Yongkang climate
Yongkang is warmest in July, with average highs of 30 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 14 °C. August is the wettest month (399 mm) and November the driest (40 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Yongkang averages 1,988 mm of rain and 264 days above 25 °C.
Taiwan · population 233,730 · 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 14 °C
- Driest month November 40 mm
- Wettest month August 399 mm
- Least cloud January 48 % cloud
- Hottest on record May 35 °C
- Coldest on record January 5.0 °C
- Warmest sea July 29 °C
What to expectYongkang through the year
Yongkang has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 22 °C in January to 30 °C in July, a swing of 9.9 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 264 days a year reach 25 °C, 83 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 35 °C, in May.
Rain is strongly seasonal. August averages 399 mm against 40 mm in November — 9.9 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
The sea off Yongkang 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 | 21.8 °C | 47 mm | 48 % |
| February | 22.9 °C | 43 mm | 52 % |
| March | 25.3 °C | 60 mm | 54 % |
| April | 27.6 °C | 120 mm | 59 % |
| May | 29.1 °C | 289 mm | 70 % |
| June | 29.9 °C | 390 mm | 79 % |
| July | 30.4 °C | 310 mm | 73 % |
| August | 29.8 °C | 399 mm | 74 % |
| September | 29.5 °C | 189 mm | 63 % |
| October | 28.3 °C | 54 mm | 52 % |
| November | 26.3 °C | 40 mm | 52 % |
| December | 23.0 °C | 45 mm | 51 % |
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 | 21.8 °C | 14.3 °C | 17.5 °C | 29.5 °C | 5.0 °C | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 22.9 °C | 15.2 °C | 18.5 °C | 31.6 °C | 7.7 °C | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 25.3 °C | 17.5 °C | 20.9 °C | 33.5 °C | 8.7 °C | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| April | 27.6 °C | 20.6 °C | 23.8 °C | 33.3 °C | 12.6 °C | 26 | 4 | 0 |
| May | 29.1 °C | 23.2 °C | 25.9 °C | 35.3 °C | 18.4 °C | 30 | 10 | 0 |
| June | 29.9 °C | 24.5 °C | 26.9 °C | 35.3 °C | 21.1 °C | 30 | 17 | 0 |
| July | 30.4 °C | 24.9 °C | 27.4 °C | 34.5 °C | 22.4 °C | 31 | 21 | 0 |
| August | 29.8 °C | 24.7 °C | 27.0 °C | 34.3 °C | 22.3 °C | 31 | 15 | 0 |
| September | 29.5 °C | 23.9 °C | 26.4 °C | 34.0 °C | 18.5 °C | 30 | 10 | 0 |
| October | 28.3 °C | 22.0 °C | 24.8 °C | 33.3 °C | 15.1 °C | 30 | 3 | 0 |
| November | 26.3 °C | 19.6 °C | 22.5 °C | 32.6 °C | 11.3 °C | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| December | 23.0 °C | 16.0 °C | 19.0 °C | 31.2 °C | 6.5 °C | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind | Sea temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47 mm | 7 | 11 h/day | 48 % | 78 % | 18 km/h | 23.5 °C |
| February | 43 mm | 7 | 11 h/day | 52 % | 78 % | 17 km/h | 23.5 °C |
| March | 60 mm | 9 | 12 h/day | 54 % | 79 % | 16 km/h | 24.1 °C |
| April | 120 mm | 11 | 13 h/day | 59 % | 81 % | 14 km/h | 25.8 °C |
| May | 289 mm | 18 | 13 h/day | 70 % | 83 % | 13 km/h | 27.6 °C |
| June | 390 mm | 20 | 14 h/day | 79 % | 85 % | 14 km/h | 28.8 °C |
| July | 310 mm | 20 | 13 h/day | 73 % | 85 % | 14 km/h | 29.4 °C |
| August | 399 mm | 21 | 13 h/day | 74 % | 86 % | 14 km/h | 29.3 °C |
| September | 189 mm | 14 | 12 h/day | 63 % | 85 % | 13 km/h | 28.8 °C |
| October | 54 mm | 7 | 12 h/day | 52 % | 82 % | 13 km/h | 27.6 °C |
| November | 40 mm | 5 | 11 h/day | 52 % | 81 % | 15 km/h | 26.0 °C |
| December | 45 mm | 6 | 11 h/day | 51 % | 79 % | 17 km/h | 24.5 °C |
How Yongkang 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yongkang | 30 °C | 14 °C | 1,988 mm | 264 |
| Tainan · Taiwan | 30 °C | 15 °C | 1,955 mm | 256 |
| Fengshan · Taiwan | 30 °C | 15 °C | 1,892 mm | 271 |
| Kaohsiung · Taiwan | 31 °C | 15 °C | 1,870 mm | 279 |
| 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 Yongkang ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Best beach destinations in Asia in November | 22nd of 50 | 95/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in October | 34th of 50 | 90/100 |
| Best beach destinations in the world in November | 36th of 50 | 95/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia year-round | 42nd of 50 | 78/100 |
| Best beach destinations in Asia in April | 43rd of 50 | 83/100 |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Yongkang’s climate
When is the best time to visit Yongkang?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. February, March, December sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and November the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Yongkang get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 30 °C. About 83 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 14 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Yongkang?
August, averaging 399 mm over 21 days with rain. The driest month is November with 40 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,988 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 Yongkang 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
- Data point
- 23.024°, 120.256° (the coordinates the reanalysis values are taken for)
- 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.