Taoyuan weather in April

In April, Taoyuan sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 106 mm of rain across 11.9 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in April, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 12 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Taoyuan's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Taoyuan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
7th warmest
Overnight low
19°
6th coldest
Rainfall
106 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:37 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
65%
9th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
4.62 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Taoyuan is A district in Taoyuan City, Taiwan.

Density
13,671/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical April day in Taoyuan reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 4°C warmer than March and about 3°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Taoyuan

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

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

Taoyuan weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan18° / 13°7011.710.65.5
Feb18° / 14°8510.411.15.7
Mar21° / 16°1021311.85.9
Apr24° / 19°10611.912.66.4
May27° / 22°1401313.25.8
Jun30° / 25°14312.513.54.5
Jul31° / 26°14112.613.44.0
Aug31° / 26°2251612.94.0
Sep29° / 25°18012.612.25.2
Oct26° / 22°1028.511.46.9
Nov23° / 19°679.310.86.9
Dec20° / 15°6610.310.56.2

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Taoyuan gets around 106 mm of rain over 11.9 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 40% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
143
243
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443
543
643
743
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943
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Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the muggy band about 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 47% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1212433202
2202333212
3192333222
4182333233
5172333243
6162332263
7162332273
8152231284
9142230304
10132229325
11122128335
12112027356
13112026367
14101925388
15101824398
1691723419
17917234210
18816224311
19815214412
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Wind in April

Winds average 13 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of April to 12 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 5:25 AM, and sunset from 6:06 PM to 6:19 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.25:536:06
212.25:526:06
312.35:516:07
412.35:506:07
512.35:496:08
612.35:486:08
712.45:476:09
812.45:466:09
912.45:446:09
1012.45:436:10
1112.55:426:10
1212.55:416:11
1312.55:406:11
1412.55:396:12
1512.65:386:12
1612.65:376:13
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1812.65:366:13
1912.75:356:14
2012.75:346:14
2112.75:336:15
2212.75:326:15
2312.75:316:16
2412.85:306:16
2512.85:296:17
2612.85:286:17
2712.85:286:18
2812.95:276:18
2912.95:266:19
3012.95:256:19

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.62 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.33 kWh/m² to a high of 5.87 kWh/m² in July across the year — April's 4.62 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Taoyuan

In seasonPeak

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

Taoyuan 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 April a good time to visit Taoyuan?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Taoyuan for sightseeing.

What to pack for Taoyuan in April

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

In April, Taoyuan sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 19°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Taoyuan in April

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

The sea at the nearest coast (about 17 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.

15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb18Cool
Mar20Cool
Apr23Refreshing
May26Warm
Jun27Warm
Jul29Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep28Warm
Oct25Warm
Nov23Refreshing
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Taoyuan in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April 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 Taoyuan peaks around June 15 at about 12 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 15UV 12Dec 21UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr8Very high
May10Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul10Very high
Aug10Very high
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov6High
Dec5High

Air quality in Taoyuan in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Taoyuan 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).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateApr 1052 µg/m³Oct 1626 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan38Poor
Feb43Poor
Mar51Poor
Apr52Poor
May44Poor
Jun41Poor
Jul32Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct25Moderate
Nov32Moderate
Dec32Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Taoyuan?

Taoyuan sits at 25.0°N, 121.3°E, 103 m above sea level, in Taiwan. The nearest listed city is Neili, 4.0 km away.

Topography around Taoyuan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Taoyuan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 101 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 728 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,839 m.

The land around Taoyuan is covered by artificial surfaces (70%) within 3 km, trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and water (45%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
728 m
80 km
3,839 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
April weather nearby: Neili 4.0 km · Yingge 7.0 km · Bade 7.0 km · Sanxia 10 km · Daxi 12 km · Shulin 13 km · Banqiao 17 km · New Taipei City 18 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 Taoyuan (24.9937°, 121.297°, elevation 103 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).