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Taipei in December

Mild and wet, as the days hold steady.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

December in Taipei is mild: highs near 70°F, lows near 59°F. Rain falls on about five days a week, and daylight holds at about 10 hours 36 minutes.December in Taipei is mild: highs near 21°C, lows near 15°C. Rain falls on about five days a week, and daylight holds at about 10 hours 36 minutes.

High
70°F21°Caverage
Low
59°F15°Caverage
Wet days
5a week · 66% of days
Daylight
10h 36mon average

Is December a good time to visit Taipei?

Yes. December is one of Taipei's best months (March to April, or November to December).

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How December sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 70°F in December, against 68°F to 92°F through the year.Highs near 21°C in December, against 20°C to 33°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

66% of days in December, against 56% to 73% through the year.

Cloud cover

58% cover in December, against 52% to 81% through the year.

Daylight

10h 36m in December, against 10h 36m to 13h 40m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with December shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side

  1. November77°25°low 66°low 19°5 wet days a weekRain on about five days a week.
  2. December70°21°low 59°low 15°5 wet days a weekRain on about five days a week.
  3. January68°20°low 56°low 13°4 wet days a weekRain on about four days a week.

Where Taipei sits, in December

Asia/Taipei
this place
typical high in December 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-December
6:31 AMsets 5:07 PM
Above the sea
10 mlow-lying
Latitude
25.0°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
our one place here

The land around Taipei, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Taipei is our one place in Taiwan so far. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

See December on the planning mapThe whole year in Taipei

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Taipei. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (10 m) against the climate model's (207 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (10 m) against the climate model's (207 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.