Taitung climate — normals and trends
Taitung (Taiwan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 3,334 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 (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (17.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Taitung averages 0 frost days, 14 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 282 rainy days per year.
Taitung has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.9 °C (on 6 July 1983) and the coldest 8.9 °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
TaitungTaiwan
- coords
- 22.76°, 121.14°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.9°C
Average daily high
24.1°C
Average daily low
21.7°C
Annual rainfall
3,334mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
20.4km/h
Seasonal range
9.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
14 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
282 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
26.8 °C
Average feels-like low
22.9 °C
Average peak gust
35.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
241 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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
33.9 °C
6 July 1983
Coldest day
8.9 °C
16 January 1967
Wettest day
352 mm
8 August 2009
Windiest day
78.2 km/h
30 September 1945
Strongest gust
160.6 km/h
31 October 2024
Hottest feels-like
41.4 °C
13 July 1979
Coldest feels-like
2.9 °C
16 January 1967
Sunniest day
13.4 h
30 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 | 18.5 °C | -0.5 °C | 274 mm | -32 mm |
| Feb | 19.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 309 mm | +26 mm |
| Mar | 22.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 244 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 24.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 220 mm | -13 mm |
| May | 26.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 385 mm | +24 mm |
| Jun | 29.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 363 mm | +42 mm |
| Jul | 28.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 771 mm | +529 mm |
| Aug | 28.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 282 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 28.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 416 mm | +99 mm |
| Oct | 27.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 163 mm | -87 mm |
| Nov | 23.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 336 mm | +105 mm |
| Dec | 21.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 214 mm | -42 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Taitung?
Taitung has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.9 °C and it receives 3,334 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Taitung?
The hottest day measured in Taitung between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1983, reaching 33.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Taitung?
The coldest day measured in Taitung between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1967, at 8.9 °C.
Does it snow in Taitung?
Almost never: Taitung sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Taitung warmed?
Yes: Taitung warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Taitung?
The wettest day measured in Taitung between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2009, with 352 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Taitung?
The windiest day measured in Taitung between 1940 and 2025 was 30 September 1945, with winds reaching 78.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Taitung?
The warmest month in Taitung is July (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (17.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Taitung?
Taitung receives on average 3,334 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 282 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Taitung?
Taitung gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Taitung?
Yes: Taitung has on average 241 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Taitung?
In Taitung, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.4 °C on 13 July 1979, and the lowest was 2.9 °C on 16 January 1967.
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