Hualien City climate — normals and trends
Hualien City (Taiwan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 17.6 °C and it receives 4,142 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 July (23.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (11.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Hualien City averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 312 rainy days per year.
Hualien City has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.0 °C (on 10 August 2019) and the coldest -0.9 °C (on 3 March 1986).
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
Hualien CityTaiwan
- coords
- 23.98°, 121.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
17.6°C
Average daily high
20.8°C
Average daily low
14.8°C
Annual rainfall
4,142mm
Sunshine / day
7.6h
Mean relative humidity
88%
Average peak wind
7.1km/h
Seasonal range
11.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
312 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.5 cm
Average feels-like high
23.3 °C
Average feels-like low
15.4 °C
Average peak gust
31.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
41 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.76 · 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
33.0 °C
10 August 2019
Coldest day
-0.9 °C
3 March 1986
Wettest day
364 mm
31 October 2024
Windiest day
33.8 km/h
22 August 2000
Strongest gust
204.5 km/h
31 October 2024
Hottest feels-like
38.3 °C
4 July 2010
Coldest feels-like
-3.8 °C
26 January 1963
Snowiest day
6.0 cm
25 January 2016
Sunniest day
13.5 h
29 June 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 436 mm | +34 mm |
| Feb | 14.4 °C | -0.7 °C | 439 mm | +51 mm |
| Mar | 18.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 421 mm | +99 mm |
| Apr | 21.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 302 mm | +24 mm |
| May | 23.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 385 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 27.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 334 mm | -26 mm |
| Jul | 26.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 725 mm | +437 mm |
| Aug | 27.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 238 mm | -95 mm |
| Sep | 26.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 205 mm | -223 mm |
| Oct | 24.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 228 mm | -132 mm |
| Nov | 19.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 364 mm | +89 mm |
| Dec | 17.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 244 mm | -77 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hualien City?
Hualien City has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 17.6 °C and it receives 4,142 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hualien City?
The hottest day measured in Hualien City between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2019, reaching 33.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hualien City?
The coldest day measured in Hualien City between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 1986, at -0.9 °C.
Does it snow in Hualien City?
Almost never: Hualien City sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Hualien City warmed?
Yes: Hualien City warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hualien City?
The wettest day measured in Hualien City between 1940 and 2025 was 31 October 2024, with 364 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hualien City?
The windiest day measured in Hualien City between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 2000, with winds reaching 33.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hualien City?
The warmest month in Hualien City is July (23.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Hualien City?
Hualien City receives on average 4,142 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 312 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hualien City?
Hualien City gets on average 7.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,774 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Hualien City?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hualien City between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 2016, with 6.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hualien City?
Yes: Hualien City has on average 41 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hualien City?
In Hualien City, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.3 °C on 4 July 2010, and the lowest was -3.8 °C on 26 January 1963.
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