Zhongxing New Village weather in January

In January, Zhongxing New Village sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 13°C, with 59 mm of rain across 9.8 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Zhongxing New Village's 1st-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Zhongxing New Village's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
12th warmest
Overnight low
13°
1st coldest
Rainfall
59 mm
9.8 wet days
Daylight
10 h 42 min
6:46 AM – 5:27 PM
Cloud cover
40%
1st clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
3.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.7
out of 10

Zhongxing New Village is former capital of Taiwan Province.

Founded
1956

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 21°C through the month.

A typical January day in Zhongxing New Village reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 13°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and on par with February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12114
22113
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How January really feels in Zhongxing New Village

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January 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

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

Zhongxing New Village weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan21° / 13°599.810.76.7
Feb21° / 14°7510.611.26.5
Mar23° / 16°9912.411.86.6
Apr26° / 19°11513.512.56.2
May28° / 21°16517.313.15.0
Jun29° / 23°21519.713.53.8
Jul30° / 23°30922.413.33.4
Aug30° / 23°38425.812.83.2
Sep29° / 23°23021.312.13.9
Oct28° / 21°9211.111.46.2
Nov26° / 18°467.110.87.5
Dec22° / 15°568.310.57.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 54% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27327
37327
47327
57228
67129
77129
87129
97228
107129
117129
127129
137030
147030
157030
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Zhongxing New Village gets around 59 mm of rain over 9.8 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 33% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
130
229
329
429
529
629
729
830
930
1031
1131
1232
1332
1432
1533
1633
1734
1834
1935
2035
2135
2235
2335
2435
2535
2636
2736
2836
2936
3036
3135

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 55% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
1473913
2483913
3483913
4493813
5493813
6503813
7503812
8513712
9513712
10513712
11523711
12523711
13533611
14543610
15543610
1655369
1755369
1856359
1957358
2058348
2158348
2260337
2360337
2460337
2561336
2661336
2761336
2861336
2962335
3061345
3161345

Wind in January

Winds average 6 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
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316calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 30 min at the start of January to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 24 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:44 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 5:17 PM to 5:37 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
110.56:445:17
210.56:445:17
310.66:455:18
410.66:455:19
510.66:455:19
610.66:455:20
710.66:465:21
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 3.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.3 kWh/m² to a high of 5.28 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 3.58 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.4Moderate
23.4Moderate
33.4Moderate
43.4Moderate
53.4Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.5Moderate
103.5Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
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203.6Moderate
213.6Moderate
223.6Moderate
233.6Moderate
243.6Moderate
253.6Moderate
263.6Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Zhongxing New Village

In seasonPeak

In January, Zhongxing New Village sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Zhongxing New Village sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Zhongxing New Village's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Zhongxing New Village?

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

6.7
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Zhongxing New Village for sightseeing.

What to pack for Zhongxing New Village in January

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

In January, Zhongxing New Village sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 13°C. Worth packing: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

rain gear

Sea temperature near Zhongxing New Village in January

The nearest coast averages about 19°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 37 km away) is warmest in August at about 29°C and coldest in January near 19°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Feb 21 to Jan 4 — about 10.5 months when the water holds above 20°C.

20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDeccoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan19Cool
Feb20Cool
Mar22Refreshing
Apr24Warm
May26Warm
Jun28Warm
Jul28Tropical
Aug29Tropical
Sep28Warm
Oct26Warm
Nov24Warm
Dec21Refreshing

UV index in Zhongxing New Village in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Zhongxing New Village peaks around June 16 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecHighVery highExtremeVery highHighJun 16UV 12Dec 20UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan6High
Feb8Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr9Very high
May11Extreme
Jun13Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep10Very high
Oct8Very high
Nov7Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Zhongxing New Village in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Zhongxing New Village is worst in March — around 56 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (July, 33 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModeratePoorMar 1855 µg/m³Jul 1133 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan45Poor
Feb48Poor
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr50Poor
May41Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul33Moderate
Aug36Poor
Sep41Poor
Oct38Poor
Nov41Poor
Dec39Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Zhongxing New Village?

Zhongxing New Village sits at 24.0°N, 120.7°E, 106 m above sea level, in Taiwan. The nearest listed city is Caotun, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Zhongxing New Village

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Zhongxing New Village has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 252 m around an average of 123 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,139 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,887 m.

The land around Zhongxing New Village is covered by trees (40%), artificial surfaces (34%) and cropland (22%) within 3 km, trees (65%) within 16 km, and trees (57%) and water (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
252 m
16 km
1,139 m
80 km
3,887 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Caotun 2.0 km · Nantou 5.0 km · Yuanlin 11 km · Wufeng 12 km · Shetou 12 km · Yongjing 15 km · Tianzhong 15 km · Chang-hua 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 Zhongxing New Village (23.9591°, 120.6852°, elevation 106 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).