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Taiwan in December
Around 19 °C with 111 mm of rain and 3.6 hours of sun a day.
December is a mixed month for Taiwan — worth planning around specific regions. Around 19 °C with 111 mm of rain and 3.6 hours of sun a day. Use the regional grid below to find where this month works best — national averages hide the swings between coast, highlands, and inland.
Taiwan · typical month
- Day / night14 – 19 °CYear range 12 – 28 °C
- Rainfall111 mmYear range 111 – 372 mm
- Sunshine3.6 hr / dayYear range 3.6 – 5.4 hr / day
Things to do in Taiwan in December
Nothing in Taiwan shuts for the season, and 1 thing below is at its best in December.
- At its bestTaroko Gorge
outside both wet patterns, with settled weather in the gorge
Sources: lazyholidayplanner.com, voyageblogger.com
Opening seasons are checked by hand against the operators and parks themselves, not derived from the climate figures on this page. Last reviewed 2026-08-28. Dates move — confirm before you book.
Taiwan, taken apart
- Changhua22°C now · 21–31 °C yr
- Chiayi21°C now · 20–29 °C yr
- Chiayi22°C now · 21–30 °C yr
- Hsinchu18°C now · 17–29 °C yr
- Hsinchu20°C now · 19–32 °C yr
- Hualien16°C now · 15–26 °C yr
- Kaohsiung21°C now · 19–28 °C yr
- Keelung19°C now · 18–30 °C yr
- Kinmen18°C now · 16–30 °C yr
- Miaoli19°C now · 18–29 °C yr
- Nantou18°C now · 17–26 °C yr
- New Taipei19°C now · 17–31 °C yr
- Penghu20°C now · 18–29 °C yr
- Pingtung23°C now · 21–29 °C yr
- Taichung City19°C now · 17–28 °C yr
- Tainan23°C now · 22–31 °C yr
- Taipei19°C now · 18–32 °C yr
- Taitung19°C now · 18–27 °C yr
- Taoyuan19°C now · 17–31 °C yr
- Yilan17°C now · 15–28 °C yr
- Yunlin23°C now · 21–31 °C yr
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A decade of weather, in one page
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| Month | Average daytime high (°C) | Average overnight low (°C) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18.0 | 12.1 | 6.9 | 21.8 |
| February | 18.7 | 12.6 | 8.3 | 23.7 |
| March | 21.0 | 14.8 | 10.0 | 25.7 |
| April | 23.7 | 17.8 | 14.0 | 27.4 |
| May | 26.0 | 20.5 | 17.7 | 28.9 |
| June | 27.8 | 22.2 | 20.9 | 29.7 |
| July | 28.4 | 22.7 | 21.6 | 29.9 |
| August | 28.0 | 22.5 | 21.4 | 29.5 |
| September | 27.4 | 21.9 | 20.0 | 29.0 |
| October | 25.2 | 19.9 | 16.8 | 28.2 |
| November | 22.8 | 17.2 | 14.0 | 25.8 |
| December | 19.4 | 13.7 | 9.8 | 23.5 |
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| Month | Rainfall (mm) |
|---|---|
| January | 139 |
| February | 118 |
| March | 157 |
| April | 163 |
| May | 276 |
| June | 321 |
| July | 368 |
| August | 372 |
| September | 298 |
| October | 274 |
| November | 128 |
| December | 111 |
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| Month | Sunshine hours (hr / day) |
|---|---|
| January | 3.7 |
| February | 4.0 |
| March | 4.8 |
| April | 5.1 |
| May | 4.6 |
| June | 4.8 |
| July | 5.4 |
| August | 4.8 |
| September | 5.1 |
| October | 4.5 |
| November | 4.1 |
| December | 3.6 |
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| Month | Average wind speed (km/h) | Typical low | Typical high |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.3 | 5.8 | 13.3 |
| February | 9.1 | 5.6 | 13.6 |
| March | 8.0 | 5.4 | 12.0 |
| April | 7.3 | 4.9 | 11.2 |
| May | 6.7 | 4.6 | 9.3 |
| June | 6.7 | 4.6 | 9.6 |
| July | 6.9 | 4.3 | 11.2 |
| August | 6.2 | 3.8 | 9.7 |
| September | 6.7 | 3.9 | 12.5 |
| October | 9.1 | 4.9 | 14.3 |
| November | 9.1 | 5.2 | 13.5 |
| December | 10.1 | 6.0 | 14.4 |
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