Taitung weather in August

In August, Taitung sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 315 mm of rain across 20 wet days and about 12.8 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of August to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Taitung's 5th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Taitung's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
315 mm
20 wet days
Daylight
12 h 48 min
5:36 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
66%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.4
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Taitung reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Taitung

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 27 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
27
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.

Taitung weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan20° / 17°31328.610.83.6
Feb20° / 18°2732511.23.8
Mar22° / 19°24225.411.84.4
Apr24° / 22°24422.412.54.8
May26° / 24°38823.813.14.5
Jun28° / 26°29517.913.44.5
Jul29° / 27°23317.213.34.6
Aug28° / 26°3152012.84.4
Sep27° / 25°34121.112.14.7
Oct25° / 23°2442211.55.0
Nov23° / 21°23623.810.94.6
Dec21° / 18°26727.410.63.9

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 60%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24159
34159
44159
54060
64060
74060
83961
93961
103961
113961
123961
134060
144060
154060
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204258
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254060
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304060
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Taitung gets around 315 mm of rain over 20 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 64% and peaks near 67% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
162
262
363
463
563
663
764
864
964
1064
1164
1264
1364
1464
1564
1664
1764
1864
1964
2064
2164
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2766
2866
2967
3067
3167

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 53% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
115346
215247
315148
415049
514950
604852
704753
804654
904654
1004654
1104654
1204654
1304753
1404753
1504951
1605050
1705248
1805347
1905545
2015544
2115643
2215742
2315841
2415940
2516039
2616039
2716138
2816138
2916237
3016237
3116336

Wind in August

Winds average 11 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 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 36 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:30 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 6:33 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.15:306:33
213.05:306:33
313.05:316:32
413.05:316:32
513.05:316:31
613.05:326:30
713.05:326:30
812.95:336:29
912.95:336:28
1012.95:336:28
1112.95:346:27
1212.95:346:26
1312.85:356:26
1412.85:356:25
1512.85:356:24
1612.85:366:23
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1912.75:376:21
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2112.75:386:19
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2712.65:406:14
2812.55:406:13
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3112.55:416:10

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 5.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.74 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in July across the year — August's 5.28 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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285.1Bright
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315.1Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Taitung

In seasonPeak

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

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

Pacific typhoon
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Feb
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Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Taitung?

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

4.4
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Taitung for sightseeing.

What to pack for Taitung in August

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

In August, Taitung sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Taitung in August

The nearest coast averages about 29°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 15 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
Jan24Warm
Feb24Warm
Mar25Warm
Apr26Warm
May28Warm
Jun29Tropical
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep28Tropical
Oct28Warm
Nov26Warm
Dec25Warm

UV index in Taitung in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Taitung peaks around June 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 21UV 12Dec 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb9Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr9Very high
May10Very high
Jun13Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct9Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Taitung 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 Taitung is worst in March — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.0× the cleanest month (July, 8 µg/m³).

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

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateGoodMar 1816 µg/m³Jul 148 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan12Good
Feb13Moderate
Mar16Moderate
Apr14Moderate
May10Good
Jun9Good
Jul8Good
Aug10Good
Sep9Good
Oct10Good
Nov9Good
Dec11Good
Location & terrain

Where is Taitung?

Taitung sits at 22.8°N, 121.1°E, 20 m above sea level, in Taiwan. The nearest listed city is Chaozhou, 66 km away.

ChaozhouDonggangYujingFengshanKaohsiungHengchunYongkangTainan

Topography around Taitung

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Taitung has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 17 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,549 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,783 m.

The land around Taitung is covered by artificial surfaces (31%), trees (25%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, water (51%) and trees (40%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and water (46%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
1,549 m
80 km
3,783 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Chaozhou 66 km · Donggang 79 km · Yujing 81 km · Fengshan 82 km · Kaohsiung 87 km · Hengchun 94 km · Yongkang 96 km · Tainan 99 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 Taitung (22.7599°, 121.1446°, elevation 20 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).