Hualien weather in February

In February, Hualien sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 381 mm of rain across 25.9 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 54 min at the start of February to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Hualien's 8th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hualien's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 10°; 2nd coldest
Rainfall: 381 mm; 25.9 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 12 min; 6:33 AM – 5:43 PM
Cloud cover: 83%; 8th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 2.54 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.7; out of 10

Hualien is A county-administered city in Hualien County, Taiwan.

Density: 3,382/km²; people per km²

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

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 15°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical February day in Hualien reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 11°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 2°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17
Avg low (°C)	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	9
2	15	9
3	15	9
4	15	9
5	15	9
6	15	9
7	15	10
8	15	10
9	15	10
10	15	10
11	15	10
12	16	10
13	16	10
14	16	10
15	16	10
16	16	10
17	16	10
18	16	10
19	16	10
20	16	10
21	16	10
22	16	10
23	16	11
24	16	11
25	16	11
26	17	11
27	17	11
28	17	11

Hualien weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 10°	406	29.6	10.7	2.4
Feb	16° / 10°	381	25.9	11.2	2.7
Mar	18° / 12°	335	27.6	11.8	3.4
Apr	21° / 15°	279	26.5	12.5	3.8
May	23° / 17°	371	29.1	13.1	3.8
Jun	26° / 19°	337	25.7	13.5	3.9
Jul	27° / 20°	294	21.6	13.3	4.6
Aug	27° / 20°	353	22.9	12.8	4.6
Sep	25° / 19°	469	22.9	12.1	4.6
Oct	22° / 17°	344	23.5	11.4	4.5
Nov	19° / 14°	269	24.6	10.8	3.9
Dec	16° / 11°	331	28.3	10.5	2.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 9% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 89%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	9	9	9	9	9	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	11	12	13	13	13	13	14	14	14
Cloudier (%)	91	91	91	91	91	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	89	88	88	89	88	87	87	87	87	86	86	86

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	10	90
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	11	89
21	12	88
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	13	87
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	14	86

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Hualien gets around 381 mm of rain over 25.9 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 93% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	94
7	94
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	93
13	93
14	93
15	93
16	93
17	92
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	92
23	92
24	92
25	92
26	92
27	91
28	91

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	87	87	87	86	86	85	84	84	83	82	81	80	79	78	78	77	75	74	73	72	71	70	69	68	67	66	65	64
Comfortable (%)	13	13	13	14	14	15	16	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35
Humid (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	87	13	0
2	87	13	0
3	87	13	0
4	86	14	0
5	86	14	0
6	85	15	0
7	84	16	0
8	84	16	0
9	83	17	0
10	82	18	0
11	81	19	0
12	80	20	0
13	79	21	0
14	78	22	0
15	78	22	0
16	77	23	0
17	75	24	1
18	74	25	1
19	73	26	1
20	72	27	1
21	71	28	1
22	70	29	1
23	69	30	1
24	68	31	1
25	67	32	1
26	66	33	1
27	65	34	1
28	64	35	1

Wind in February

Winds average 4 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	4	calm
5	4	calm
6	4	calm
7	4	calm
8	4	calm
9	4	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 54 min at the start of February to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 36 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 5:34 PM to 5:51 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.1	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.2	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.3	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:25	6:24	6:23
Sunset (PM)	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:36	5:37	5:38	5:38	5:39	5:40	5:40	5:41	5:41	5:42	5:43	5:43	5:44	5:44	5:45	5:46	5:46	5:47	5:47	5:48	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:50	5:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.9	6:40	5:34
2	10.9	6:40	5:35
3	10.9	6:39	5:36
4	11.0	6:39	5:36
5	11.0	6:38	5:37
6	11.0	6:38	5:38
7	11.0	6:38	5:38
8	11.0	6:37	5:39
9	11.0	6:37	5:40
10	11.1	6:36	5:40
11	11.1	6:35	5:41
12	11.1	6:35	5:41
13	11.1	6:34	5:42
14	11.1	6:34	5:43
15	11.2	6:33	5:43
16	11.2	6:32	5:44
17	11.2	6:32	5:44
18	11.2	6:31	5:45
19	11.3	6:30	5:46
20	11.3	6:30	5:46
21	11.3	6:29	5:47
22	11.3	6:28	5:47
23	11.3	6:27	5:48
24	11.4	6:27	5:48
25	11.4	6:26	5:49
26	11.4	6:25	5:50
27	11.4	6:24	5:50
28	11.5	6:23	5:51

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 2.54 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.11 kWh/m² to a high of 5.81 kWh/m² in July across the year — February's 2.54 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.6	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.9
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	2.3	Moderate
2	2.3	Moderate
3	2.3	Moderate
4	2.4	Moderate
5	2.4	Moderate
6	2.4	Moderate
7	2.4	Moderate
8	2.4	Moderate
9	2.5	Moderate
10	2.5	Moderate
11	2.5	Moderate
12	2.5	Moderate
13	2.5	Moderate
14	2.5	Moderate
15	2.6	Moderate
16	2.6	Moderate
17	2.6	Moderate
18	2.6	Moderate
19	2.6	Moderate
20	2.7	Moderate
21	2.7	Moderate
22	2.7	Moderate
23	2.7	Moderate
24	2.8	Moderate
25	2.8	Moderate
26	2.8	Moderate
27	2.8	Moderate
28	2.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Hualien

In seasonPeak

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

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

Pacific typhoon

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is February a good time to visit Hualien?

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

2.7

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.3

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Hualien.

What to pack for Hualien in February

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

In February, Hualien sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 10°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: a warm layer. About 26 days see rain.

rain geara warm layer

Sea temperature near Hualien in February

The nearest coast averages about 24°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	24	24	25	26	27	28	29	29	28	27	26	25
Comfort	Refreshing	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Warm

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	24	Refreshing
Feb	24	Refreshing
Mar	25	Warm
Apr	26	Warm
May	27	Warm
Jun	28	Tropical
Jul	29	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	28	Tropical
Oct	27	Warm
Nov	26	Warm
Dec	25	Warm

UV index in Hualien in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February 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 Hualien peaks around June 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 6 (high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	6	8	10	8	10	13	12	11	11	9	7	6
Level	High	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	6	High
Feb	8	Very high
Mar	10	Very high
Apr	8	Very high
May	10	Very high
Jun	13	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	9	Very high
Nov	7	Very high
Dec	6	High

Air quality in Hualien in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Hualien is worst in March — around 22 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (October, 11 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	15	17	22	22	17	15	11	12	11	11	11	13
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	17	Moderate
Mar	22	Moderate
Apr	22	Moderate
May	17	Moderate
Jun	15	Moderate
Jul	11	Good
Aug	12	Good
Sep	11	Good
Oct	11	Good
Nov	11	Good
Dec	13	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Hualien?

Hualien sits at 24.0°N, 121.6°E, 13 m above sea level, in Taiwan. The nearest listed city is Xiulin, 16 km away.

Topography around Hualien

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hualien has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 101 m around an average of 16 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,378 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,837 m.

The land around Hualien is covered by artificial surfaces (44%), trees (27%) and water (22%) within 3 km, water (46%) and trees (45%) within 16 km, and trees (66%) and water (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

101 m

artificial surfaces 44%

16 km

2,378 m

water 46%

80 km

3,837 m

trees 66%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← January Hualien year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Xiulin 16 km · Puli 65 km · Yilan 88 km · Lugu 90 km · Wufeng 93 km · Caotun 93 km · Zhongxing New Village 93 km · Taichung 95 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

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 Hualien (23.9769°, 121.6044°, elevation 13 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	9
2	15	9
3	15	9
4	15	9
5	15	9
6	15	9
7	15	10
8	15	10
9	15	10
10	15	10
11	15	10
12	16	10
13	16	10
14	16	10
15	16	10
16	16	10
17	16	10
18	16	10
19	16	10
20	16	10
21	16	10
22	16	10
23	16	11
24	16	11
25	16	11
26	17	11
27	17	11
28	17	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	10	90
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	11	89
21	12	88
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	13	87
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	94
7	94
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	93
13	93
14	93
15	93
16	93
17	92
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	92
23	92
24	92
25	92
26	92
27	91
28	91

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	87	13	0
2	87	13	0
3	87	13	0
4	86	14	0
5	86	14	0
6	85	15	0
7	84	16	0
8	84	16	0
9	83	17	0
10	82	18	0
11	81	19	0
12	80	20	0
13	79	21	0
14	78	22	0
15	78	22	0
16	77	23	0
17	75	24	1
18	74	25	1
19	73	26	1
20	72	27	1
21	71	28	1
22	70	29	1
23	69	30	1
24	68	31	1
25	67	32	1
26	66	33	1
27	65	34	1
28	64	35	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	9
2	15	9
3	15	9
4	15	9
5	15	9
6	15	9
7	15	10
8	15	10
9	15	10
10	15	10
11	15	10
12	16	10
13	16	10
14	16	10
15	16	10
16	16	10
17	16	10
18	16	10
19	16	10
20	16	10
21	16	10
22	16	10
23	16	11
24	16	11
25	16	11
26	17	11
27	17	11
28	17	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	10	90
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	11	89
21	12	88
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	13	87
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	94
7	94
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	93
13	93
14	93
15	93
16	93
17	92
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	92
23	92
24	92
25	92
26	92
27	91
28	91

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	87	13	0
2	87	13	0
3	87	13	0
4	86	14	0
5	86	14	0
6	85	15	0
7	84	16	0
8	84	16	0
9	83	17	0
10	82	18	0
11	81	19	0
12	80	20	0
13	79	21	0
14	78	22	0
15	78	22	0
16	77	23	0
17	75	24	1
18	74	25	1
19	73	26	1
20	72	27	1
21	71	28	1
22	70	29	1
23	69	30	1
24	68	31	1
25	67	32	1
26	66	33	1
27	65	34	1
28	64	35	1

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	9
2	15	9
3	15	9
4	15	9
5	15	9
6	15	9
7	15	10
8	15	10
9	15	10
10	15	10
11	15	10
12	16	10
13	16	10
14	16	10
15	16	10
16	16	10
17	16	10
18	16	10
19	16	10
20	16	10
21	16	10
22	16	10
23	16	11
24	16	11
25	16	11
26	17	11
27	17	11
28	17	11

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	9	91
2	9	91
3	9	91
4	9	91
5	9	91
6	10	90
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	11	89
12	11	89
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	11	89
16	11	89
17	11	89
18	12	88
19	12	88
20	11	89
21	12	88
22	13	87
23	13	87
24	13	87
25	13	87
26	14	86
27	14	86
28	14	86

	Rain chance (%)
1	95
2	95
3	95
4	95
5	95
6	94
7	94
8	94
9	94
10	94
11	94
12	93
13	93
14	93
15	93
16	93
17	92
18	92
19	92
20	92
21	92
22	92
23	92
24	92
25	92
26	92
27	91
28	91

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	87	13	0
2	87	13	0
3	87	13	0
4	86	14	0
5	86	14	0
6	85	15	0
7	84	16	0
8	84	16	0
9	83	17	0
10	82	18	0
11	81	19	0
12	80	20	0
13	79	21	0
14	78	22	0
15	78	22	0
16	77	23	0
17	75	24	1
18	74	25	1
19	73	26	1
20	72	27	1
21	71	28	1
22	70	29	1
23	69	30	1
24	68	31	1
25	67	32	1
26	66	33	1
27	65	34	1
28	64	35	1