Annual mean 25°C · wettest around August · prevailing wind W
Warmest
31.6 °C
Coldest
21.8 °C
Wettest
38%
Windiest
4.8 m/s
Prevailing
W
4.3 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Kaohsiung over the whole year is 25°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 17°C. The rainy (wet) season in Kaohsiung runs from June to August, peaking in August with a 48% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is September to May; November is the driest month, at 13%. Winds in Kaohsiung are highest in December, averaging 3.8 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in May, at 3.2 m/s (12 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Kaohsiung come in March, when the sky is typically 64% covered; August is the cloudiest month, at 74%.
Month by month Kaohsiung climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
22°C
17°C
21°C
15%
66%
3.7 m/s
77
23
56
February
23°C
17°C
22°C
16%
65%
3.7 m/s
73
30
49
March
26°C
20°C
25°C
18%
64%
3.4 m/s
62
50
29
April
28°C
23°C
29°C
24%
67%
3.3 m/s
33
63
10
May
30°C
25°C
32°C
27%
71%
3.2 m/s
9
50
2
June
31°C
27°C
34°C
40%
73%
3.2 m/s
2
27
0
July
31°C
27°C
35°C
41%
71%
3.5 m/s
2
21
0
August
31°C
27°C
34°C
48%
74%
3.2 m/s
3
26
0
September
31°C
26°C
34°C
29%
70%
3.2 m/s
3
31
1
October
30°C
25°C
31°C
28%
69%
3.3 m/s
12
55
2
November
28°C
22°C
28°C
13%
66%
3.2 m/s
36
66
10
December
24°C
18°C
23°C
17%
66%
3.8 m/s
73
37
43
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Kaohsiung weather by season
Year round, Kaohsiung has days of about 22°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 31°C in July, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 17°C to 27°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 25°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around August and least likely around November. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Kaohsiung weather in winterDecember to February
High 23°CLow 17°CRain 16%
Winter in Kaohsiung has typical daily highs of about 23°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 16% chance of rain on a given day.
Kaohsiung weather in springMarch to May
High 28°CLow 23°CRain 23%
Spring in Kaohsiung has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 23°C, with a 23% chance of rain on a given day.
Kaohsiung weather in summerJune to August
High 31°CLow 27°CRain 43%
Summer in Kaohsiung has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 27°C, with a 43% chance of rain on a given day.
Kaohsiung weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 29°CLow 24°CRain 24%
Autumn in Kaohsiung has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 24% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Kaohsiung?
The rainy (wet) season in Kaohsiung runs from June to August, peaking in August with a 48% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is September to May; November is the driest month, at 13%.
What time of year is Kaohsiung windiest?
Winds in Kaohsiung are highest in December, averaging 3.8 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in May, at 3.2 m/s (12 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Kaohsiung year round?
The average temperature in Kaohsiung over the whole year is 25°C. July is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 17°C.