Kaohsiung weather by month
The best time to visit Kaohsiung is December to February — 90/100 in February, 25°C and 6 rainy days. The best season is the dry season, October to April (77/100 on average).
The worst month is August at 37/100 — sweltering, soaked, muggy air. See August →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit Taiwan →
Best season: October to April (77/100 on average) · worst August (37/100)
- Days
- 25°C
- Nights
- 17°C
- Wet days
- 6
- Sun
- 9 h
- Humidity
- 74%
- Daylight
- 11 h
Kaohsiung, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Kaohsiung is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.
What's on in Kaohsiung through the year
Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.
- January
- Lunar New Year25 Jan – 25 Feb (usually)Holiday
- May
- Plum rain season1 May – 15 Jun (usually)Season
- July
- Typhoon season1 Jul – 15 Oct (usually)Hazard
- August
- Ghost Month5 Aug – 15 Sep (usually)Holiday
- October
- Kaohsiung Film Festival10–31 Oct (usually)Festival
- Winter air-quality season1 Oct – 31 Mar (usually)Hazard
Crowds in Kaohsiung in February
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Peak crowdsLunar New Year, Winter break (around Chinese New Year) in Taiwan, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Good to know before you go to Kaohsiung
Real experiences from travellers' own write-ups, quoted with a link to the original.
Visas & entry
A guide to Kaohsiung's harborfront recommends visiting Pier 2 Art Center at night specifically, when the converted warehouses and art installations along the water are lit up and genuinely more atmospheric than during the day. Their honest take on the city's famous Liuhe Night Market: some travelers recommend skipping it in favor of the Saturday night pop-up market on Jianguo 4th Road near the Green Galley of Yancheng District, worth combining with a Pier 2 visit on a Saturday evening specifically.
Traveller notes on Kaohsiung
What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.
Forum posters describe Kaohsiung in February as warm and dry enough that jackets weren't needed day or night on at least one recent visit, consistent with the broader pattern posters give for southern Taiwan generally - mild winters, typically 15-20C, not the rainy season though a stray shower is always possible. The one scheduling wrinkle worth planning around: Chinese New Year (early-to-mid February) brings sold-out public transport and higher accommodation rates, but posters call it worth the hassle for the festive atmosphere, which they say isn't matched at any other time of year.
Forum posters describe August in Kaohsiung as basically a daily heatwave, with one local citing temperatures around 30-38C, and posters generally naming July and August as Taiwan's hottest months overall, typically 33-36C with high humidity. Posters consistently flag August through October as typhoon season, a real factor to track for any Kaohsiung trip this time of year. Posters describe rain as occurring periodically rather than daily, though June through August sees the heaviest rainfall totals of the year. Posters are direct that August isn't the ideal weather month, but note millions of visitors still come to Taiwan every summer regardless. Posters generally rate August as hot, humid and typhoon-watchful, but still genuinely travel-friendly for Kaohsiung.
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