Weather in Taipei in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Taipei in December
The temperature in December is +66°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +75°F during the day and a minimum of +46°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 0% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +66°F to +66°F.
Is Taipei warm or cold in December?
Taipei is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +75°F to +68°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +66°F to +59°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
December is one of the coolest months in Taipei, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Taipei in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +75°F | +68°F | +66°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +46°F | +36°F | +39°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +90°F | +90°F | +84°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 141 mm | 108 mm | 90 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 76% | 76% | 77% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1020 HPa | 1019 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 16 | 19 | 18 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 11 | 10 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as ok as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +75°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +68°F. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 141 mm to 108 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 76%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 3 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 3 sunny days in November to 2 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 4 m/s getting up to 6 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Taipei is gradually increasing during December, going from 6 m/s to 6 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Taipei?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Taipei in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2014 (+66°F) and the highest in 1994 (+78°F). The driest year was 1990 with only 14 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2020 with 436 mm.
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Monthly weather in Taipei
Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Taipei, 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.