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Kaohsiung, Taiwan climate
Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter)
Kaohsiung has a mildly seasonal tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry winter), Köppen Aw). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 90°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 58°F at night. Precipitation totals about 57 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 14.0 inches while December barely receives 0.57 inches.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Kaohsiung climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 72 | 74 | 78 | 83 | 87 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 86 | 81 | 74 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 65 | 67 | 72 | 78 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 80 | 75 | 68 |
| Avg low (°F) | 58 | 60 | 65 | 72 | 77 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 74 | 69 | 62 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 13.1 | 10.6 | 14.0 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 72 | 74 | 78 | 83 | 87 | 89 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 65 | 67 | 72 | 78 | 82 | 84 |
| Avg low (°F) | 58 | 60 | 65 | 72 | 77 | 80 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 13.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 90 | 89 | 89 | 86 | 81 | 74 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 85 | 85 | 84 | 80 | 75 | 68 |
| Avg low (°F) | 81 | 80 | 79 | 74 | 69 | 62 |
| Precipitation (in) | 10.6 | 14.0 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 53 | 61 | 64 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 66 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 50 | 51 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 77 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 77 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 10.8 | 10.0 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 10.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 53 | 61 | 64 | 68 | 70 | 71 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 77 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 82 | 85 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 10.8 | 10.0 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 8.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 66 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 50 | 51 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 84 | 85 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 77 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 10.7 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Tainan, a weather station, about 44 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.