F | 42 mm | 4 | 25° / 77°F |
Sea temperature in Taitung by month
The sea off Taitung 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
- Kaohsiung (Xiaogang) Taiwan · 80 km · best in Feb · 2,124 h sun/yr
- Taichung (Qingshui) Taiwan · 175 km · best in Feb · 1,740 h sun/yr
- Magong Taiwan · 176 km · best in Oct · 1,896 h sun/yr
- Taoyuan Taiwan · 259 km · best in Dec · 1,334 h sun/yr
- Kinmen Taiwan · 336 km · best in Oct · 1,780 h sun/yr
- Quanzhou China · 342 km · best in Oct · 1,780 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Pingtung Taiwan · 64 km · 2,124 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Orchid Island Taiwan · 92 km · 1,762 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Tainan (Rende) Taiwan · 94 km · 2,124 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Shuishang Taiwan · 107 km · 1,965 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Hualien City Taiwan · 151 km · 1,424 h sun/yr · best in Feb
Head-to-head
How Taitung compares month by month: Taitung vs Taichung (Qingshui) · Taitung vs Kaohsiung (Xiaogang) · Taitung vs Magong · all comparisons
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