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Shenzhen vs Taipei
Comparing Shenzhen change · Taipei change
Shenzhen and Taipei have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Shenzhen is the wetter, with 325 mm more rain a year, and Shenzhen the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Shenzhen and Taipei, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Shenzhen: Hot
Taipei: Hot
Winters
Taipei has milder winters
Shenzhen: Mild
Taipei: Mild
Rain & snow
Shenzhen is wetter
Shenzhen: Very wet
Taipei: Very wet
Sky
Shenzhen is sunnier
Shenzhen: Often cloudy
Taipei: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Shenzhen and Taipei run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Shenzhen is the wetter — about 325 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Shenzhen has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°C) Shenzhen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 20 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 22 |
| Taipei | 19 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 20 |
| Difference | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | — | +1 | +1 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 20 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 31 |
| Taipei | 19 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 32 |
| Difference | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 22 |
| Taipei | 34 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 20 |
| Difference | +1 | +1 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -1 |
Avg low (°C) Taipei runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 12 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 14 |
| Taipei | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 16 |
| Difference | +2 | +1 | — | — | -1 | — | +1 | +1 | — | — | +2 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 12 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 26 |
| Taipei | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 26 |
| Difference | +2 | +1 | — | — | -1 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 14 |
| Taipei | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 16 |
| Difference | +1 | +1 | — | — | +2 | +3 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 37 | 39 | 71 | 148 | 252 | 391 | 330 | 369 | 247 | 84 | 35 | 37 |
| Taipei | 79 | 115 | 123 | 117 | 184 | 221 | 144 | 261 | 221 | 114 | 67 | 69 |
| Difference | +42 | +77 | +52 | -31 | -68 | -170 | -186 | -109 | -26 | +30 | +32 | +32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 37 | 39 | 71 | 148 | 252 | 391 |
| Taipei | 79 | 115 | 123 | 117 | 184 | 221 |
| Difference | +42 | +77 | +52 | -31 | -68 | -170 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 330 | 369 | 247 | 84 | 35 | 37 |
| Taipei | 144 | 261 | 221 | 114 | 67 | 69 |
| Difference | -186 | -109 | -26 | +30 | +32 | +32 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 60 | 70 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 79 | 73 | 73 | 65 | 49 | 52 | 52 |
| Taipei | 84 | 85 | 86 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 58 | 58 | 64 | 71 | 79 | 84 |
| Difference | +24 | +15 | +10 | +7 | +3 | -1 | -14 | -15 | -1 | +22 | +27 | +32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 60 | 70 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 79 |
| Taipei | 84 | 85 | 86 | 83 | 80 | 78 |
| Difference | +24 | +15 | +10 | +7 | +3 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 73 | 73 | 65 | 49 | 52 | 52 |
| Taipei | 58 | 58 | 64 | 71 | 79 | 84 |
| Difference | -14 | -15 | -1 | +22 | +27 | +32 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 75 | 78 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 82 | 76 | 74 | 72 |
| Taipei | 86 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 85 |
| Difference | +11 | +7 | +3 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -1 | +3 | +8 | +11 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 75 | 78 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 87 |
| Taipei | 86 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 84 |
| Difference | +11 | +7 | +3 | -1 | -2 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen | 86 | 85 | 82 | 76 | 74 | 72 |
| Taipei | 82 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 85 |
| Difference | -4 | -1 | +3 | +8 | +11 | +13 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Shenzhen trends → · Taipei trends →
Methodology & sources
Shenzhen
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Baoan Intl, a weather station, about 28 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Taipei
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Taibei, a weather station, about 2 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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