Hualien weather in July

In July, Hualien sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 294 mm of rain across 21.6 wet days and about 13.3 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 30 min at the start of July to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Hualien's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hualien's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
294 mm
21.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 18 min
5:19 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
71%
1st clearest
Wind
4 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
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.

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical July day in Hualien reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Hualien weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan15° / 10°40629.610.72.4
Feb16° / 10°38125.911.22.7
Mar18° / 12°33527.611.83.4
Apr21° / 15°27926.512.53.8
May23° / 17°37129.113.13.8
Jun26° / 19°33725.713.53.9
Jul27° / 20°29421.613.34.6
Aug27° / 20°35322.912.84.6
Sep25° / 19°46922.912.14.6
Oct22° / 17°34423.511.44.5
Nov19° / 14°26924.610.83.9
Dec16° / 11°33128.310.52.9

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 18% of the time in July, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33169
43169
53169
63367
73367
83268
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Hualien gets around 294 mm of rain over 21.6 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 71% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3173

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 86% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 95% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
14915
24906
34897
44897
54888
64879
758510
858510
958411
1058411
1168212
1268212
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1868410
196859
206868
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246886
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275896
285896
295896
304906
314897

Wind in July

Winds average 4 km/h in July, the windiest month of the year.

Across July, 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
24calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 30 min at the start of July to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 24 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:13 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.55:136:41
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313.55:146:41
413.45:146:41
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613.45:156:41
713.45:156:41
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913.45:166:41
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1113.45:176:41
1213.45:176:40
1313.45:176:40
1413.45:186:40
1513.45:186:40
1613.35:196:40
1713.35:196:39
1813.35:206:39
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2013.35:206:39
2113.35:216:38
2213.35:216:38
2313.35:226:38
2413.25:226:37
2513.25:236:37
2613.25:236:36
2713.25:246:36
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2913.25:256:35
3013.25:256:34
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.81 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

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 — July's 5.81 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Hualien

In seasonPeak

In July, 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
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Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Hualien?

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

4.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Hualien for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hualien in July

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

In July, Hualien sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Hualien in July

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in July — 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.

22°24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan24Refreshing
Feb24Refreshing
Mar25Warm
Apr26Warm
May27Warm
Jun28Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct27Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Hualien in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 12 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 21UV 12Dec 19UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Very high
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Hualien in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July 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).

0102030JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodModerateMar 2422 µg/m³Oct 1811 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan15Moderate
Feb17Moderate
Mar22Moderate
Apr22Moderate
May17Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul11Good
Aug12Good
Sep11Good
Oct11Good
Nov11Good
Dec13Moderate
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.

PuliYilanLuguWufengCaotunZhongxing New VillageTaichung

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
16 km
2,378 m
80 km
3,837 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July 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
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 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).