Kaohsiung, Takao, Taiwan climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Kaohsiung, Takao, Taiwan, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is May, averaging a high of 30°C, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 18°C.
Kaohsiung, officially Kaohsiung City, is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of 2,952 km2 (1,140 mi2) making it the largest city in Taiwan by area. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Kaohsiung, Takao, Taiwan's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Kaohsiung average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Kaohsiung, Takao, Taiwan, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is August (13 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24°C | 18°C | 0 mm |
| February | 25°C | 19°C | 0 mm |
| March | 27°C | 20°C | 0 mm |
| April | 29°C | 23°C | 3 mm |
| May | 30°C | 25°C | 5 mm |
| June | 29°C | 26°C | 10 mm |
| July | 30°C | 26°C | 10 mm |
| August | 29°C | 26°C | 13 mm |
| September | 30°C | 25°C | 8 mm |
| October | 29°C | 24°C | 3 mm |
| November | 27°C | 22°C | 3 mm |
| December | 25°C | 19°C | 0 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 36°C on 2023-05-30
- Coldest day on record: 10°C on 2016-01-25
Percentiles compare each day to Kaohsiung, Takao, Taiwan's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →