Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tainan features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa).Temperatures typically range between 4 °C (39 °F) and 28 °C (83 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -10 °C (15 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1097 mm (43.2 inches) and receives 108 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Tainan enjoys an average of 3045 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 1 minutes to 14 hours 15 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Tainan are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 28 °C (77 - 83 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 4 to 5 °C (39 - 42 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Tainan experiences 126 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 39 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 17°C (62°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 20°C (68°F) |
Mean maximum | 14°C (57°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 17°C (63°F) |
Average high | 8°C (46°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 10°C (51°F) |
Daily mean | 4°C (39°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 12°C (54°F) | 5°C (42°F) |
Average low | 0°C (32°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 1°C (34°F) |
Mean minimum | -7°C (20°F) | -4°C (24°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 0°C (33°F) | -6°C (22°F) |
Minimum | -10°C (15°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -9°C (16°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Tainan, Jiangsu, China with other places around the world.
Tainan usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 13 rainy days and 184 mm (7.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Tainan are February, November and December. On average, 39 mm (1.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 42 (1.7) | 39 (1.5) | 48 (1.9) | 54 (2.1) | 123 (4.8) | 140 (5.5) | 254 (10.0) | 157 (6.2) | 104 (4.1) | 57 (2.2) | 41 (1.6) | 38 (1.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
The sunniest months in Tainan are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 28 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Tainan: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 43 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 170 | 218 | 256 | 265 | 285 | 285 | 287 | 307 | 269 | 246 | 228 | 223 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 14m | 11h 0m | 11h 59m | 12h 59m | 13h 49m | 14h 15m | 14h 2m | 13h 18m | 12h 20m | 11h 20m | 10h 28m | 10h 1m |
Tainan experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Tainan UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 |