Neihu climate
Neihu is warmest in July, with average highs of 31 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 14 °C. August is the wettest month (309 mm) and January the driest (88 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Neihu averages 2,134 mm of rain and 189 days above 25 °C.
Taiwan · population 274,538 · 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 31 °C
- Coldest month January 14 °C
- Driest month January 88 mm
- Wettest month August 309 mm
- Least cloud September 63 % cloud
- Hottest on record July 37 °C
- Coldest on record January 4.5 °C
- Warmest sea August 29 °C
What to expectNeihu through the year
Neihu has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 18 °C in January to 31 °C in July, a swing of 13 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 189 days a year reach 25 °C, 72 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 37 °C, in July.
Rain is strongly seasonal. August averages 309 mm against 88 mm in January — 3.5 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
The sea off Neihu is warmest in August at 29 °C and coldest in February at 18 °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 | 17.9 °C | 88 mm | 74 % |
| February | 18.7 °C | 96 mm | 73 % |
| March | 20.9 °C | 108 mm | 72 % |
| April | 24.2 °C | 134 mm | 72 % |
| May | 27.1 °C | 205 mm | 74 % |
| June | 29.5 °C | 256 mm | 82 % |
| July | 31.0 °C | 228 mm | 68 % |
| August | 30.5 °C | 309 mm | 64 % |
| September | 28.6 °C | 256 mm | 63 % |
| October | 25.4 °C | 216 mm | 67 % |
| November | 22.8 °C | 134 mm | 70 % |
| December | 19.3 °C | 106 mm | 73 % |
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 | 17.9 °C | 14.1 °C | 15.9 °C | 27.1 °C | 4.5 °C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 18.7 °C | 14.4 °C | 16.4 °C | 27.4 °C | 7.0 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 20.9 °C | 16.2 °C | 18.3 °C | 29.4 °C | 5.7 °C | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 24.2 °C | 19.3 °C | 21.5 °C | 31.8 °C | 9.2 °C | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 27.1 °C | 22.5 °C | 24.6 °C | 34.4 °C | 15.1 °C | 24 | 4 | 0 |
| June | 29.5 °C | 24.9 °C | 27.1 °C | 35.4 °C | 19.0 °C | 29 | 15 | 0 |
| July | 31.0 °C | 26.1 °C | 28.5 °C | 36.6 °C | 22.9 °C | 31 | 24 | 0 |
| August | 30.5 °C | 26.0 °C | 28.1 °C | 34.6 °C | 23.0 °C | 31 | 21 | 0 |
| September | 28.6 °C | 24.7 °C | 26.4 °C | 36.0 °C | 18.7 °C | 29 | 7 | 0 |
| October | 25.4 °C | 22.3 °C | 23.7 °C | 34.0 °C | 15.5 °C | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| November | 22.8 °C | 19.6 °C | 21.1 °C | 29.5 °C | 11.2 °C | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 19.3 °C | 15.9 °C | 17.5 °C | 28.1 °C | 6.3 °C | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 88 mm | 14 | 11 h/day | 74 % | 80 % | 15 km/h | 18.5 °C |
| February | 96 mm | 13 | 11 h/day | 73 % | 82 % | 15 km/h | 17.9 °C |
| March | 108 mm | 14 | 12 h/day | 72 % | 83 % | 14 km/h | 19.7 °C |
| April | 134 mm | 16 | 13 h/day | 72 % | 84 % | 13 km/h | 22.9 °C |
| May | 205 mm | 19 | 13 h/day | 74 % | 85 % | 12 km/h | 25.6 °C |
| June | 256 mm | 21 | 14 h/day | 82 % | 86 % | 10 km/h | 27.3 °C |
| July | 228 mm | 18 | 14 h/day | 68 % | 84 % | 11 km/h | 28.5 °C |
| August | 309 mm | 21 | 13 h/day | 64 % | 85 % | 12 km/h | 28.6 °C |
| September | 256 mm | 17 | 12 h/day | 63 % | 84 % | 15 km/h | 27.6 °C |
| October | 216 mm | 16 | 12 h/day | 67 % | 81 % | 17 km/h | 25.4 °C |
| November | 134 mm | 15 | 11 h/day | 70 % | 82 % | 17 km/h | 23.3 °C |
| December | 106 mm | 15 | 11 h/day | 73 % | 80 % | 16 km/h | 20.6 °C |
How Neihu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neihu | 31 °C | 14 °C | 2,134 mm | 189 |
| Taipei · Taiwan | 31 °C | 14 °C | 2,077 mm | 189 |
| Xizhi · Taiwan | 31 °C | 15 °C | 2,361 mm | 185 |
| Keelung · Taiwan | 31 °C | 15 °C | 2,471 mm | 185 |
| Danshui · Taiwan | 31 °C | 14 °C | 1,593 mm | 184 |
| Taoyuan · Taiwan | 30 °C | 13 °C | 1,522 mm | 178 |
| Bade · Taiwan | 31 °C | 12 °C | 1,538 mm | 189 |
Where Neihu ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Best beach destinations in Asia in May | 50thof 50 | 75/100 |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Neihu.
QuestionsCommon questions about Neihu’s climate
When is the best time to visit Neihu?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. March, April, November sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and January the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Neihu get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 31 °C. About 72 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 37 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 14 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Neihu?
August, averaging 309 mm over 21 days with rain. The driest month is January with 88 mm. The year as a whole averages 2,134 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 Neihu 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.