Taichung weather by month
The best time to visit Taichung is December to February — 90/100 in December, 24°C and 8 rainy days. The best season is winter, December to February (88/100 on average).
The worst month is July at 40/100 — sweltering, soaked, muggy air. See July →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit Taiwan →
Best season: December to February (88/100 on average) · worst July (40/100)
- Days
- 24°C
- Nights
- 16°C
- Wet days
- 8
- Sun
- 8.5 h
- Humidity
- 78%
- Daylight
- 11 h

Taichung, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Taichung 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 Taichung 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 Year14–22 FebHoliday
- February
- Wuling Farm cherry blossom10 Feb – 5 Mar (usually)Nature
- March
- Dajia Mazu pilgrimage17–25 AprFestival
- July
- Typhoon season1 Jul – 30 Sep (usually)Hazard
- October
- Taichung Jazz Festival17–26 Oct (usually)Festival
- Autumn and winter haze15 Oct – 31 Mar (usually)Hazard
Crowds in Taichung in December
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.
Busyschool holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather(estimated)
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Good to know before you go to Taichung
Real experiences from travellers' own write-ups, quoted with a link to the original.
Visas & entry
A guide to Taichung's Rainbow Village recommends taking bus 27 or 89 from TRA Taichung Station to Ling Tung University for around NT$12, then walking the remaining 8 minutes to the murals, a straightforward and cheap route from downtown. Their timing tip: arrive as early as 8:30-9am, since the small site gets genuinely crowded on weekends and holidays once tour groups start arriving, and the softer early-morning light photographs the colorful walls noticeably better than midday sun.
Traveller notes on Taichung
What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.
Forum posters describe February in southern/central Taiwan as cool and pleasant, generally 15-20C, though cold snaps from the north can push temperatures down toward 10-12C with little warning even as some days climb into the high 20s. Winter counts as the dry season, which posters call a genuine advantage for outdoor sightseeing despite the cooler air. The standard packing list is layers - long pants, a light jacket, and a compact umbrella - with thicker layers reserved for any side trip up to higher-altitude spots like Alishan, and something warm for chilly evenings at the night markets.
Forum posters describe July and August in Taiwan as warm and humid, with temperatures commonly in the 33-36C range, and August sitting right in the middle of typhoon season (June through October), with August, July and September the three months most likely to see one make landfall. Posters are consistent that most summer rain actually comes as short, predictable afternoon thunderstorms lasting 30-60 minutes, with mornings typically sunny and clear - a pattern that lets visitors plan outdoor sightseeing for the morning and save indoor activities for the afternoon rain window. Posters note that if a typhoon does hit during a trip, it typically costs travelers one or two disrupted days with transport and parks shut down, though most storms just pass by without a direct hit. Posters generally rate August as hot, humid and genuinely typhoon-season for Taichung, workable with flexible plans and a morning-outdoor, afternoon-indoor rhythm.
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