Taoyuan climate — normals and trends
Taoyuan (China) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.4 °C and it receives 1,004 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is June (22.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (10.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Taoyuan averages 1 frost days, 23 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 122 rainy days per year.
Taoyuan has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.6 °C (on 31 May 2023) and the coldest -8.0 °C (on 1 January 1984).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
TaoyuanYunnan
- coords
- 26.23°, 100.56°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.4°C
Average daily high
22.9°C
Average daily low
12.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,004mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
59%
Average peak wind
8.2km/h
Seasonal range
11.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
23 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
122 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.6 cm
Average feels-like high
22.2 °C
Average feels-like low
11.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
17 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
37.6 °C
31 May 2023
Coldest day
-8.0 °C
1 January 1984
Wettest day
122 mm
28 July 2010
Windiest day
19.6 km/h
20 February 1989
Strongest gust
96.5 km/h
20 February 1989
Hottest feels-like
36.5 °C
18 August 2016
Coldest feels-like
-11.8 °C
1 January 1984
Snowiest day
17.2 cm
28 December 1983
Sunniest day
13.1 h
5 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 24 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | 20.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 2 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 22.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 18 mm | +6 mm |
| Apr | 27.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 16 mm | +0 mm |
| May | 26.8 °C | -0.9 °C | 137 mm | +72 mm |
| Jun | 27.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 230 mm | +57 mm |
| Jul | 27.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 202 mm | -14 mm |
| Aug | 26.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 269 mm | +65 mm |
| Sep | 25.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 230 mm | +69 mm |
| Oct | 23.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 90 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 19.0 °C | -0.4 °C | 47 mm | +18 mm |
| Dec | 18.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 2 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Taoyuan?
Taoyuan has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.4 °C and it receives 1,004 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Taoyuan?
The hottest day measured in Taoyuan between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 2023, reaching 37.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Taoyuan?
The coldest day measured in Taoyuan between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1984, at -8.0 °C.
Does it snow in Taoyuan?
Almost never: Taoyuan sees virtually no snow, with about 1 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Taoyuan warmed?
Yes: Taoyuan warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Taoyuan?
The wettest day measured in Taoyuan between 1940 and 2025 was 28 July 2010, with 122 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Taoyuan?
The windiest day measured in Taoyuan between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1989, with winds reaching 19.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Taoyuan?
The warmest month in Taoyuan is June (22.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (10.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Taoyuan?
Taoyuan receives on average 1,004 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 122 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Taoyuan?
Taoyuan gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Taoyuan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Taoyuan between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1983, with 17.2 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Taoyuan?
Yes: Taoyuan has on average 17 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Taoyuan?
In Taoyuan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 36.5 °C on 18 August 2016, and the lowest was -11.8 °C on 1 January 1984.
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