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Taiwan in August

Mixed month. Peak typhoon risk and heat; Ghost Month begins some years.

Key facts

Verdict
Mixed
Crowds
High
Taiwan
Prices
High
Taiwan

Verdict

MixedVoykit month rating for Taiwan

Peak typhoon risk and heat; Ghost Month begins some years.

Is another month better than August?

August is rated mixed. These months rate higher:

Weather in August

  • North and Taipei · Taipei, Keelung, Jiufen, Yilanstorm or typhoon risk

    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.

  • West and south · Taichung, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Kentingstorm or typhoon risk

    Dry, sunny winters (the best time for the south); wet, hot summers with afternoon storms. Air quality dips on still winter days.

  • East coast · Hualien, Taroko, Taitung, East Rift Valleystorm or typhoon risk

    The coast that typhoons hit first; rockfall closes roads after heavy rain. Winter is cool and often cloudy.

  • Central mountains · Alishan, Hehuan Mountain, Sun Moon Lake, Yushanstorm or typhoon risk

    Cool to cold at altitude; frost and occasional snow on Hehuan in winter. Mornings clear, clouds by noon.

  • Outlying islands · Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu, Green Island, Orchid Islandstorm or typhoon risk

    Strong winter winds cancel boats and flights to Penghu and Matsu; summer is the island season. Fog grounds Matsu and Kinmen flights in spring.

  • Central Taiwan: Taichung basin · Taichung, Changhua, Miaolihot

    Hot and humid Jul–Aug, 33 °C (91 °F)+; afternoon thunderstorms Jun–Sep.

  • Central Taiwan: Nantou mountains · Sun Moon Lake, Puli, Cingjingfine

    5–8 °C (9–14 °F) cooler than the basin; Cingjing at 1,700 m gets cold nights in winter.

  • Eastern Taiwan: East coast (Yilan to Taitung) · Pacific-facing strip between the mountains and the seastorm or typhoon risk

    Yilan is one of the wettest parts of Taiwan year-round; the south end (Taitung) is drier. Typhoons July–September can close roads and cancel trains.

  • Matsu: Matsu islands · Nangan, Beigan, Dongyinhot

    Blue Tears runs from early April to at least July, best on light southerly wind. Fog is common March–May and can ground flights. Typhoons are possible August–September.

  • Penghu: Penghu main islands · Magong, Huxi, Baisha, Xiyuhot

    April–September is hot and humid, usually above 30 °C (86 °F), and is the high season. October–February is the windy low season. March–April and September are the sweet spots: warm water, working boats, thinner crowds.

  • Southern Taiwan: Tainan / Kaohsiung · southwest plain and harbourhot

    Hot and humid May–Sep; typhoons Jul–Sep can shut ferries and flights for a day. Winters are mild and dry.

  • Southern Taiwan: Kenting / Pingtung · southern tipstorm or typhoon risk

    Warm year-round; the wet season and typhoons run May–Sep. Best beach months are Mar–Jun and Oct–Nov.

  • Southern Taiwan: Alishan / Chiayi highlands · central mountainsrainy

    Cooler than the plain; sunrise trips need a pre-dawn start and a jacket.

  • Taipei34 °C (93 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 12 rain days
  • Baisha32 °C (90 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 11 rain days
  • Bali District33 °C (91 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 9 rain days
  • Banqiao33 °C (91 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 12 rain days
  • Beigan28 °C (82 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 12 rain days
  • Beigang35 °C (95 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 6 rain days
  • Beinan34 °C (93 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 9 rain days
  • Beipu33 °C (91 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 12 rain days
  • Caotun32 °C (90 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 13 rain days
  • Changbin34 °C (93 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 12 rain days
  • Changhua County34 °C (93 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 13 rain days
  • Changhua33 °C (91 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 14 rain days
  • Chenggong33 °C (91 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 9 rain days
  • Chiayi County35 °C (95 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 13 rain days
  • Chiayi32 °C (90 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 16 rain days
  • Chishang33 °C (91 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 13 rain days
  • Chupei35 °C (95 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 13 rain days
  • Cimei31 °C (88 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 9 rain days
  • Daren32 °C (90 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 14 rain days
  • Datong Township33 °C (91 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 13 rain days
  • Dawu34 °C (93 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 9 rain days
  • Donghe32 °C (90 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 14 rain days
  • Dongshan32 °C (90 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 13 rain days
  • Dongyin30 °C (86 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 12 rain days
  • Douliu35 °C (95 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 13 rain days
  • Dounan33 °C (91 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 11 rain days
  • Fulong33 °C (91 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 3 rain days
  • Gongliao32 °C (90 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 2 rain days
  • Green Island31 °C (88 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 9 rain days
  • Guangfu32 °C (90 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 13 rain days
  • Guanzihling34 °C (93 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 11 rain days
  • Haiduan34 °C (93 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 13 rain days
  • Hsinchu33 °C (91 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 12 rain days
  • Hualien33 °C (91 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 13 rain days
  • Huwei34 °C (93 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 12 rain days
  • Huxi31 °C (88 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 2 rain days
  • Jhushan33 °C (91 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 12 rain days
  • Jiaoxi31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 7 rain days
  • Jibei31 °C (88 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 2 rain days
  • Jiji32 °C (90 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 12 rain days
  • Jinguashi31 °C (88 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 12 rain days
  • Jinshan31 °C (88 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 13 rain days
  • Jiufen33 °C (91 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 12 rain days
  • Keelung32 °C (90 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 13 rain days
  • Kinmen33 °C (91 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 9 rain days
  • Linkou33 °C (91 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 6 rain days
  • Lukang33 °C (91 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 9 rain days
  • Luodong33 °C (91 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 13 rain days
  • Luzhou District33 °C (91 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 11 rain days
  • Makung31 °C (88 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 9 rain days
  • Miaoli34 °C (93 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 12 rain days
  • Nanao33 °C (91 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 13 rain days
  • Nantou33 °C (91 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 13 rain days
  • Neiwan34 °C (93 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 14 rain days
  • New Taipei33 °C (91 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 12 rain days
  • Pinglin33 °C (91 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 13 rain days
  • Pingtung County33 °C (91 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 10 rain days
  • Pingtung35 °C (95 °F) / 28 °C (82 °F), 15 rain days
  • Pingxi31 °C (88 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 13 rain days
  • Puli32 °C (90 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 17 rain days
  • Ren'ai28 °C (82 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 16 rain days
  • Ruisui31 °C (88 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 13 rain days
  • Sanchong32 °C (90 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 14 rain days
  • Sanxia33 °C (91 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 13 rain days
  • Sanzhi33 °C (91 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 9 rain days
  • Shenkeng33 °C (91 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 12 rain days
  • Shiding33 °C (91 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 13 rain days
  • Shimen33 °C (91 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 13 rain days
  • Shuangxi33 °C (91 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 11 rain days
  • Shuili33 °C (91 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 12 rain days
  • Shulin33 °C (91 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 12 rain days
  • Smangus26 °C (79 °F) / 12 °C (54 °F), 13 rain days
  • Suao33 °C (91 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 3 rain days
  • Taishan District33 °C (91 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 13 rain days
  • Taitung32 °C (90 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 13 rain days
  • Tamsui34 °C (93 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 11 rain days
  • Taoyuan34 °C (93 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 13 rain days
  • Toucheng33 °C (91 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 13 rain days
  • Toufen32 °C (90 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 11 rain days
  • Tucheng33 °C (91 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 13 rain days
  • Tuku33 °C (91 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 13 rain days
  • Wanli32 °C (90 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 12 rain days
  • Wugu33 °C (91 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 3 rain days
  • Wujie33 °C (91 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 13 rain days
  • Wulai34 °C (93 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 13 rain days
  • Xiluo32 °C (90 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 13 rain days
  • Xindian33 °C (91 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 11 rain days
  • Xinzhuang33 °C (91 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 12 rain days
  • Xizhi33 °C (91 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 12 rain days
  • Yilan33 °C (91 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 14 rain days
  • Yingge33 °C (91 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 12 rain days
  • Yonghe33 °C (91 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 13 rain days
  • Yongjing33 °C (91 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 11 rain days
  • Yuanlin35 °C (95 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 9 rain days
  • Yuanshan33 °C (91 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 12 rain days
  • Yuli31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 13 rain days
  • Zhenxibao27 °C (81 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 15 rain days
  • Zhonghe33 °C (91 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 12 rain days
  • Zhudong33 °C (91 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 12 rain days
  • Zhunan33 °C (91 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 12 rain days
  • Kaohsiung32 °C (90 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 18 rain days
  • Taichung33 °C (91 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 13 rain days
  • Tainan32 °C (90 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 17 rain days

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.

  • Ghost Month

    About Aug–Sep (7th lunar month; check)

    Offerings outside shops and temple rites; Keelung's Ghost Festival parade. Sights stay open.

Crowds and prices

Crowds · Taiwan
High
Prices · Taiwan
High

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Compare two months

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Taiwan, side by side.

  • Verdict

    Aug: Mixed

    Apr: Great (better)

  • Crowds

    Aug: High

    Apr: Medium

  • Prices

    Aug: High

    Apr: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Aug: 1

    Apr: 3

August: Peak typhoon risk and heat; Ghost Month begins some years.

April: Warm and mostly dry; Tomb Sweeping long weekend fills trains.

Taiwan: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.

What to pack

  • A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
  • A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries

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Where to go in August

Rated best or good this month

  • Fulong

    Best months: Apr–Oct

  • Gongliao

    Best months: Apr–Oct

  • Nantou

    Best months: Oct–Apr, avoid typhoon season Jun–Sep

  • Zhenxibao

    Best months: May–Sep (cooler than the lowlands)

Better another month

  • North and Taipei

    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.

  • West and south

    Dry, sunny winters (the best time for the south); wet, hot summers with afternoon storms. Air quality dips on still winter days.

  • East coast

    The coast that typhoons hit first; rockfall closes roads after heavy rain. Winter is cool and often cloudy.

  • Central mountains

    Cool to cold at altitude; frost and occasional snow on Hehuan in winter. Mornings clear, clouds by noon.

  • Outlying islands

    Strong winter winds cancel boats and flights to Penghu and Matsu; summer is the island season. Fog grounds Matsu and Kinmen flights in spring.

  • Taipei

    Hottest; typhoon risk.