Miaoli weather in August

In August, Miaoli sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 329 mm of rain across 21.9 wet days and about 12.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in August, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Miaoli's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Miaoli's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
329 mm
21.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 54 min
5:35 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
73%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
out of 10

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

Density
2,278/km²
people per km²
Founded
1981

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical August day in Miaoli reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 4°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, August runs on par with July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Miaoli

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Miaoli weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan19° / 14°698.910.66.5
Feb19° / 15°9810.411.16.2
Mar22° / 17°13312.511.86.3
Apr25° / 20°14813.512.66.2
May28° / 23°21116.313.25.2
Jun30° / 25°25018.713.53.8
Jul31° / 26°23718.413.43.6
Aug30° / 26°32921.912.93.6
Sep29° / 25°18213.912.25.0
Oct27° / 22°705.111.47.6
Nov24° / 20°495.310.88.0
Dec21° / 16°546.810.57.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 68%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13466
23367
33367
43268
53367
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113169
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Miaoli gets around 329 mm of rain over 21.9 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 69% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3066
3165

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the miserable band about 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
113465
213465
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Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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 August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:28 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:286:37
213.15:296:37
313.15:296:36
413.15:306:36
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613.15:306:34
713.05:316:34
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.05 kWh/m² to a high of 5.8 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.2 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Miaoli

In seasonPeak

In August, Miaoli sits inside its pacific typhoon and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Miaoli's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Miaoli?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Miaoli.

What to pack for Miaoli in August

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

In August, Miaoli sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Miaoli in August

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 21 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 8 to Dec 26 — about 9.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar21Refreshing
Apr23Refreshing
May26Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul28Tropical
Aug28Tropical
Sep28Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov24Refreshing
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Miaoli in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Miaoli peaks around June 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 16UV 12Dec 21UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep9Very high
Oct7Very high
Nov7High
Dec6High

Air quality in Miaoli in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Miaoli is worst in March — around 45 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 1.7× the cleanest month (October, 26 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 2145 µg/m³Oct 1727 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan33Moderate
Feb40Poor
Mar45Poor
Apr44Poor
May37Poor
Jun30Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Miaoli?

Miaoli sits at 24.6°N, 120.8°E, 53 m above sea level, in Taiwan. The nearest listed city is Toufen, 16 km away.

HsinchuZhudongXizhouZhubeiBuziTaichungWufeng

Topography around Miaoli

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Miaoli has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m around an average of 66 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,234 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,838 m.

The land around Miaoli is covered by trees (49%) and artificial surfaces (34%) within 3 km, trees (64%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and water (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
185 m
16 km
1,234 m
80 km
3,838 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Toufen 16 km · Hsinchu 30 km · Zhudong 33 km · Xizhou 35 km · Zhubei 36 km · Buzi 47 km · Taichung 49 km · Wufeng 57 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 Miaoli (24.5643°, 120.8237°, elevation 53 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).