Taiwan
Taipei in September
In September, Taipei averages a daytime high of 30 °C and a night-time low of 23 °C, with about 165 mm of rain over the month. Taipei has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here.
- Average high
- 30 °C
- Average low
- 23 °C
- Rain in the month
- 165 mm
- Daylight on 15 Sep
- 12 h 10 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 294
When to go
How September compares with the rest of the year in Taipei
September is tied for the 3rd warmest month in Taipei by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 18 °C to 32 °C and the lows from 12 °C to 25 °C. By day, September is 2 °C cooler than August, and October is 3 °C cooler than September.
September brings 165 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 168 mm (2011 mm a year); it is tied for the 7th wettest month.
On 15 September the sun is up for about 12 h 10 min, against 10 h 30 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 | 12 °C | 107 mm | |
| February | 19 °C | 12 °C | 182 mm | |
| March | 21 °C | 14 °C | 168 mm | |
| April | 24 °C | 17 °C | 165 mm | |
| May | 27 °C | 20 °C | 207 mm | |
| June | 30 °C | 23 °C | 259 mm | |
| July | 32 °C | 24 °C | 207 mm | |
| August | 32 °C | 25 °C | 206 mm | |
| September | 30 °C | 23 °C | 165 mm | |
| October | 27 °C | 20 °C | 129 mm | |
| November | 23 °C | 18 °C | 114 mm | |
| December | 20 °C | 15 °C | 104 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 September a good time to visit Taipei?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 30 °C is above 29 °C and about 165 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. No month in Taipei 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 September
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Taipei
This guide lists 294 places to stay in Taipei, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 11; 1–3 km, 66; 3–10 km, 200; 10 km or more, 17.
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.