Fengshan weather in October

In October, Fengshan sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 69 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Fengshan's 6th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Fengshan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
6th warmest
Overnight low
24°
7th coldest
Rainfall
69 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
11 h 30 min
6:00 AM – 5:28 PM
Cloud cover
53%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.4
out of 10

Fengshan is A district in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.

Density
13,321/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 28°C by the end.

A typical October day in Fengshan reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 2°C cooler than September and about 2°C warmer than November.

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How October really feels in Fengshan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 20 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
20
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Fengshan weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan23° / 16°38610.87.7
Feb24° / 17°316.111.27.6
Mar26° / 20°437.611.87.1
Apr29° / 23°10011.212.55.6
May30° / 25°27018.713.13.9
Jun31° / 26°3642113.43.1
Jul32° / 27°29221.113.23.0
Aug31° / 27°3782212.83.1
Sep31° / 26°19316.612.13.8
Oct29° / 24°691011.55.4
Nov27° / 21°486.710.97.1
Dec24° / 18°415.810.67.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 26% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 38%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15842
25941
35941
46040
56139
66139
76238
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96139
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146139
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Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Fengshan gets around 69 mm of rain over 10 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 32% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
141
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439
539
638
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937
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1136
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2129
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3023
3123

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 52% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10083854
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30094051
400104248
500104346
601114445
701114643
801124740
901124938
1001135036
1101145134
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271729549
281830538
291831528
301832527
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Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of October to 11 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 36 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 5:41 PM to 5:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.85:545:41
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311.75:545:39
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511.75:555:37
611.75:565:36
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.48 kWh/m² in July across the year — October's 4.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.1Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Fengshan

In seasonPeak

In October, Fengshan sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Fengshan sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Fengshan's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
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Dec

Is October a good time to visit Fengshan?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.4
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
7.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Fengshan for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Fengshan in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Fengshan sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Fengshan in October

The nearest coast averages about 28°C in October — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 24 km away) is warmest in July at about 29°C and coldest in January near 24°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Refreshing
Feb24Refreshing
Mar24Warm
Apr26Warm
May28Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep29Tropical
Oct28Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Fengshan in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Fengshan peaks around June 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 6 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 17UV 12Dec 22UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct8Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Fengshan in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Fengshan is worst in March — around 34 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.4× the cleanest month (June, 14 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateMar 1034 µg/m³Jun 2214 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb33Moderate
Mar34Moderate
Apr28Moderate
May20Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct32Moderate
Nov32Moderate
Dec31Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Fengshan?

Fengshan sits at 22.6°N, 120.4°E, 19 m above sea level, in Taiwan. The nearest listed city is Kaohsiung, 5.0 km away.

TainanYongkangYujingXinyingHengchun

Topography around Fengshan

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Fengshan.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Fengshan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 20 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 351 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,241 m.

The land around Fengshan is covered by artificial surfaces (68%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (34%), water (25%) and trees (23%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and water (44%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
351 m
80 km
3,241 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
October weather nearby: Kaohsiung 5.0 km · Donggang 20 km · Chaozhou 20 km · Tainan 43 km · Yongkang 46 km · Yujing 56 km · Xinying 76 km · Hengchun 80 km

Taiwan travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B
110 / 220 V · 60 Hz
Happiness
6.7 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Religion
Buddhist 35%Taoist 33%none or unspecified 18%folk religion approximately 10%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Fengshan (22.6266°, 120.3613°, elevation 19 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).