Best Time To Travel To: Taiwan
Taiwan is an island off the coast of China between 22 ° and 25 ° north. The country is relatively mountainous and in places with its mountains appears relatively rugged.
Taiwan is under the influence of the typical tropical monsoon climate. In the lowlands it rains extensively with about 2,000mm, the rainfall is a little higher in the mountains. Basically, most of the rain falls in the country from May to September, with the peak values ??being between July and September, where Taiwan is under the influence of typhoons from the South China Sea.
In winter, especially the coasts in the north and east are affected by relatively bad weather, it is better in the south. Typical for the region in the north is the climate table of Taipei, for the region in the south that of Hengchun.
The summers in Taiwan are relatively warm to hot and are usually uncomfortable due to the high humidity. In contrast, the climate in autumn and winter can be described as very pleasant. It should be noted that winter in the north is generally cooler than in the south.
Overall, it can be said that the weather in Taiwan is generally very sunny. In winter the country has an average of 6 hours of sunshine, in summer about 8 hours of sunshine. Exceptions are the mountainous regions, which are always very cloudy.
The best time for Taiwan is either directly before or after the rainy phase - so the months March to May or September to November should be ideal.
