Shulin in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Shulin sees average daytime highs around 24°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 437 mm of rain over about 50 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 19°C in early March to 28°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels muggy.

Spring is Shulin's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Shulin's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 24°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 17°C
Rainfall: 437 mm; 50 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 5.4; best season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Shulin in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 19°C in early March to 28°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Shulin reaches about 24°C and drops to 17°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Shulin

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

spring sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Shulin weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	17° / 12°	87	14.1	10.6	4.8
Feb	18° / 12°	95	12	11.1	5.2
Mar	21° / 14°	105	13.9	11.8	5.6
Apr	24° / 17°	132	16.3	12.6	5.6
May	27° / 21°	200	19.8	13.2	4.9
Jun	30° / 23°	241	20.9	13.5	3.6
Jul	31° / 25°	226	19.1	13.4	3.3
Aug	31° / 25°	302	20.8	12.9	3.4
Sep	29° / 23°	258	16.9	12.2	4.6
Oct	25° / 20°	213	16.5	11.4	5.7
Nov	22° / 17°	137	15.5	10.8	5.7
Dec	19° / 14°	108	15	10.5	5.2

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Shulin gets around 437 mm of rain over 50 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 8 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min in early March to 13 h 24 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.2 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Shulin

In seasonPeak

In spring, Shulin overlaps its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Pacific typhoon

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Is spring a good time to visit Shulin?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

5.4

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

4.4

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Shulin for sightseeing.

What to pack for Shulin in Spring

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

In spring, Shulin sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 50 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Shulin in Spring

The nearest coast averages about 23°C across spring — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 29°C and coldest in February near 18°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Mar 19 to Dec 24 — about 9.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	19	18	20	23	26	27	29	29	28	25	23	21
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Tropical	Tropical	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Refreshing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	19	Cool
Feb	18	Cool
Mar	20	Cool
Apr	23	Refreshing
May	26	Warm
Jun	27	Warm
Jul	29	Tropical
Aug	29	Tropical
Sep	28	Warm
Oct	25	Warm
Nov	23	Refreshing
Dec	21	Refreshing

UV index in Shulin in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Shulin peaks around July 14 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 5 (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	9	7	10	11	12	10	11	8	7	5
Level	High	Very high	Very high	High	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Very high	High	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	6	High
Feb	8	Very high
Mar	9	Very high
Apr	7	High
May	10	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	8	Very high
Nov	7	High
Dec	5	Moderate

Air quality in Shulin in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Shulin is worst in April — around 52 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (October, 25 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)	38	43	51	52	44	41	32	32	30	25	32	32
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	38	Poor
Feb	43	Poor
Mar	51	Poor
Apr	52	Poor
May	44	Poor
Jun	41	Poor
Jul	32	Moderate
Aug	32	Moderate
Sep	30	Moderate
Oct	25	Moderate
Nov	32	Moderate
Dec	32	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Shulin?

Shulin sits at 25.0°N, 121.4°E, 24 m above sea level, in Taiwan. The nearest listed city is Banqiao, 5.0 km away.

Topography around Shulin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Shulin has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 332 m around an average of 46 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 981 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,825 m.

The land around Shulin is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and trees (40%) within 3 km, trees (59%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 16 km, and water (50%) and trees (42%) within 80 km.

3 km

332 m

artificial surfaces 54%

16 km

981 m

trees 59%

80 km

3,825 m

water 50%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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Spring weather nearby: Banqiao 5.0 km · Sanxia 8.0 km · Yingge 8.0 km · New Taipei City 9.0 km · Taipei 13 km · Taoyuan 13 km · Bade 16 km · Neili 16 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 Shulin (24.9908°, 121.422°, elevation 24 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.