How many sunny days does Kaohsiung have per year?

Kaohsiung averages approximately 258 sunny days per year, based on historical climate data.

What is the air quality in Kaohsiung?

Kaohsiung has an annual PM2.5 concentration of 23.0 µg/m³, classified as "Moderate" by WHO standards. Above WHO targets. Some respiratory effects possible with prolonged exposure.

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Kaohsiung · Taiwan

Taiwan's second-largest city.

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2.3M

372 km²

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Kaohsiung, Taiwan is a 2.3M-resident city with 258 sunny days and 0 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 23.0 µg/m³. Taiwan's second-largest city.

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Climate Lab · Kaohsiung

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	24	26	28	29	30	31	32	31	31	30	28	25	29
Daily mean°C	21	22	25	26	28	30	30	29	29	28	26	22	26
Daily low°C	17	19	21	24	26	27	28	27	27	25	23	19	24
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	29	30	33	34	36	36	38	37	37	36	34	30	34
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	22	24	27	29	31	33	35	32	33	30	27	22	29
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	13	15	19	22	26	27	27	27	26	24	21	15	22
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	68	69	67	69	76	79	75	81	76	72	76	72	73
Dewpoint°C	16.0	16.1	17.8	19.9	23.4	25.1	25.3	25.3	24.7	22.4	21.7	16.6	21.2
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	4	8	16	36	112	277	188	590	108	28	9	3	1379
Rain days≥1mm	1	2	4	6	16	26	15	27	15	6	2	1	121
Wind
Wind avgm/s	3.5	3.3	2.9	2.8	2.5	3.2	3.3	2.5	2.2	1.8	2.2	3.5	2.8
Wind gustsm/s	7.6	6.9	6.2	6.3	5.4	6.2	8.0	6.9	6.5	4.3	5.0	6.4	6.3
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	8.2	8.9	9.2	9.6	9.3	10.0	10.5	9.9	9.9	8.6	8.2	7.9	9.2
Clear skyindex	54%	55%	61%	53%	42%	29%	43%	36%	53%	45%	56%	48%	48%
UV indexmax avg	5.3	6.8	7.5	7.5	7.4	9.4	9.6	8.3	8.2	6.8	5.9	5.0	7.3

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar · Kaohsiung

Outdoor living in Kaohsiung is seasonal. December through February are perfect for all activities, while May through October shut things down. Dinner outside works 6/12 months, while even walking manages 5/12 months.

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Annual

6/12

Dinner Outside

72Jan: 72% viability

85Feb: 85% viability

91Mar: 91% viability

82Apr: 82% viability

54May: 54% viability

40Jun: 40% viability

38Jul: 38% viability

37Aug: 37% viability

44Sep: 44% viability

64Oct: 64% viability

79Nov: 79% viability

86Dec: 86% viability

6/12

Dinner Outside

72Jan: 72% viability

85Feb: 85% viability

91Mar: 91% viability

82Apr: 82% viability

54May: 54% viability

40Jun: 40% viability

38Jul: 38% viability

37Aug: 37% viability

44Sep: 44% viability

64Oct: 64% viability

79Nov: 79% viability

86Dec: 86% viability

64%

Humid

4/12

Lunch Outside

72Jan: 72% viability

73Feb: 73% viability

68Mar: 68% viability

53Apr: 53% viability

23May: 23% viability

9Jun: 9% viability

11Jul: 11% viability

8Aug: 8% viability

14Sep: 14% viability

28Oct: 28% viability

46Nov: 46% viability

67Dec: 67% viability

4/12

Lunch Outside

72Jan: 72% viability

73Feb: 73% viability

68Mar: 68% viability

53Apr: 53% viability

23May: 23% viability

9Jun: 9% viability

11Jul: 11% viability

8Aug: 8% viability

14Sep: 14% viability

28Oct: 28% viability

46Nov: 46% viability

67Dec: 67% viability

39%

Humid

5/12

Walking

96Jan: 96% viability

95Feb: 95% viability

80Mar: 80% viability

58Apr: 58% viability

36May: 36% viability

18Jun: 18% viability

10Jul: 10% viability

15Aug: 15% viability

20Sep: 20% viability

46Oct: 46% viability

72Nov: 72% viability

95Dec: 95% viability

5/12

Walking

96Jan: 96% viability

95Feb: 95% viability

80Mar: 80% viability

58Apr: 58% viability

36May: 36% viability

18Jun: 18% viability

10Jul: 10% viability

15Aug: 15% viability

20Sep: 20% viability

46Oct: 46% viability

72Nov: 72% viability

95Dec: 95% viability

53%

Humid

3/12

Running

84Jan: 84% viability

68Feb: 68% viability

37Mar: 37% viability

18Apr: 18% viability

9May: 9% viability

4Jun: 4% viability

1Jul: 1% viability

2Aug: 2% viability

3Sep: 3% viability

14Oct: 14% viability

33Nov: 33% viability

72Dec: 72% viability

3/12

Running

84Jan: 84% viability

68Feb: 68% viability

37Mar: 37% viability

18Apr: 18% viability

9May: 9% viability

4Jun: 4% viability

1Jul: 1% viability

2Aug: 2% viability

3Sep: 3% viability

14Oct: 14% viability

33Nov: 33% viability

72Dec: 72% viability

29%

Heat

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Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Climate

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Climate Lab · Kaohsiung

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	24	26	28	29	30	31	32	31	31	30	28	25	29
Daily mean°C	21	22	25	26	28	30	30	29	29	28	26	22	26
Daily low°C	17	19	21	24	26	27	28	27	27	25	23	19	24
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	29	30	33	34	36	36	38	37	37	36	34	30	34
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	22	24	27	29	31	33	35	32	33	30	27	22	29
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	13	15	19	22	26	27	27	27	26	24	21	15	22
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	68	69	67	69	76	79	75	81	76	72	76	72	73
Dewpoint°C	16.0	16.1	17.8	19.9	23.4	25.1	25.3	25.3	24.7	22.4	21.7	16.6	21.2
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	4	8	16	36	112	277	188	590	108	28	9	3	1379
Rain days≥1mm	1	2	4	6	16	26	15	27	15	6	2	1	121
Wind
Wind avgm/s	3.5	3.3	2.9	2.8	2.5	3.2	3.3	2.5	2.2	1.8	2.2	3.5	2.8
Wind gustsm/s	7.6	6.9	6.2	6.3	5.4	6.2	8.0	6.9	6.5	4.3	5.0	6.4	6.3
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	8.2	8.9	9.2	9.6	9.3	10.0	10.5	9.9	9.9	8.6	8.2	7.9	9.2
Clear skyindex	54%	55%	61%	53%	42%	29%	43%	36%	53%	45%	56%	48%	48%
UV indexmax avg	5.3	6.8	7.5	7.5	7.4	9.4	9.6	8.3	8.2	6.8	5.9	5.0	7.3

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar · Kaohsiung

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Annual

6/12

Dinner Outside

72Jan: 72% viability

85Feb: 85% viability

91Mar: 91% viability

82Apr: 82% viability

54May: 54% viability

40Jun: 40% viability

38Jul: 38% viability

37Aug: 37% viability

44Sep: 44% viability

64Oct: 64% viability

79Nov: 79% viability

86Dec: 86% viability

6/12

Dinner Outside

72Jan: 72% viability

85Feb: 85% viability

91Mar: 91% viability

82Apr: 82% viability

54May: 54% viability

40Jun: 40% viability

38Jul: 38% viability

37Aug: 37% viability

44Sep: 44% viability

64Oct: 64% viability

79Nov: 79% viability

86Dec: 86% viability

64%

Humid

4/12

Lunch Outside

72Jan: 72% viability

73Feb: 73% viability

68Mar: 68% viability

53Apr: 53% viability

23May: 23% viability

9Jun: 9% viability

11Jul: 11% viability

8Aug: 8% viability

14Sep: 14% viability

28Oct: 28% viability

46Nov: 46% viability

67Dec: 67% viability

4/12

Lunch Outside

72Jan: 72% viability

73Feb: 73% viability

68Mar: 68% viability

53Apr: 53% viability

23May: 23% viability

9Jun: 9% viability

11Jul: 11% viability

8Aug: 8% viability

14Sep: 14% viability

28Oct: 28% viability

46Nov: 46% viability

67Dec: 67% viability

39%

Humid

5/12

Walking

96Jan: 96% viability

95Feb: 95% viability

80Mar: 80% viability

58Apr: 58% viability

36May: 36% viability

18Jun: 18% viability

10Jul: 10% viability

15Aug: 15% viability

20Sep: 20% viability

46Oct: 46% viability

72Nov: 72% viability

95Dec: 95% viability

5/12

Walking

96Jan: 96% viability

95Feb: 95% viability

80Mar: 80% viability

58Apr: 58% viability

36May: 36% viability

18Jun: 18% viability

10Jul: 10% viability

15Aug: 15% viability

20Sep: 20% viability

46Oct: 46% viability

72Nov: 72% viability

95Dec: 95% viability

53%

Humid

3/12

Running

84Jan: 84% viability

68Feb: 68% viability

37Mar: 37% viability

18Apr: 18% viability

9May: 9% viability

4Jun: 4% viability

1Jul: 1% viability

2Aug: 2% viability

3Sep: 3% viability

14Oct: 14% viability

33Nov: 33% viability

72Dec: 72% viability

3/12

Running

84Jan: 84% viability

68Feb: 68% viability

37Mar: 37% viability

18Apr: 18% viability

9May: 9% viability

4Jun: 4% viability

1Jul: 1% viability

2Aug: 2% viability

3Sep: 3% viability

14Oct: 14% viability

33Nov: 33% viability

72Dec: 72% viability

29%

Heat

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ComfortableModerateUncomfortable

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

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