Miaoli climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Miaoli?

Miaoli has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.2 °C and it receives 1,747 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Miaoli?

The hottest day measured in Miaoli between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 2004, reaching 35.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Miaoli?

The coldest day measured in Miaoli between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1967, at 4.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Miaoli?

Almost never: Miaoli sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Miaoli warmed?

Yes: Miaoli warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Miaoli?

The wettest day measured in Miaoli between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 1963, with 422 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Miaoli?

The windiest day measured in Miaoli between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 1969, with winds reaching 79.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Miaoli?

The warmest month in Miaoli is July (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Miaoli?

Miaoli receives on average 1,747 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 153 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Miaoli?

Miaoli gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Miaoli (Taiwan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.2 °C and it receives 1,747 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 (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (15.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Miaoli averages 0 frost days, 55 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 153 rainy days per year.

Miaoli has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.5 °C (on 1 July 2004) and the coldest 4.1 °C (on 16 January 1967).

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

MiaoliTaiwan

coords: 24.56°, 120.82°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

CfaHumid subtropicalWarmest monthJulyColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAugustDriest monthNovember

Mean daily temperature

22.2°C

Average daily high

24.8°C

Average daily low

20.1°C

Annual rainfall

1,747mm

Sunshine / day

9.8h

Mean relative humidity

80%

Average peak wind

19.7km/h

Seasonal range

12.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

55 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

153 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

27.0 °C

Average feels-like low

20.9 °C

Average peak gust

40.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

202 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.1 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.77 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

35.5 °C

1 July 2004

Coldest day

4.1 °C

16 January 1967

Wettest day

422 mm

11 September 1963

Windiest day

79.8 km/h

27 September 1969

Strongest gust

177.5 km/h

27 September 1969

Hottest feels-like

42.3 °C

2 August 2009

Coldest feels-like

-3.7 °C

16 January 1967

Snowiest day

1.5 cm

24 January 2016

Sunniest day

13.5 h

13 June 2004

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	33.6 °C15 June 2025	8.9 °C28 January 2025	23.3 °C	1,869 mm	116
2024	34.0 °C2 July 2024	7.6 °C23 January 2024	23.7 °C	1,848 mm	105
2023	33.5 °C7 July 2023	7.8 °C28 January 2023	23.3 °C	1,727 mm	93
2022	33.0 °C27 August 2022	8.9 °C18 December 2022	22.9 °C	1,689 mm	81
2021	33.7 °C16 May 2021	7.2 °C8 January 2021	23.4 °C	1,368 mm	123
2020	33.7 °C10 July 2020	7.8 °C31 December 2020	23.7 °C	1,066 mm	115
2019	35.4 °C17 July 2019	12.3 °C23 January 2019	23.5 °C	1,738 mm	91
2018	32.5 °C27 May 2018	7.4 °C5 February 2018	23.2 °C	1,439 mm	99
2017	32.6 °C7 August 2017	9.5 °C10 February 2017	23.2 °C	1,645 mm	107
2016	33.8 °C28 July 2016	4.1 °C24 January 2016	23.2 °C	2,339 mm	89
2015	33.2 °C18 June 2015	10.3 °C9 February 2015	23.3 °C	1,505 mm	84
2014	34.5 °C9 July 2014	8.3 °C11 February 2014	23.0 °C	1,395 mm	96
2013	33.0 °C1 July 2013	9.9 °C27 December 2013	23.0 °C	2,029 mm	79
2012	32.1 °C8 August 2012	8.7 °C30 December 2012	22.8 °C	2,727 mm	71
2011	32.7 °C15 June 2011	8.2 °C16 January 2011	22.5 °C	1,636 mm	70
2010	33.5 °C3 July 2010	9.1 °C27 December 2010	22.9 °C	1,674 mm	84
2009	33.8 °C2 August 2009	8.4 °C11 January 2009	23.0 °C	1,581 mm	87
2008	33.5 °C25 June 2008	9.2 °C9 February 2008	23.0 °C	2,069 mm	92
2007	33.6 °C18 July 2007	8.6 °C29 January 2007	23.2 °C	2,360 mm	81
2006	32.6 °C6 July 2006	8.8 °C6 January 2006	23.3 °C	2,306 mm	67
2005	32.2 °C12 August 2005	7.0 °C6 March 2005	22.7 °C	2,094 mm	87
2004	35.5 °C1 July 2004	7.1 °C25 January 2004	22.7 °C	2,258 mm	74
2003	33.1 °C15 July 2003	10.6 °C19 December 2003	22.9 °C	1,322 mm	75
2002	32.5 °C24 June 2002	11.2 °C3 January 2002	23.1 °C	1,406 mm	52
2001	31.8 °C16 August 2001	10.4 °C22 December 2001	22.7 °C	2,167 mm	60
2000	32.4 °C6 July 2000	9.0 °C26 January 2000	22.6 °C	1,944 mm	49
1999	34.3 °C6 June 1999	6.3 °C22 December 1999	22.7 °C	1,448 mm	51
1998	32.5 °C24 July 1998	9.2 °C5 February 1998	23.2 °C	2,452 mm	70
1997	31.6 °C12 May 1997	10.0 °C24 January 1997	22.5 °C	1,831 mm	42
1996	32.9 °C26 July 1996	9.3 °C3 February 1996	22.2 °C	1,694 mm	64
1995	32.6 °C22 July 1995	8.3 °C6 February 1995	22.0 °C	1,551 mm	69
1994	31.8 °C24 June 1994	9.2 °C21 January 1994	22.9 °C	2,095 mm	69
1993	32.2 °C27 June 1993	8.1 °C16 January 1993	22.5 °C	1,471 mm	74
1992	31.1 °C23 June 1992	8.4 °C14 January 1992	21.9 °C	2,182 mm	35
1991	32.8 °C24 May 1991	6.2 °C28 December 1991	22.6 °C	1,459 mm	87
1990	32.8 °C27 August 1990	9.2 °C1 February 1990	22.5 °C	2,185 mm	55
1989	31.7 °C13 July 1989	8.8 °C28 January 1989	22.1 °C	1,843 mm	59
1988	32.0 °C23 June 1988	10.4 °C7 March 1988	22.2 °C	1,886 mm	72
1987	31.9 °C3 July 1987	7.1 °C27 February 1987	22.4 °C	1,559 mm	55
1986	31.9 °C16 August 1986	5.8 °C1 March 1986	21.9 °C	2,116 mm	52
1985	31.2 °C25 June 1985	7.7 °C16 December 1985	21.8 °C	2,068 mm	18
1984	32.2 °C28 August 1984	7.6 °C7 February 1984	21.7 °C	1,750 mm	37
1983	33.1 °C5 July 1983	9.2 °C22 January 1983	22.2 °C	2,063 mm	78
1982	31.7 °C21 June 1982	9.3 °C17 January 1982	22.1 °C	1,763 mm	44
1981	31.6 °C20 August 1981	8.1 °C12 January 1981	22.1 °C	2,527 mm	48
1980	33.2 °C6 July 1980	6.9 °C31 January 1980	22.3 °C	1,106 mm	79
1979	32.6 °C4 July 1979	7.4 °C1 February 1979	22.1 °C	1,886 mm	59
1978	33.2 °C25 August 1978	6.2 °C18 February 1978	22.1 °C	2,374 mm	65
1977	32.2 °C4 May 1977	6.7 °C18 February 1977	22.4 °C	1,740 mm	67
1976	31.4 °C18 July 1976	8.2 °C9 December 1976	21.7 °C	1,853 mm	52
1975	32.1 °C18 August 1975	8.5 °C29 December 1975	22.2 °C	1,995 mm	65
1974	31.0 °C24 July 1974	5.7 °C25 February 1974	22.0 °C	2,003 mm	39
1973	31.2 °C16 May 1973	6.3 °C24 December 1973	22.4 °C	2,055 mm	57
1972	31.4 °C21 July 1972	6.9 °C2 March 1972	21.7 °C	2,664 mm	25
1971	32.7 °C20 July 1971	7.6 °C5 January 1971	21.7 °C	1,294 mm	56
1970	32.5 °C1 August 1970	6.5 °C1 February 1970	21.8 °C	1,835 mm	65
1969	32.5 °C26 July 1969	6.4 °C5 February 1969	21.6 °C	2,145 mm	54
1968	33.7 °C6 September 1968	8.0 °C16 January 1968	21.5 °C	1,965 mm	41
1967	32.0 °C28 August 1967	4.1 °C16 January 1967	21.5 °C	1,590 mm	55
1966	30.1 °C3 August 1966	9.7 °C23 February 1966	21.9 °C	2,039 mm	2
1965	30.0 °C27 July 1965	8.2 °C9 January 1965	21.4 °C	1,281 mm	1
1964	31.6 °C5 July 1964	9.4 °C24 January 1964	21.9 °C	1,435 mm	23
1963	32.7 °C5 September 1963	6.0 °C27 January 1963	21.5 °C	1,671 mm	8
1962	31.4 °C30 August 1962	7.8 °C21 January 1962	21.5 °C	1,394 mm	35
1961	31.9 °C13 June 1961	7.8 °C2 February 1961	22.0 °C	1,616 mm	23
1960	31.1 °C23 July 1960	7.7 °C30 December 1960	22.1 °C	2,202 mm	34
1959	32.0 °C1 July 1959	6.3 °C18 January 1959	22.3 °C	1,780 mm	58
1958	31.3 °C8 July 1958	5.3 °C13 February 1958	22.0 °C	1,618 mm	52
1957	31.3 °C28 July 1957	6.5 °C10 February 1957	21.8 °C	1,524 mm	51
1956	31.8 °C7 July 1956	6.5 °C9 January 1956	22.0 °C	2,062 mm	72
1955	31.5 °C13 July 1955	6.2 °C20 February 1955	21.5 °C	1,540 mm	31
1954	32.7 °C16 August 1954	9.8 °C6 February 1954	22.4 °C	792 mm	80
1953	33.5 °C12 August 1953	9.4 °C6 January 1953	22.2 °C	1,471 mm	53
1952	31.4 °C8 July 1952	7.2 °C18 February 1952	22.3 °C	1,517 mm	35
1951	32.9 °C31 July 1951	9.3 °C15 December 1951	21.7 °C	1,584 mm	16
1950	32.0 °C19 July 1950	8.0 °C10 December 1950	21.6 °C	1,758 mm	16
1949	32.0 °C8 July 1949	7.0 °C9 January 1949	22.1 °C	967 mm	38
1948	30.7 °C20 August 1948	5.8 °C17 January 1948	21.7 °C	1,158 mm	14
1947	30.5 °C12 August 1947	8.9 °C21 February 1947	21.1 °C	1,861 mm	5
1946	30.7 °C7 July 1946	8.4 °C2 February 1946	21.7 °C	902 mm	11
1945	30.5 °C1 October 1945	8.7 °C18 December 1945	20.9 °C	1,481 mm	3
1944	29.7 °C7 April 1944	9.3 °C8 January 1944	21.3 °C	1,290 mm	0
1943	30.4 °C4 June 1943	6.6 °C12 January 1943	21.0 °C	670 mm	5
1942	30.3 °C11 August 1942	8.5 °C13 February 1942	21.3 °C	1,678 mm	1
1941	29.2 °C11 July 1941	8.9 °C2 February 1941	21.3 °C	1,902 mm	0
1940	29.7 °C13 July 1940	6.6 °C24 January 1940	20.7 °C	1,394 mm	0

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

25.9 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

116 d/yr

+61

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1869 mm

+122 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	18.5 °C	+0.3 °C	31 mm	-29 mm
Feb	18.5 °C	-0.1 °C	102 mm	+8 mm
Mar	22.2 °C	+1.0 °C	156 mm	+40 mm
Apr	25.9 °C	+1.3 °C	115 mm	-15 mm
May	28.6 °C	+1.2 °C	295 mm	+91 mm
Jun	30.6 °C	+1.5 °C	180 mm	-78 mm
Jul	30.2 °C	+0.1 °C	585 mm	+360 mm
Aug	30.8 °C	+1.2 °C	131 mm	-175 mm
Sep	30.5 °C	+1.8 °C	86 mm	-113 mm
Oct	28.5 °C	+2.1 °C	128 mm	+63 mm
Nov	24.3 °C	+0.6 °C	37 mm	-6 mm
Dec	21.8 °C	+1.7 °C	23 mm	-23 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

33.6 °C

15 Jun 2025

Coldest day

8.9 °C

28 Jan 2025

Wettest day

130.5 mm

20 Jul 2025

Windiest day

43.8 km/h

22 Oct 2025

Strongest gust

88.9 km/h

22 Oct 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.8 °C

19 Jul 2025

Coldest feels-like

3.0 °C

28 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

13.4 h

15 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Miaoli?

Miaoli has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.2 °C and it receives 1,747 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Miaoli?

The hottest day measured in Miaoli between 1940 and 2025 was 1 July 2004, reaching 35.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Miaoli?

The coldest day measured in Miaoli between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1967, at 4.1 °C.

Does it snow in Miaoli?

Almost never: Miaoli sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Miaoli warmed?

Yes: Miaoli warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Miaoli?

The wettest day measured in Miaoli between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 1963, with 422 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Miaoli?

The windiest day measured in Miaoli between 1940 and 2025 was 27 September 1969, with winds reaching 79.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Miaoli?

The warmest month in Miaoli is July (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (15.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Miaoli?

Miaoli receives on average 1,747 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 153 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Miaoli?

Miaoli gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.

What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Miaoli?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Miaoli between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 2016, with 1.5 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Miaoli?

Yes: Miaoli has on average 202 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Miaoli?

In Miaoli, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 2 August 2009, and the lowest was -3.7 °C on 16 January 1967.

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