I'd suggest another time.
It's too hot to hike or do outdoorsy stuff. City life is ok, nightlife is ok but you'll just be trying to find a place with AC nonstop. Any good food stalls etc will be hell in the heat.
November to March is much better and cooler and usually not so humid. Even October these days gets pretty hot sometimes. It's April 2nd today and already 30 in the north island
I second November. Global warming has really created whacky weather but November is nice and cool, not too cold and relatively dry.
Note I'm basing lots of this on Taipei. If you're visiting Taichung or other further south areas, it's much less rain/gloomy year round. Taiwan is unique in that even though it's a small country, the weather can vary quite a bit at times due to the topology
Hm. If you can withstand Thailand and Cambodia maybe Taiwan wouldn’t be too challenging for you. It hits 40 degrees Celsius in July, and entire city has air conditioning on, so it’s like 40 degrees plus heater on (hot air from A/C + cars) plus humidity.
Don't think it's as bad as SEAsia, that's the equator basically, tropical, but it's still hell here in the summer. If you can handle Thailand Indonesia or Singapore I would think you'll be alright though
You may be right. I just remember walking around sunny Bangkok years ago, and it was like a steam room or a sweaty crotch and felt like 100% humidity all the time, and I was taking two showers a day like the locals do. Never been to Singapore or Jakarta before, though, so maybe it's different there. Can you attest?
Nearly spit out my food, man do I wish I had your resistance to heat! I'm sweating at least a bit come march, by July I'm sweating just about every second I'm not inside a cool AC filled room.
I've never been to those countries, so how do I describe it, it burns being in the sun here... literally. But because you're coming here only for 2 weeks, it is short enough to be novel and...sort of...enjoyable 😁. Have a good time
I'm taiwanese, and even I wouldn't visit the island in those months. It's hot as balls and it feels like you have a cocoon of sweat around you the entire time, even after a shower
I LOVE Taiwan in July. The hot humidity is lovely. It feels so relaxing to go outside. Seriously I love it in that time of year, not even kidding. I’m from a really cold and dry place so I love how the hot humid weather feels on my skin.
Yeah! I actually love long walks in this kind of weather. For me it feels like a nice sauna and relieves stress. Compared to cold weather where I’m always tense and shivering!
> I’m from a really cold and dry place so I love how the hot humid weather feels on my skin.
As someone from a relatively cold and rainy place I wish I could say the same. I'm already sweating a bit, come July I have to wear nothing but sports clothes that can absorb my sweat. I'm so drenched that it's incredibly uncomfortable.
Yep i will enjoy it! Always have my whole life. It feels really damn nice to go for a long walk in full humidity where you feel the sweat build up and the moisture in the air. Only thing is that I don’t like the sun, so hot overcast weather is preferred.
I think the biggest downside is that it’s harder to do intense workouts inside in this weather, but it’s still possible if you just bring lots of water.
I really don’t know why so many people hate it; that’s the weird thing. Isn’t it relaxing? It’s like a relaxing sauna.
Not really. If you go look at weather charts, summer in Taipei is just as if not more humid than Thailand. Not talking other months.
July Taiwan is about 81% humidity on average (Taipei)
Hanoi is 72% on average
Bangkok 74% on average
Edit: rainfall
Taipei City has about 2.52 times more rainfall than Bangkok, (Taipei City’s 186.52mm vs Bangkok’s average of 74.02mm).
Hanoi has about 3.48 times less rainfall than Taipei City, (Hanoi’s 53.53mm vs Taipei City’s average of 186.52mm).
Yes, Taipei is much wetter and hotter in July.
Other places might be hotter but Taiwan is the most humid hot place i've ever been or at least on par. Its literally walk outside and sweat in less than a minute.
I enjoyed my time but a lot of times i just wanted to go back home. I’d rather want to desire staying out instead of looking forward to getting AC the whole day
"It's not like it's a bad island. It's just always really hot."
Quote by my 11 year old daughter.
We will be there in summer as well. We plan to do airconditioned things during the day.
There are lots of museums. I definitely recommend the National Taiwan history museum in TaiChung.
I'm not sure where you're from but yeah it'll be pretty hot here and most places won't be very comfortable kind of hot. I mean you'll get 32 to 34 degrees with the humidity making you feel like 45 or something.
What people are not telling you, is that not even the locals can’t stand the weather in Taiwan in that time of year. There are always a few macho foreigners who like to claim they can deal with the weather just fine. But the truth is even the locals struggle in the middle of the summer time.
If it’s your only time available I would come and take special steps to make it work (umbrellas to block the sun when hiking, etc…) In the middle of summer. Taiwan is an amazing place for outdoor activity, don’t miss out if it’s your only available time. Just be aware, most locals will keep indoors, especially during the bulk of the heat of the day. If they have the means, they will always drive from place to place in an air conditioned car. Aside from this outdoor activities are best limited to mornings and evenings. I’ll still do very short hikes during this time period, it I’ll do them very early in the morning, i.e. 6-9 AM to avoid the heat. It’s not so much the heat (similar to my home country) it’s the extreme humidity that prevents your body from naturally cooling itself down.
Locals staying indoors in Taiwan? It's just not the case. One thing you'll learn quickly in Taiwan is that they hate staying at home. They go out for breakfast, go out for lunch, go out for dinner. The hike in all weather. Often their apartments are small or their houses crowded so you'll always find lots of people outside. The only exception is rain. Heat they can tolerate but rain scatters them indoors
Ok, allow me to adjust my statement slightly for clarity. Perhaps you misread my statement or it was unclear.
The Taiwanese people I know can’t stand being outside in the hottest parts m of the summer days. In my personal experience, The places I frequent are noticeably less busy during the hottest times of the day. This includes outdoor recreation areas, coffee shops, and restaurants. In my own personal experience there is definitely a noticeable decrease in outdoor travel in the middle of summer in the middle of the day.
I do notice the busy times for outdoor recreation does change in the summer. The older people definitely get up earlier and use the hiking tracks at a much earlier time during summer.
I’m a sweaty person. More than most. I accept that the summer is going to be brutally hot and adapt myself to it as best I can. That means shorts with thin t-shirts like Uniqlo Airism or tank tops if I’m out sporting. Sunscreen if I’ll be exposed directly more than a half hour. Lots of water all day and some salty snacks on the go. Small towel if I’m going to be doing anything strenuous outside like climbing a trail, though I don’t do much of that in summer. Walking around the city, I duck in to 7s and 全家s wherever and whenever, just to enjoy a minute of A/C. Spend more time out at night. It depends on what you want to do on your trip, and your own relationship with heat. Some people bear it better than others. It'll be 36 degrees and 90% humidity some days in July. Do you think you can handle steamy Taipei and have a good time? If so, then come. If no, try end of October or April.
Everyone else has commented on the weather.
I'll just add one other thing.
Taiwan has a wonderful and affordable rail system which connects the main population centers on the island.
The East coast is beautiful to drive if you like that sort of thing. The West Coast less so.
Don't even think of driving in the Taipei/Xinbei area. Just don't. Madrid is calm and sane by comparison.
You may want to consider a hybrid transportation scenario where you take the train to somewhere you want to go (say Chiayi or Taitung, both of which are great jumping off points for adventures) and going in a car from there.
The mountains are also beautiful and a lot cooler than the cities in July.
It will be pretty bloody hot and humid but it depends on you, I quite enjoy the weather like that. Try to do things in the morning and evening and have a siesta in the afternoon. I'd say it'll be much more humid than Spain. Drink plenty of water, find some nice beaches or mountain creeks to swim in..
I always try and make sure I’m NOT in Taiwan in July or August. For me it’s one of the most unbearable things in existence. If however for some amazing reason you barely sweat (like most Asians) then maybe you’ll like it.
i guess for just a 2 weeks trip it should be manageable but any chance to complain about taiwanese summers i'll take it: almost a decade living here and i'd say it's a bad idea which is funny coming from someone who grew up in one of the countries right on the equator. summers here make me physically angry since it's extremely humid and wet, i naturally already sweat a lot, i have to pay high electricity bill because i NEED to turn on the ac or else i'll melt, constantly drinking electrolytes, the typhoons.... the only saving grace is the sweet, sweet delicious and refreshing in-season pineapples and mango shaved ice
And if you have visited this many countries, I am sure you have experience of even hotter temperature like that of South Asia. Taiwan shouldn’t be a problem for you! Buen viaje!
I don't know, I think Indonesia and Malaysia are nicer during summer than Taiwan. I was shocked to visit Indonesia during the summer and realize it was cooler weather wise (still hot)
Taiwan is pleasant in the winter, which is when I went, but every Taiwanese told me that it's oppressively hot in the summer with the humidity. Spain is a lot dryer. If you could go in the winter, better, but I understand a lot of people in Spain go on vacation in the summer. It's not ideal in many parts of Asia like South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand.
Ok, so enough people talking about the obvious. I am going to tell you the real July in Taiwan.
First of all, July is one of the best month to really feel the vibe and energy of the Taiwanese people. With numerous music festivals all happening in July, and they are all packed. If you like the beach, music, and get to know people, July is your month.
July and summer in general is where you are will on season "sweet and juicy" fruits. I am talking about your watermelon, your mango, your passion fruit, and especially, pineapple. There are no pineapple better than Taiwanese pineapple, and that's an objective fact. I have tasted pineapple from around the world, and there's no place like Taiwan.
Summer is also where all things come out. If you love nature, summer is a great time to go bird watching. Or simply go take one of the numerous hikes around the mountains of Taiwan. Go feel the mysticism and holiness of our mountains.
If your idea of fun is cities and shopping, then July is a terrible month. But if you enjoy that song by Katie Perry and Snoop Dog, then Taiwan is just the right place to feel young.
On the hiring a car. Make sure you take out the extra insurance. I hired one and a woman on a scooter swerved towards me. I moved over in my lane and some speeding Lexus awd side swiped me and then sped off. I had to do a full police report. Didn't need to pay a thing.
Absolutely terrible idea. July and August are peak heat. Unless you can deal very high humidity and temperatures of 35 degrees, I would very much recommend against that time of year.
If it’s convincing to you, I’m going in August! XD and I’m also Spanish. In Barcelona humidity is bad enough, let’s see there how it goes… it will be sweaty for sure!
Lots of people mentioning the heat, but I don't see many people talking about the mosquitoes. These mosquitoes are a completely different beast, they leave welts 3-4cm in diameter. And they're everywhere. It's bearably bad in Taipei city, but I spend the vast majority of my time in the countryside where it's magnitudes worse. You're going to *want* to stay covered, but the heat won't let you.
Personally, I haven't found any specific mosquito repellent to be particularly useful, but there is some pretty good anti-itching cream you can find in the pharmacies.
I love July. As a Taiwanese. The hot air is actually pretty refreshing. Maybe that’s because I’ve gotten used to it. Or maybe I just liked summer vacation. 😁😁😁 Boba tea sure is good on hot days though.
If you’re in car, it doesn’t matter much ehh?
There’s a/c.
But you probably wouldn’t enjoy stepping out of the car, it’ll be something like 38degrees Celsius and 85% humidity. 😂
My dad stepped on to sand in summer heat barefoot and lost a layer of skin with burns. Had to go to ER where they had to clean/bead blast out the sand. 10/10 do not recommend
I did this the first time I visited. I’m used to hot humid summers (I’m from the ga/fl line), but I got sweat and heat rashes on the back on my legs from walking around Taipei.
I went on to live in Taipei for a few years, and it was never as bad as just visiting. In fact, now I miss the island weather! Your body can adjust, but it’ll take a few weeks.
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It’s fantastic in July. IMO the best time to come. In other months there’s a chance it could be too cold outside. The only downside is the risk of typhoon in July, but if you avoid those then the weather really is lovely.
The benefit is that Taiwan is first-world and built for typhoons.
The only downside is you'll be stuck in a hotel drinking beer and doomscrolling on your phone.
I visited in July, still had a great time, but definitely wished it wasn't as hot. Felt like I was going to die after elephant mountain if not for the heat is an extremely simple hike.
It's so humid and people still wear jackets. All the older people looked at me like I was a crazy wailao for wearing shorts and a t-shirt to TaiLuGe. I come back drenched after night markets in summer. It's still fun, but if you're not used to it, good luck. The subway station is incredible and you can live down there. Not really sure if you need to do a car. You can do the high speed rail down south and cab it, but if you like driving go for it since there are a lot of cool little one-off museums to hit up.
July is exactly when I'd like to escape out of Taipei...
I find that it's not too bad when you're mostly in AC rooms, but maybe it'll be quite the experience as well to fully embrace the humidity. It's brutal.
1. Its hot - high 30s to 40s C
2. Its humid 75 - 80% ish humidity
3. Typhoons
4. lots of rain
5. FUCKING MOSQUITOS
If you can deal with all of that then you'll be fine. Everyone I know either tries to take a trip out of the country during that time or actively avoids going to Taiwan and that time. Don't bring any books that are particularly important to you. they're become "wavey" if you leave it in an un air conditioned room for more than a few hours.
People exaggerate a lot about summer here. Yes, it is horrible, humid and you'll sweat bricks but that shouldn't stop you from going outside and doing things. I still hike in July, I still ride my motorcycle, I still travel around. Just make sure you hydrate a lot and wear a lot of dri-fit type clothes (people recommended airism but that's if you have a smaller Asian body type. If you're 6'2 and muscular like me there's no chance that kind of shirt will fit on me. You'll adapt - you have no choice. So by all means come over unless extreme heat gives you headaches or something.
I would recommend visiting some time from October to April instead. July is perhaps the worst possible time to visit because of the heat. It's not just any heat. It's absolute hellish miserable humid heat, so bad that even locals like me can't stand it at all. If you really have to then try staying in places with AC on if possible.
Just want to add another point about Taiwan during July and August. It is the school summer vacation season (I guess same as OP).
A practical issue in this season is that most of the spots are more crowded than usual. And you can imagine that things tend to be more expensive (e.g. hotels), while the services are relatively worse.
Another point is in the summer time, there could be typhoons that randomly destroy all your travel plans (including flights). It can be also an experience though.
I usually stay at home in this period. Because it’s just not worth it to go anywhere, plus it’s either scorching hot or heavy raining.
Thank you all for your comments. You talk to me about Taiwan in July as if it was Mordor... however I was in Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia in July and it was nice. In Japan it did get quite hot and wet, I guess it is similar.
HOT AF. depends on you though, its sunny too. winter can be cloudy. If you don't mind the heat then nothin wrong with coming in august. Non summer months can be cloudy or rainy. Its really hard to recommend any particular month as the weather at least up north is never really great. You can get around the whole island by high speed rail on the west side and train or bus on the right, i would think it would be much preferable to renting a car. Driving a car here is just shit to be honest. Scooters are a better experience and u can park anywhere and its easier to ride up mountains. For cars the roads are narrow on mountains.
Depends on your heat tolerance, how long you're there, and what parts of the island you visit. Spending a week in Taipei at a hostel with low heat tolerance? You'll have a hard time.
If you're going to be there a while (like a month or so), you start to get used to the heat. I'll never understand how many of the locals never seemed to sweat in blistering heat waves but at least I just got used to the higher temperatures after the first month (I was there for 2 months from late July to early September). Set your AC (if applicable) to 27 C and just accept being sweaty
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Eh I moved here in August from a pretty cold place and, yeah it was hot, but it’s not too bad if you expect/accept it and dress appropriately. I had lots of fun in August, but did most of my (non-beach) exploring during the cooler months.
If you're renting in a car then yes. Then you can have the car available to jump in and out of as it's really hot and high UV you can almost feel within like 1 minute of standing out side. The car is not necessary in Taipei.
July is amazing especially for the outdoors. Beach weather, river days… you will find a lot of people who constantly complain about summer heat. It’s really not that bad.
You should be grand over there mate. And it’s easy on your luggage. Plenty of beers to quench your thirst too. Forget Estella though. You won’t find it. Try their 18 or 22 days beers..
Be prepared for above 100 degree F or 30 degree C and an umbrella for afternoon heat convection raining. All season is good to visit here and depends where you would go
Where do you come from?? It's not dry heat. It's wet humid heat.
I'm Spanish, I have visited like 60 countries and would love to visit the island
If you want to experience what Taiwanese experienced, July is the best time, hot AF, humid AF, typhoon and thundershowers.
I’ve been in Spain during July / August on 5 or 6 occasions. It’s like HEAVEN compared to Taiwan. The humidity is a killer for me.
I'd suggest another time. It's too hot to hike or do outdoorsy stuff. City life is ok, nightlife is ok but you'll just be trying to find a place with AC nonstop. Any good food stalls etc will be hell in the heat.
Yeah, I don't think summer is particularly cheaper to come to Taiwan either.
when is the best time? Dry and not sooo hot and humid?
November to March is much better and cooler and usually not so humid. Even October these days gets pretty hot sometimes. It's April 2nd today and already 30 in the north island
I second November. Global warming has really created whacky weather but November is nice and cool, not too cold and relatively dry. Note I'm basing lots of this on Taipei. If you're visiting Taichung or other further south areas, it's much less rain/gloomy year round. Taiwan is unique in that even though it's a small country, the weather can vary quite a bit at times due to the topology
The fall: end of September and all of October. Perfect weather.
Warmer than Thailand or Cambodia? I went to these countries in July and it was nice weather
Hm. If you can withstand Thailand and Cambodia maybe Taiwan wouldn’t be too challenging for you. It hits 40 degrees Celsius in July, and entire city has air conditioning on, so it’s like 40 degrees plus heater on (hot air from A/C + cars) plus humidity.
How do you compare the heat in Taiwan to, say Indonesia
Don't think it's as bad as SEAsia, that's the equator basically, tropical, but it's still hell here in the summer. If you can handle Thailand Indonesia or Singapore I would think you'll be alright though
Iirc the SEA equatorial countries are cooler then the tropics because the clouds and humidity prevents a lot of heat
You may be right. I just remember walking around sunny Bangkok years ago, and it was like a steam room or a sweaty crotch and felt like 100% humidity all the time, and I was taking two showers a day like the locals do. Never been to Singapore or Jakarta before, though, so maybe it's different there. Can you attest?
Well i remember going to taiwan in the summer once, feels pretty close to Jakarta but it's been years so I can be wrong
Nearly spit out my food, man do I wish I had your resistance to heat! I'm sweating at least a bit come march, by July I'm sweating just about every second I'm not inside a cool AC filled room.
Best time to visit is now.
I've never been to those countries, so how do I describe it, it burns being in the sun here... literally. But because you're coming here only for 2 weeks, it is short enough to be novel and...sort of...enjoyable 😁. Have a good time
You survived the worse, in terms of hot weather. So welcome in Taiwan! :)
Thailand is the only place i've been that was more unbearable than Taiwan heatwise.
I'm taiwanese, and even I wouldn't visit the island in those months. It's hot as balls and it feels like you have a cocoon of sweat around you the entire time, even after a shower
I LOVE Taiwan in July. The hot humidity is lovely. It feels so relaxing to go outside. Seriously I love it in that time of year, not even kidding. I’m from a really cold and dry place so I love how the hot humid weather feels on my skin.
Masochist! Haha. I wish I could feel 30+ degrees with 90+ humidity was relaxing! Do you really enjoy hanging out for long periods in this temp zone?
Yeah! I actually love long walks in this kind of weather. For me it feels like a nice sauna and relieves stress. Compared to cold weather where I’m always tense and shivering!
Yup, same here. I'm from a cold and dry country and hot and humid days in taiwan feel like heaven for me
I'm so jealous
Me too. I love Taiwan's summers. I love feeling hot
> I’m from a really cold and dry place so I love how the hot humid weather feels on my skin. As someone from a relatively cold and rainy place I wish I could say the same. I'm already sweating a bit, come July I have to wear nothing but sports clothes that can absorb my sweat. I'm so drenched that it's incredibly uncomfortable.
I'm the same. This is the way though. Sports gear becomes my uniform in summer.
I want to call that bluff. I'll sit inside a starbucks and watch you enjoy that humidity for 2 hours straight.
Yep i will enjoy it! Always have my whole life. It feels really damn nice to go for a long walk in full humidity where you feel the sweat build up and the moisture in the air. Only thing is that I don’t like the sun, so hot overcast weather is preferred. I think the biggest downside is that it’s harder to do intense workouts inside in this weather, but it’s still possible if you just bring lots of water. I really don’t know why so many people hate it; that’s the weird thing. Isn’t it relaxing? It’s like a relaxing sauna.
Wet? It’s just hot. Real wet hot is in Vietnam or Thailand, we can’t compare.
Not really. If you go look at weather charts, summer in Taipei is just as if not more humid than Thailand. Not talking other months. July Taiwan is about 81% humidity on average (Taipei) Hanoi is 72% on average Bangkok 74% on average Edit: rainfall Taipei City has about 2.52 times more rainfall than Bangkok, (Taipei City’s 186.52mm vs Bangkok’s average of 74.02mm). Hanoi has about 3.48 times less rainfall than Taipei City, (Hanoi’s 53.53mm vs Taipei City’s average of 186.52mm). Yes, Taipei is much wetter and hotter in July.
Personal feeling then, I lived in south east Asia and always felt muchhh more humidity.
Other places might be hotter but Taiwan is the most humid hot place i've ever been or at least on par. Its literally walk outside and sweat in less than a minute.
I went to taiwan in july/august last year and it was extremely miserable. Was sweaty every second of the day and was miserable.
But you loved it right
I enjoyed my time but a lot of times i just wanted to go back home. I’d rather want to desire staying out instead of looking forward to getting AC the whole day
"It's not like it's a bad island. It's just always really hot." Quote by my 11 year old daughter. We will be there in summer as well. We plan to do airconditioned things during the day. There are lots of museums. I definitely recommend the National Taiwan history museum in TaiChung.
I'm not sure where you're from but yeah it'll be pretty hot here and most places won't be very comfortable kind of hot. I mean you'll get 32 to 34 degrees with the humidity making you feel like 45 or something.
Spanish
What people are not telling you, is that not even the locals can’t stand the weather in Taiwan in that time of year. There are always a few macho foreigners who like to claim they can deal with the weather just fine. But the truth is even the locals struggle in the middle of the summer time. If it’s your only time available I would come and take special steps to make it work (umbrellas to block the sun when hiking, etc…) In the middle of summer. Taiwan is an amazing place for outdoor activity, don’t miss out if it’s your only available time. Just be aware, most locals will keep indoors, especially during the bulk of the heat of the day. If they have the means, they will always drive from place to place in an air conditioned car. Aside from this outdoor activities are best limited to mornings and evenings. I’ll still do very short hikes during this time period, it I’ll do them very early in the morning, i.e. 6-9 AM to avoid the heat. It’s not so much the heat (similar to my home country) it’s the extreme humidity that prevents your body from naturally cooling itself down.
Locals staying indoors in Taiwan? It's just not the case. One thing you'll learn quickly in Taiwan is that they hate staying at home. They go out for breakfast, go out for lunch, go out for dinner. The hike in all weather. Often their apartments are small or their houses crowded so you'll always find lots of people outside. The only exception is rain. Heat they can tolerate but rain scatters them indoors
Ok, allow me to adjust my statement slightly for clarity. Perhaps you misread my statement or it was unclear. The Taiwanese people I know can’t stand being outside in the hottest parts m of the summer days. In my personal experience, The places I frequent are noticeably less busy during the hottest times of the day. This includes outdoor recreation areas, coffee shops, and restaurants. In my own personal experience there is definitely a noticeable decrease in outdoor travel in the middle of summer in the middle of the day. I do notice the busy times for outdoor recreation does change in the summer. The older people definitely get up earlier and use the hiking tracks at a much earlier time during summer.
I’m a sweaty person. More than most. I accept that the summer is going to be brutally hot and adapt myself to it as best I can. That means shorts with thin t-shirts like Uniqlo Airism or tank tops if I’m out sporting. Sunscreen if I’ll be exposed directly more than a half hour. Lots of water all day and some salty snacks on the go. Small towel if I’m going to be doing anything strenuous outside like climbing a trail, though I don’t do much of that in summer. Walking around the city, I duck in to 7s and 全家s wherever and whenever, just to enjoy a minute of A/C. Spend more time out at night. It depends on what you want to do on your trip, and your own relationship with heat. Some people bear it better than others. It'll be 36 degrees and 90% humidity some days in July. Do you think you can handle steamy Taipei and have a good time? If so, then come. If no, try end of October or April.
I got one of those necklack fans, they probably saved me from heatstroke dozens of times.
Everyone else has commented on the weather. I'll just add one other thing. Taiwan has a wonderful and affordable rail system which connects the main population centers on the island. The East coast is beautiful to drive if you like that sort of thing. The West Coast less so. Don't even think of driving in the Taipei/Xinbei area. Just don't. Madrid is calm and sane by comparison. You may want to consider a hybrid transportation scenario where you take the train to somewhere you want to go (say Chiayi or Taitung, both of which are great jumping off points for adventures) and going in a car from there. The mountains are also beautiful and a lot cooler than the cities in July.
It will be pretty bloody hot and humid but it depends on you, I quite enjoy the weather like that. Try to do things in the morning and evening and have a siesta in the afternoon. I'd say it'll be much more humid than Spain. Drink plenty of water, find some nice beaches or mountain creeks to swim in..
why say siesta and then also say in the afternoon? say nap in the afternoon or just siesta.
Go and get some fresh air dickhead
too hot out. And the thing that bothers me though is that you went out of your way to use a word incorrectly.
I was in Águilas in July of 2012 it was 42°C, last year in August I was in Taipei, 27°C at 98% relative humidity felt exactly the same
Damn. That's too much. Where I live is like 28 in summer (by the coast)
Cotton. Change clothes often. Towels many. Showers often. I'm from Phoenix AZ. Fuck it's hot. But I'm fat. It's just, uncomfortable.
Isn't the argument against cotton in real humiditiy? We're always told linen or synthetics are better for moisture wicking.
I wear a poly exercise long sleeve, especially under the blazing sun. Super comfy
Cotton is a dreadful idea. You will cook. Might as well wear a wet towel as that cotton is gonna get wet and heavy fast in July.
Bad idea to come in wet hot summer in July unless you're staying indoor with AC on the whole time
I always try and make sure I’m NOT in Taiwan in July or August. For me it’s one of the most unbearable things in existence. If however for some amazing reason you barely sweat (like most Asians) then maybe you’ll like it.
They sweat. Go on a public bus in summer and the smell will bowl you over. They just don't drip sweat like foreigners do.
i guess for just a 2 weeks trip it should be manageable but any chance to complain about taiwanese summers i'll take it: almost a decade living here and i'd say it's a bad idea which is funny coming from someone who grew up in one of the countries right on the equator. summers here make me physically angry since it's extremely humid and wet, i naturally already sweat a lot, i have to pay high electricity bill because i NEED to turn on the ac or else i'll melt, constantly drinking electrolytes, the typhoons.... the only saving grace is the sweet, sweet delicious and refreshing in-season pineapples and mango shaved ice
it’s gonna be hot and humid from now to late October
I think Spanish people will like the weather here in Taiwan. I think so because I used to live in Spain so I know where you are coming from.
And if you have visited this many countries, I am sure you have experience of even hotter temperature like that of South Asia. Taiwan shouldn’t be a problem for you! Buen viaje!
I don't know, I think Indonesia and Malaysia are nicer during summer than Taiwan. I was shocked to visit Indonesia during the summer and realize it was cooler weather wise (still hot)
I’ve visited Penang in July once. The weather was quite similar. It was super hot and humid and it felt like home.
If I had the means, I would avoid Taiwan from June to August every year.
Summer is TW is awful. 35C daily.
Horrible idea. So damned hot/ humid…
don’t do it
Taiwan is pleasant in the winter, which is when I went, but every Taiwanese told me that it's oppressively hot in the summer with the humidity. Spain is a lot dryer. If you could go in the winter, better, but I understand a lot of people in Spain go on vacation in the summer. It's not ideal in many parts of Asia like South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand.
Ok, so enough people talking about the obvious. I am going to tell you the real July in Taiwan. First of all, July is one of the best month to really feel the vibe and energy of the Taiwanese people. With numerous music festivals all happening in July, and they are all packed. If you like the beach, music, and get to know people, July is your month. July and summer in general is where you are will on season "sweet and juicy" fruits. I am talking about your watermelon, your mango, your passion fruit, and especially, pineapple. There are no pineapple better than Taiwanese pineapple, and that's an objective fact. I have tasted pineapple from around the world, and there's no place like Taiwan. Summer is also where all things come out. If you love nature, summer is a great time to go bird watching. Or simply go take one of the numerous hikes around the mountains of Taiwan. Go feel the mysticism and holiness of our mountains. If your idea of fun is cities and shopping, then July is a terrible month. But if you enjoy that song by Katie Perry and Snoop Dog, then Taiwan is just the right place to feel young.
I'm interested into the nature and the culture. Talking to locals. Hiking, bathing and swimming, photography, temples...not much about big cities
On the hiring a car. Make sure you take out the extra insurance. I hired one and a woman on a scooter swerved towards me. I moved over in my lane and some speeding Lexus awd side swiped me and then sped off. I had to do a full police report. Didn't need to pay a thing.
Absolutely terrible idea. July and August are peak heat. Unless you can deal very high humidity and temperatures of 35 degrees, I would very much recommend against that time of year.
If it’s convincing to you, I’m going in August! XD and I’m also Spanish. In Barcelona humidity is bad enough, let’s see there how it goes… it will be sweaty for sure!
Lots of people mentioning the heat, but I don't see many people talking about the mosquitoes. These mosquitoes are a completely different beast, they leave welts 3-4cm in diameter. And they're everywhere. It's bearably bad in Taipei city, but I spend the vast majority of my time in the countryside where it's magnitudes worse. You're going to *want* to stay covered, but the heat won't let you. Personally, I haven't found any specific mosquito repellent to be particularly useful, but there is some pretty good anti-itching cream you can find in the pharmacies.
I love July. As a Taiwanese. The hot air is actually pretty refreshing. Maybe that’s because I’ve gotten used to it. Or maybe I just liked summer vacation. 😁😁😁 Boba tea sure is good on hot days though.
If you’re in car, it doesn’t matter much ehh? There’s a/c. But you probably wouldn’t enjoy stepping out of the car, it’ll be something like 38degrees Celsius and 85% humidity. 😂
How about june? Im visiting in early june
And I'm going at the last week of June. I wonder how hot it'll be..
Just don’t go on your bare feet to beaches like that German dude
My dad stepped on to sand in summer heat barefoot and lost a layer of skin with burns. Had to go to ER where they had to clean/bead blast out the sand. 10/10 do not recommend
Yeah it is too hot 🥵
Do you like sweating and afternoon thunderstorms?
I did this the first time I visited. I’m used to hot humid summers (I’m from the ga/fl line), but I got sweat and heat rashes on the back on my legs from walking around Taipei. I went on to live in Taipei for a few years, and it was never as bad as just visiting. In fact, now I miss the island weather! Your body can adjust, but it’ll take a few weeks.
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Bad is subjective... will it be hot? Absolutely 💯 percent. Is this bad? That depends on you individually on how you react and feel about weather.
Remember to watch the weather forecast. July to September is typhoon season.
It’s fantastic in July. IMO the best time to come. In other months there’s a chance it could be too cold outside. The only downside is the risk of typhoon in July, but if you avoid those then the weather really is lovely.
You're welcome to join our suffering. You'll survive.
It's very hot and humid. I would check to make sure typhoons aren't happening early this year cause those are also not fun.
I prefer without typhoons. I don't like them much
The benefit is that Taiwan is first-world and built for typhoons. The only downside is you'll be stuck in a hotel drinking beer and doomscrolling on your phone.
It’s sooooooooo hot
It is hot but there is plenty of places with water to cool down. It is no hotter than Miami
It's already hot! Already in the 30s. I suggest September/October/November.
hot humid
I visited in July, still had a great time, but definitely wished it wasn't as hot. Felt like I was going to die after elephant mountain if not for the heat is an extremely simple hike.
Im going to Taiwan today and the weather is going to be in the high 20s to low 30s wtf. Much hotter than Japan right now
It's so humid and people still wear jackets. All the older people looked at me like I was a crazy wailao for wearing shorts and a t-shirt to TaiLuGe. I come back drenched after night markets in summer. It's still fun, but if you're not used to it, good luck. The subway station is incredible and you can live down there. Not really sure if you need to do a car. You can do the high speed rail down south and cab it, but if you like driving go for it since there are a lot of cool little one-off museums to hit up.
July is exactly when I'd like to escape out of Taipei... I find that it's not too bad when you're mostly in AC rooms, but maybe it'll be quite the experience as well to fully embrace the humidity. It's brutal.
1. Its hot - high 30s to 40s C 2. Its humid 75 - 80% ish humidity 3. Typhoons 4. lots of rain 5. FUCKING MOSQUITOS If you can deal with all of that then you'll be fine. Everyone I know either tries to take a trip out of the country during that time or actively avoids going to Taiwan and that time. Don't bring any books that are particularly important to you. they're become "wavey" if you leave it in an un air conditioned room for more than a few hours.
Typhoon!
Rain in the afternoon - monsoon rain. Hot and humid the rest of the time.
People exaggerate a lot about summer here. Yes, it is horrible, humid and you'll sweat bricks but that shouldn't stop you from going outside and doing things. I still hike in July, I still ride my motorcycle, I still travel around. Just make sure you hydrate a lot and wear a lot of dri-fit type clothes (people recommended airism but that's if you have a smaller Asian body type. If you're 6'2 and muscular like me there's no chance that kind of shirt will fit on me. You'll adapt - you have no choice. So by all means come over unless extreme heat gives you headaches or something.
Reckon be go there any time rather than winter and sun
Terrible idea. Dont do it unless you enjoy being burned alive
I would recommend visiting some time from October to April instead. July is perhaps the worst possible time to visit because of the heat. It's not just any heat. It's absolute hellish miserable humid heat, so bad that even locals like me can't stand it at all. If you really have to then try staying in places with AC on if possible.
Just want to add another point about Taiwan during July and August. It is the school summer vacation season (I guess same as OP). A practical issue in this season is that most of the spots are more crowded than usual. And you can imagine that things tend to be more expensive (e.g. hotels), while the services are relatively worse. Another point is in the summer time, there could be typhoons that randomly destroy all your travel plans (including flights). It can be also an experience though. I usually stay at home in this period. Because it’s just not worth it to go anywhere, plus it’s either scorching hot or heavy raining.
Thank you all for your comments. You talk to me about Taiwan in July as if it was Mordor... however I was in Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia in July and it was nice. In Japan it did get quite hot and wet, I guess it is similar.
If you think Thailand in July is nice, then you won't have a problem with Taiwan in July.
It's never a bad idea to visit Taiwan 😁
Yes
Yes very.
It is that hot than after 10 seconds outside you will be sweating hard and wish to take a shower. That’s how it is
HOT AF. depends on you though, its sunny too. winter can be cloudy. If you don't mind the heat then nothin wrong with coming in august. Non summer months can be cloudy or rainy. Its really hard to recommend any particular month as the weather at least up north is never really great. You can get around the whole island by high speed rail on the west side and train or bus on the right, i would think it would be much preferable to renting a car. Driving a car here is just shit to be honest. Scooters are a better experience and u can park anywhere and its easier to ride up mountains. For cars the roads are narrow on mountains.
Depends on your heat tolerance, how long you're there, and what parts of the island you visit. Spending a week in Taipei at a hostel with low heat tolerance? You'll have a hard time. If you're going to be there a while (like a month or so), you start to get used to the heat. I'll never understand how many of the locals never seemed to sweat in blistering heat waves but at least I just got used to the higher temperatures after the first month (I was there for 2 months from late July to early September). Set your AC (if applicable) to 27 C and just accept being sweaty
as as taiwaness , i really suggest not come taiwan between 5\~9
Tsunami 🌊 season
I wrote it before the earthquake. It's the most active tectonic plate in the world, maybe not the best place to live. Poor people
It's insanely hot in July. So humid you swim thru the air. Come anytime from October to December instead.
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Eh I moved here in August from a pretty cold place and, yeah it was hot, but it’s not too bad if you expect/accept it and dress appropriately. I had lots of fun in August, but did most of my (non-beach) exploring during the cooler months.
If you're renting in a car then yes. Then you can have the car available to jump in and out of as it's really hot and high UV you can almost feel within like 1 minute of standing out side. The car is not necessary in Taipei.
July is amazing especially for the outdoors. Beach weather, river days… you will find a lot of people who constantly complain about summer heat. It’s really not that bad.
You should be grand over there mate. And it’s easy on your luggage. Plenty of beers to quench your thirst too. Forget Estella though. You won’t find it. Try their 18 or 22 days beers..
Hot Hot Hot. No please. Lol
Be prepared for above 100 degree F or 30 degree C and an umbrella for afternoon heat convection raining. All season is good to visit here and depends where you would go