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Best time to visit Kaohsiung

January is the best time to visit Kaohsiung for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 6 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to March.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking January comfort 93/100
A beach holiday November sea 26 °C
The least cloud January 48 % average cloud cover
The least rain February 31 mm
Warmth July 31 °C
Cooler weather January 22 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 January 93 22 °C 6 81
2 February 92 24 °C 6 86
3 December 92 23 °C 5 87
4 March 85 26 °C 7 91
5 November 82 26 °C 6 93
6 April 70 28 °C 11 84
7 October 67 28 °C 10 83
8 May 52 30 °C 18 71
9 September 51 30 °C 17 68
10 June 45 30 °C 21 67
11 August 45 30 °C 22 66
12 July 43 31 °C 21 64

For a beach holiday

November scores highest, with a sea temperature of 26 °C and air temperatures around 26 °C. The sea never reaches 20 °C here.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 24 °C 22 °C 48 % 81
February 24 °C 24 °C 52 % 86
March 24 °C 26 °C 54 % 91
April 26 °C 28 °C 57 % 84
May 28 °C 30 °C 70 % 71
June 29 °C 30 °C 79 % 67
July 29 °C 31 °C 72 % 64
August 29 °C 30 °C 74 % 66
September 29 °C 30 °C 64 % 68
October 28 °C 28 °C 55 % 83
November 26 °C 26 °C 54 % 93
December 25 °C 23 °C 53 % 87

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 21 wet days and highs near 31 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 22.5 °C 37 mm 48 %
February 23.6 °C 31 mm 52 %
March 26.1 °C 42 mm 54 %
April 28.4 °C 96 mm 57 %
May 29.6 °C 254 mm 70 %
June 30.1 °C 365 mm 79 %
July 30.7 °C 300 mm 72 %
August 30.1 °C 391 mm 74 %
September 29.8 °C 199 mm 64 %
October 28.4 °C 71 mm 55 %
November 26.4 °C 47 mm 54 %
December 23.5 °C 38 mm 53 %

Data sources and method

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: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. 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.