Weather in Kaohsiung in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Kaohsiung in December
The temperature in December is +77°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +84°F during the day and a minimum of +55°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 13% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +77°F to +81°F.
Is Kaohsiung warm or cold in December?
Kaohsiung is typically warm in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +81°F to +75°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +70°F to +63°F.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
December is one of the coolest months in Kaohsiung, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Kaohsiung in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +81°F | +75°F | +73°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +52°F | +45°F | +45°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +91°F | +90°F | +86°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 31 mm | 26 mm | 24 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 81% | 78% | 78% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1017 HPa | 1018 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 2 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 18 | 20 | 19 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 9 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +81°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +75°F. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 31 mm to 26 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 81% to 78%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 2 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in December, from 2 to 4.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 3 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Kaohsiung is gradually decreasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Kaohsiung?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Kaohsiung in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2011 (+81°F) and the highest in 1998 (+85°F). The driest year was 1980 with only 447 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2005 with 3416 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Kaohsiung, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2022.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.