Taiwan
Taichung in August
In August, Taichung averages a daytime high of 30 °C and a night-time low of 24 °C, with about 315 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Taichung's most comfortable months, November to January.
- Average high
- 30 °C
- Average low
- 24 °C
- Rain in the month
- 315 mm
- Daylight on 15 Aug
- 13 h
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 179
When to go
How August compares with the rest of the year in Taichung
August is tied for the warmest month in Taichung by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 19 °C to 30 °C and the lows from 12 °C to 24 °C. By day, August is about the same as July, and September is 1 °C cooler than August.
August brings 315 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 159 mm (1914 mm a year); it is tied for the wettest month.
On 15 August the sun is up for about 13 h, 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 | 19 °C | 12 °C | 69 mm | Yes |
| February | 19 °C | 12 °C | 123 mm | |
| March | 21 °C | 14 °C | 119 mm | |
| April | 24 °C | 17 °C | 127 mm | |
| May | 27 °C | 20 °C | 184 mm | |
| June | 29 °C | 23 °C | 293 mm | |
| July | 30 °C | 24 °C | 315 mm | |
| August | 30 °C | 24 °C | 315 mm | |
| September | 29 °C | 23 °C | 142 mm | |
| October | 27 °C | 20 °C | 88 mm | |
| November | 24 °C | 17 °C | 75 mm | Yes |
| December | 20 °C | 14 °C | 65 mm | Yes |
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 August a good time to visit Taichung?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 30 °C is above 29 °C and about 315 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Taichung are November to January; the nearest are January, before, and November, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Taichung
This guide lists 179 places to stay in Taichung, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 42; 1–3 km, 48; 3–10 km, 79; 10 km or more, 10.
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; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.