Fengshan climate
Fengshan is warmest in July, with average highs of 30 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 15 °C. August is the wettest month (388 mm) and February the driest (31 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Fengshan averages 1,892 mm of rain and 271 days above 25 °C.
Taiwan · population 356,463 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 30 °C
- Coldest month January 15 °C
- Driest month February 31 mm
- Wettest month August 388 mm
- Least cloud January 48 % cloud
- Hottest on record May 35 °C
- Coldest on record January 7.7 °C
- Warmest sea July 29 °C
What to expectFengshan through the year
Fengshan has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 22 °C in January to 30 °C in July, a swing of 8.9 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 271 days a year reach 25 °C, 67 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 35 °C, in May.
Rain is strongly seasonal. August averages 388 mm against 31 mm in February — 12 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
The sea off Fengshan is warmest in July at 29 °C and coldest in January at 24 °C. Sea temperature lags the air by a month or two, which is why late summer swims warmer than early summer at the same air temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.3 °C | 37 mm | 48 % |
| February | 23.4 °C | 31 mm | 52 % |
| March | 25.9 °C | 44 mm | 54 % |
| April | 28.2 °C | 99 mm | 57 % |
| May | 29.2 °C | 259 mm | 70 % |
| June | 29.4 °C | 366 mm | 79 % |
| July | 30.0 °C | 299 mm | 72 % |
| August | 29.4 °C | 388 mm | 74 % |
| September | 29.2 °C | 207 mm | 64 % |
| October | 27.8 °C | 75 mm | 56 % |
| November | 26.0 °C | 48 mm | 54 % |
| December | 23.2 °C | 39 mm | 53 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22.3 °C | 15.1 °C | 18.3 °C | 28.2 °C | 7.7 °C | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 23.4 °C | 16.2 °C | 19.4 °C | 30.5 °C | 8.8 °C | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 25.9 °C | 18.5 °C | 21.8 °C | 31.1 °C | 9.0 °C | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| April | 28.2 °C | 21.4 °C | 24.4 °C | 33.4 °C | 14.6 °C | 27 | 6 | 0 |
| May | 29.2 °C | 23.6 °C | 26.1 °C | 34.7 °C | 18.0 °C | 30 | 11 | 0 |
| June | 29.4 °C | 24.7 °C | 26.8 °C | 34.3 °C | 20.6 °C | 30 | 12 | 0 |
| July | 30.0 °C | 24.9 °C | 27.2 °C | 34.4 °C | 22.4 °C | 31 | 18 | 0 |
| August | 29.4 °C | 24.7 °C | 26.8 °C | 32.5 °C | 22.3 °C | 31 | 12 | 0 |
| September | 29.2 °C | 23.9 °C | 26.2 °C | 32.4 °C | 18.3 °C | 30 | 7 | 0 |
| October | 27.8 °C | 22.1 °C | 24.6 °C | 31.4 °C | 16.9 °C | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| November | 26.0 °C | 19.8 °C | 22.6 °C | 31.7 °C | 11.3 °C | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 23.2 °C | 16.6 °C | 19.5 °C | 30.4 °C | 9.0 °C | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 48 % | 77 % | 17 km/h | 23.7 °C |
| February | 31 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 52 % | 76 % | 17 km/h | 23.7 °C |
| March | 44 mm | 7 | 12 h/day | 54 % | 75 % | 17 km/h | 24.3 °C |
| April | 99 mm | 11 | 13 h/day | 57 % | 76 % | 15 km/h | 25.9 °C |
| May | 259 mm | 19 | 13 h/day | 70 % | 81 % | 14 km/h | 27.6 °C |
| June | 366 mm | 21 | 14 h/day | 79 % | 85 % | 16 km/h | 28.8 °C |
| July | 299 mm | 21 | 13 h/day | 72 % | 84 % | 16 km/h | 29.3 °C |
| August | 388 mm | 22 | 13 h/day | 74 % | 86 % | 16 km/h | 29.2 °C |
| September | 207 mm | 17 | 12 h/day | 64 % | 85 % | 14 km/h | 28.8 °C |
| October | 75 mm | 11 | 12 h/day | 56 % | 84 % | 13 km/h | 27.7 °C |
| November | 48 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 54 % | 82 % | 14 km/h | 26.1 °C |
| December | 39 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 53 % | 79 % | 16 km/h | 24.6 °C |
How Fengshan compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fengshan | 30 °C | 15 °C | 1,892 mm | 271 |
| Kaohsiung · Taiwan | 31 °C | 15 °C | 1,870 mm | 279 |
| Tainan · Taiwan | 30 °C | 15 °C | 1,955 mm | 256 |
| Yongkang · Taiwan | 30 °C | 14 °C | 1,988 mm | 264 |
| Chiayi City · Taiwan | 30 °C | 12 °C | 2,910 mm | 240 |
| Chang-hua · Taiwan | 30 °C | 14 °C | 1,751 mm | 236 |
| Taichung · Taiwan | 29 °C | 13 °C | 2,260 mm | 226 |
Where Fengshan ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Best beach destinations in Asia year-round | 33rdof 50 | 78/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in April | 39thof 50 | 84/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in March | 42ndof 50 | 90/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Fengshan.
QuestionsCommon questions about Fengshan’s climate
When is the best time to visit Fengshan?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. January, February, December sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and February the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Fengshan get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 30 °C. About 67 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 35 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 15 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Fengshan?
August, averaging 388 mm over 22 days with rain. The driest month is February with 31 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,892 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Fengshan rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.