Weather in Kaohsiung in October 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Kaohsiung in October
The temperature in October is +84°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +90°F during the day and a minimum of +73°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 33% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +90°F to +84°F.
Is Kaohsiung warm or cold in October?
Kaohsiung is typically warm in October.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +88°F to +84°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +77°F to +73°F.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how October is compared to other months in Kaohsiung:
Climate in Kaohsiung in October
| September | October | November | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +88°F | +84°F | +81°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +70°F | +63°F | +52°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +93°F | +93°F | +91°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 200 mm | 55 mm | 31 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 82% | 81% | 81% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1007 HPa | 1011 HPa | 1015 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 16 | 18 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 19 | 14 | 9 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
October weather is still as ok as in September. It’s getting colder in October. From +88°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +84°F. As October arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 200 mm to 55 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 82% to 81%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during October, staying around 2 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in October, from 0 to 1.
But maybe it is worth considering traveling in November as the weather gets better.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 8 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Kaohsiung is gradually increasing during October, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last October in Kaohsiung?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Kaohsiung in October 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.