Weather in Taipei in May 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Taipei in May
The temperature in May is +79°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +91°F during the day and a minimum of +59°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 50% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +68°F to +84°F.
Is Taipei warm or cold in May?
Taipei is typically warm in May.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +77°F to +84°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +66°F to +73°F.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
Take a look at how May is compared to other months in Taipei:
Climate in Taipei in May
| April | May | June | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +77°F | +84°F | +88°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +50°F | +57°F | +61°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +95°F | +99°F | +99°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 139 mm | 237 mm | 294 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 77% | 77% | 76% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1012 HPa | 1008 HPa | 1005 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 18 | 15 | 12 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 11 | 15 | 17 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
May weather is still as ok as in April. It’s getting warmer as May arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +77°F to +84°F during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 139 mm to 237 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 77%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during May, staying around 2 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 1 sunny days during the month.
June brings much the same weather, it remains ok.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 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 decreasing during May, going from 4 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last May in Taipei?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Taipei in May has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+81°F) and the highest in 2021 (+92°F). The driest year was 2018 with only 65 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2005 with 825 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.