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Monthly climate in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kaohsiung features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (69 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (54 °F) or can rise to as high as 33 °C (92 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1784 mm (70.2 inches) and receives 157 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kaohsiung enjoys an average of 3347 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 45 minutes to 13 hours 28 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kaohsiung, Taiwan §

The warmest months in Kaohsiung are June, July and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 29 °C (84 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 22 °C (69 - 71 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kaohsiung experiences 259 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Mean maximum 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average high 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 24°C
(76°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(59°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kaohsiung, Taiwan §

Kaohsiung usually has the most precipitation in May, June and August, with an average of 20 rainy days and 375 mm (14.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kaohsiung are January, February and March. On average, 33 mm (1.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 31 (1.2) 26 (1.0) 41 (1.6) 78 (3.1) 235 (9.2) 345 (13.6) 224 (8.8) 546 (21.5) 85 (3.4) 74 (2.9) 56 (2.2) 42 (1.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 5 5 8 10 15 22 22 24 16 15 9 6

Monthly sunshine hours in Kaohsiung, Taiwan §

The sunniest months in Kaohsiung are March, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 3 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kaohsiung: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 0 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 216 255 295 293 319 284 319 269 291 282 262 257
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 54m 11h 23m 12h 0m 12h 40m 13h 12m 13h 28m 13h 20m 12h 52m 12h 15m 11h 36m 11h 2m 10h 45m

Solar UV radiation in Kaohsiung, Taiwan §

Kaohsiung experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the High / Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Kaohsiung UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Kaohsiung, Taiwan.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 8 11 12 13 13 13 14 14 12 11 10 7