Taoyuan weather by month & the best time to visit
🇹🇼 Taiwan · coastal city break · humid subtropical climate
The best time to visit Taoyuan is December — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 68/100), with October and November close behind. Taoyuan averages about 1,334 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 20°C / 68°F and roughly 96 mm of rain in December.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,334
- Sunniest month
- December
- Peak score
- 68/100
- Rain / year
- 1,915 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 31°C / 88°F
- Population
- 500k
- Elevation
- 30 m
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When is the best time to visit Taoyuan?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Taoyuan is December, then October and November. The dullest month is January (57/100, 95 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Taoyuan?
Taoyuan isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,334 hours of sunshine a year. Conditions barely change through the year — only 11 Sunshine Score points separate December from January. It ranks #13 of 13 destinations in Taiwan for annual sunshine, below the national median of 1,763 hours. The year's 1,915 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57 | 18° / 64°F | 13° / 55°F | 95 mm | 3 | 20° / 68°F |
| February | 64 | 19° / 66°F | 14° / 57°F | 88 mm | 4 | 20° / 68°F |
| March | 63 | 22° / 72°F | 15° / 59°F | 126 mm | 5 | 21° / 70°F |
| April | 64 | 25° / 77°F | 19° / 66°F | 122 mm | 6 | 26° / 79°F |
| May | 59 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 227 mm | 7 | 26° / 79°F |
| June | 59 | 30° / 86°F | 25° / 77°F | 270 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| July | 59 | 32° / 90°F | 26° / 79°F | 169 mm | 10 | 31° / 88°F |
| August | 59 | 31° / 88°F | 26° / 79°F | 263 mm | 10 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 59 | 29° / 84°F | 25° / 77°F | 243 mm | 8 | 30° / 86°F |
| October | 66 | 26° / 79°F | 22° / 72°F | 109 mm | 6 | 27° / 81°F |
| November | 66 | 23° / 73°F | 19° / 66°F | 107 mm | 4 | 24° / 75°F |
| December | 68 | 20° / 68°F | 15° / 59°F | 96 mm | 3 | 20° / 68°F |
Sea temperature in Taoyuan by month
The sea off Taoyuan is warmest in July at around 31°C / 88°F, and coolest in January at 20°C / 68°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 9 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Taichung (Qingshui) Taiwan · 110 km · best in Feb · 1,740 h sun/yr
- Matsu (Nangan) Taiwan · 176 km · best in Oct · 1,418 h sun/yr
- Fuzhou (Changle) China · 183 km · best in Oct · 1,508 h sun/yr
- Magong Taiwan · 234 km · best in Oct · 1,896 h sun/yr
- Taitung Taiwan · 259 km · best in Feb · 1,763 h sun/yr
- Quanzhou China · 268 km · best in Oct · 1,780 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Hualien City Taiwan · 124 km · 1,424 h sun/yr · best in Feb
- Matsu (Beigan) Taiwan · 177 km · 1,473 h sun/yr · best in Oct
- Yonaguni Japan · 189 km · 1,466 h sun/yr · best in Feb
Head-to-head
How Taoyuan compares month by month: Taoyuan vs Taichung (Qingshui) · Taoyuan vs Fuzhou (Changle) · Taoyuan vs Ishigaki · Taoyuan vs Matsu (Nangan) · all comparisons
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