January 20° · ☂ 15 ★ February21° · ☂ 13 ★ March23° · ☂ 13 April 26° · ☂ 16 May 30° · ☂ 20 June 32° · ☂ 22 July 34° · ☂ 19 August 34° · ☂ 21 September 32° · ☂ 17 October 28° · ☂ 18 ★ November25° · ☂ 17 December 21° · ☂ 17 Taipei in January:cool Taipei, Taiwan · Records from 2006 to 2025. Not a forecast. Rain not yet station-calibrated Temperature not station-corrected
Mean high 20° Hottest day 28.5° (2008)
Mean low 14° Coldest night 2.8° (2016)
Rain days 15 days 7-23 by year
Rainfall 90mm Daylight 10.6 → 11.0 h
Taipei's 12 months i Best: February, March and November (rain uncalibrated)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Trip types Sightseeing on foot Poorfrequent rain
Humidity 82% 1 muggy day
Clear days 4 days 17 overcast days
Mean wind 11 km/h Rarely windy
Sunrise / sunset (15th) 06:40 / 17:25 Daylight 10.6 → 11.0 h
Taipei in January A month of winter rain. The sky is grey and drizzle comes and goes, so sunny days are rare. When cold air arrives, the chill feels sharper, and the Beitou hot springs fit the weather.
Highs averaged 20°C and lows 14°C, an easy range for walking around all day. Rain fell on 15 days of the month on average. Averages hide a lot here: one year saw 7, another 23.
The lowest night on record was 2.8°C in 2016. Rain came often but gently, about 6 mm on a typical wet day.
Typhoons i Typhoons: May to November
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January 1 Friday 1 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 19° 14° January 2 Saturday 2 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 20° 14° 1-2 rain on 33% of days 19° 14°
January 3 Sunday 3 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 20° 15° January 4 Monday 4 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 21° 15° January 5 Tuesday 5 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 21° 15° January 6 Wednesday 6 rain in 14 of 20 yrs 14/20 20° 15° January 7 Thursday 7 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 19° 15° January 8 Friday 8 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 19° 14° January 9 Saturday 9 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 18° 14° 3-9 rain on 57% of days 20° 15°
January 10 Sunday 10 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 19° 14° January 11 Monday 11 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 20° 14° January 12 Tuesday 12 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 19° 13° January 13 Wednesday 13 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 19° 13° January 14 Thursday 14 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 20° 13° January 15 Friday 15 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 20° 13° January 16 Saturday 16 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 20° 14° 10-16 rain on 46% of days 20° 14°
January 17 Sunday 17 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 19° 14° January 18 Monday 18 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 20° 14° January 19 Tuesday 19 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 21° 15° January 20 Wednesday 20 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 21° 15° January 21 Thursday 21 rain in 14 of 20 yrs 14/20 20° 15° January 22 Friday 22 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 19° 14° January 23 Saturday 23 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 19° 13° 17-23 rain on 46% of days 20° 14°
January 24 Sunday 24 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 18° 13° January 25 Monday 25 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 19° 13° January 26 Tuesday 26 rain in 13 of 20 yrs 13/20 19° 14° January 27 Wednesday 27 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 18° 14° January 28 Thursday 28 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 19° 13° January 29 Friday 29 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 19° 14° January 30 Saturday 30 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 20° 13° 24-30 rain on 52% of days 19° 13°
January 31 Sunday 31 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 21° 13°
January 31 rain on 35% of days 21° 13°
1-2 rain on 33% of days 19° 14° 3-9 rain on 57% of days 20° 15° 10-16 rain on 46% of days 20° 14° 17-23 rain on 46% of days 20° 14° 24-30 rain on 52% of days 19° 13° January 31 rain on 35% of days 21° 13°
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January 1 Saturday 1 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 19° 14° January 1 rain on 30% of days 19° 14°
January 2 Sunday 2 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 20° 14° January 3 Monday 3 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 20° 15° January 4 Tuesday 4 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 21° 15° January 5 Wednesday 5 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 21° 15° January 6 Thursday 6 rain in 14 of 20 yrs 14/20 20° 15° January 7 Friday 7 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 19° 15° January 8 Saturday 8 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 19° 14° 2-8 rain on 54% of days 20° 15°
January 9 Sunday 9 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 18° 14° January 10 Monday 10 rain in 8 of 20 yrs 8/20 19° 14° January 11 Tuesday 11 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 20° 14° January 12 Wednesday 12 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 19° 13° January 13 Thursday 13 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 19° 13° January 14 Friday 14 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 20° 13° January 15 Saturday 15 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 20° 13° 9-15 rain on 48% of days 19° 14°
January 16 Sunday 16 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 20° 14° January 17 Monday 17 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 19° 14° January 18 Tuesday 18 rain in 5 of 20 yrs 5/20 20° 14° January 19 Wednesday 19 rain in 6 of 20 yrs 6/20 21° 15° January 20 Thursday 20 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 21° 15° January 21 Friday 21 rain in 14 of 20 yrs 14/20 20° 15° January 22 Saturday 22 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 19° 14° 16-22 rain on 45% of days 20° 14°
January 23 Sunday 23 rain in 11 of 20 yrs 11/20 19° 13° January 24 Monday 24 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 18° 13° January 25 Tuesday 25 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 19° 13° January 26 Wednesday 26 rain in 13 of 20 yrs 13/20 19° 14° January 27 Thursday 27 rain in 12 of 20 yrs 12/20 18° 14° January 28 Friday 28 rain in 10 of 20 yrs 10/20 19° 13° January 29 Saturday 29 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 19° 14° 23-29 rain on 54% of days 19° 13°
January 30 Sunday 30 rain in 9 of 20 yrs 9/20 20° 13° January 31 Monday 31 rain in 7 of 20 yrs 7/20 21° 13°
30-31 rain on 40% of days 20° 13°
January 1 rain on 30% of days 19° 14° 2-8 rain on 54% of days 20° 15° 9-15 rain on 48% of days 19° 14° 16-22 rain on 45% of days 20° 14° 23-29 rain on 54% of days 19° 13° 30-31 rain on 40% of days 20° 13°
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2006 8mm
2007 8mm
2008 none
2009 12mm
2010 10mm
2011 6mm
2012 13mm
2013 2mm
2014 none
2015 none
2016 10mm
2017 1mm
2018 18mm
2019 4mm
2020 none
2021 6mm
2022 5mm
2023 8mm
2024 none
2025 none
Holidays in January (2027) January 1 Founding Day of the Republic of ChinaJanuary 1 to January 3 New Year long weekendJanuary 1 New Year's DayJanuary 18 Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. 1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)1 US holidays (flights fill up)
Holidays in January (2028) December 31 to January 2 New Year long weekend 1 Local public holiday or break (busier, pricier)
Day by day temperature i 5° 13° 22° 30° 1 8 15 22 29 31
Your trip dates, the past 20 years Trip dates January 1 (Fri) 2 (Sat) 3 (Sun) 4 (Mon) 5 (Tue) 6 (Wed) 7 (Thu) 8 (Fri) 9 (Sat) 10 (Sun) 11 (Mon) 12 (Tue) 13 (Wed) 14 (Thu) 15 (Fri) 16 (Sat) 17 (Sun) 18 (Mon) 19 (Tue) 20 (Wed) 21 (Thu) 22 (Fri) 23 (Sat) 24 (Sun) 25 (Mon) 26 (Tue) 27 (Wed) 28 (Thu) 29 (Fri) 30 (Sat) 31 (Sun) ~ January 1 (Fri) 2 (Sat) 3 (Sun) 4 (Mon) 5 (Tue) 6 (Wed) 7 (Thu) 8 (Fri) 9 (Sat) 10 (Sun) 11 (Mon) 12 (Tue) 13 (Wed) 14 (Thu) 15 (Fri) 16 (Sat) 17 (Sun) 18 (Mon) 19 (Tue) 20 (Wed) 21 (Thu) 22 (Fri) 23 (Sat) 24 (Sun) 25 (Mon) 26 (Tue) 27 (Wed) 28 (Thu) 29 (Fri) 30 (Sat) 31 (Sun) 1-7 8-14 15-21 22-end Whole month
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One row per year, one cell per day. 2015 had 7 rain days, 2011 had 23.
Common questions Does it rain a lot in Taipei in January? Over the past 20 years January averaged 15 rain days (1 mm or more) out of 31. Individual years ran from 7 in the driest to 23 in the wettest. Rain for this month is not yet station-calibrated and may be overcounted.
What should I wear in Taipei in January? Days averaged 20°C and nights 14°C. Pack an umbrella, a waterproof jacket, and a light layer for the evenings.
Is January a good time to visit Taipei? On warmth and rain days alone, Taipei's easiest months were February, March and November. January ranked 7 of 12.
Is Taipei humid in January? Mean relative humidity was 82%, with about 1 muggy day (dew point of 20°C or more) in the month.
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