When to go · Taipei
Taipei in April
Great month. Warm; Tomb Sweeping long weekend.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Great
- Temperature
- 26°C (79°F)79°F (26°C) / 19°C (66°F)66°F (19°C)
- average high / low
- Rain days
- 13
- Crowds
- Medium
- Taiwan overall
- Prices
- Medium
- Taiwan overall
Verdict
Warm; Tomb Sweeping long weekend.
All twelve months in one grid — weather, crowds and prices, with gaps left as unknown.
Is another month better than April?
No other month rates higher than April for Taipei in this guide.
Weather in April
- TaipeiHighs around 26 °C (79 °F), lows around 19 °C (66 °F), rain on about 13 daysHighs around 79 °F (26 °C), lows around 66 °F (19 °C), rain on about 13 days
- North and Taipei, Taiwan · Taipei, Keelung, Jiufen, Yilanbest weather
Humid subtropical: the winter north-east monsoon brings grey drizzle to Keelung, Jiufen and Yilan Oct–Mar; plum rains May–Jun; 35 °C (95 °F) afternoons Jul–Aug.Humid subtropical: the winter north-east monsoon brings grey drizzle to Keelung, Jiufen and Yilan Oct–Mar; plum rains May–Jun; 95 °F (35 °C) afternoons Jul–Aug.
Spring season
Mild days, drizzle, cherry blossoms in the hills and Tomb Sweeping.
Watch: Plum rains from May and the Tomb Sweeping crowd.
Festivals and holidays
Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.
Tomb Sweeping long weekend check
4–5 April · Whole city
A domestic travel peak; trains fill and prices rise.
Cherry-blossom and spring flowers check
Late February to April · Yangmingshan and parks
Weekend crowds in the hills; buses are busy.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Taiwan overall
- Medium
- Prices · Taiwan overall
- Medium
Taiwan overall: Warm and mostly dry; Tomb Sweeping long weekend fills trains.
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Taipei, side by side.
Verdict
Apr: Great
Oct: Great
Daytime high
Apr: 26 °C (79 °F)79 °F (26 °C)
Oct: 27 °C (81 °F)81 °F (27 °C)
Night low
Apr: 19 °C (66 °F)66 °F (19 °C)
Oct: 21 °C (70 °F)70 °F (21 °C)
Rain days
Apr: 13
Oct: 10 (better)
Crowds
Apr: Medium
Oct: Medium
Prices
Apr: Medium
Oct: Medium
Festivals listed
Apr: 2
Oct: 2
April: Warm; Tomb Sweeping long weekend.
October: Warm and drier; a good month.
Taipei: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast