Taiwan
New Taipei City in May
In May, New Taipei City averages a daytime high of 28 °C and a night-time low of 22 °C, with about 196 mm of rain over the month. New Taipei City has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 28 °C
- Average low
- 22 °C
- Rain in the month
- 196 mm
- Daylight on 15 May
- 13 h 20 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 101
When to go
How May compares with the rest of the year in New Taipei City
May is the 5th warmest month in New Taipei City by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 18 °C to 32 °C and the lows from 13 °C to 26 °C. By day, May is 3 °C warmer than April, and June is 3 °C warmer than May.
May brings 196 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 157 mm (1888 mm a year); it is the 4th wettest month.
On 15 May the sun is up for about 13 h 20 min, against 10 h 40 min at the shortest and 13 h 40 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18 °C | 13 °C | 92 mm | |
| February | 19 °C | 13 °C | 175 mm | |
| March | 21 °C | 15 °C | 166 mm | |
| April | 25 °C | 18 °C | 156 mm | |
| May | 28 °C | 22 °C | 196 mm | |
| June | 31 °C | 24 °C | 270 mm | |
| July | 32 °C | 26 °C | 216 mm | |
| August | 32 °C | 26 °C | 203 mm | |
| September | 30 °C | 24 °C | 138 mm | |
| October | 27 °C | 21 °C | 105 mm | |
| November | 24 °C | 18 °C | 88 mm | |
| December | 20 °C | 15 °C | 86 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is May a good time to visit New Taipei City?
Not by the measure used here: about 196 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in New Taipei City meets it.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Taiwan in May
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in New Taipei City
This guide lists 101 places to stay in New Taipei City, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 11; 1–3 km, 5; 3–10 km, 69; 10 km or more, 16.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.