Climate types and characteristics in Taiwan Province.
Taiwan Province has a subtropical island climate.
It's warm and humid all year round, and Taichung and Hualien can be called four seasons like spring. Entering the south of the Tropic of Cancer, it can almost be called summer all year round; Only two counties, Taipei and Yilan, located at the northern end of the island, and the mountainous areas over 8 meters across the island have obvious seasonal changes.
The climate in Taiwan Province is mainly influenced by southwest monsoon and northeast monsoon. The tropical southwest monsoon prevails from May to September every year, bringing hot climate and humid water vapor, which is the most important rainy season in the whole island.
After the rainy season, the typhoon season begins immediately, which lasts from mid-June to autumn, at the latest in November.
There is often convective rain mixed with lightning strikes in summer afternoon in Taiwan Province, which is called thunderstorm. It usually occurs in the afternoon and lasts for at most one hour before it clears up again. This is a typical summer climate in Taiwan Province, which has the effect of regulating summer heat and will not affect the travel itinerary.
Northeast Monsoon in Taiwan Province
After October every year, the northeast monsoon prevails in Taiwan Province, which causes a cold and wet winter rain climate for the windward counties of Taibei and Yilan, a dry and cold strong north wind for the coastal areas from Hsinchu to Chiayi, a hot and dry season from Taichung to Pingtung Mountain, and a dry and sultry strong foehn wind in bandao.
For tourists, when the northeast monsoon prevails from October to February of the following year, the worst places to visit are Taipei and Yilan counties, because the temperature is low and it often rains, and the feeling of low temperature and humidity is even colder than that of North China at the same time. At this time, there are waves of more than seven winds blowing in bandao day and night. When you go to the seaside to play, you should pay attention to being blown into the sea by this strong wind.
On the contrary, it is the best season to visit western Taiwan, from Taichung to Pingtung. It is sunny almost every day, and the air is relatively dry. As for Hualien and Taitung at this time, as long as there is no cold front attacking Taiwan Province, it is still sunny and warm.