Thermograph

Kaohsiung weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Kaohsiung, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 35°C on 1996-07-21; its coldest fell to 9°C on 2016-01-24.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
28°C2008-01-11
9°C2016-01-24
24°C2002-01-15
9°C2016-01-24
February
29°C2009-02-25
13°C2018-02-05
25°C2010-02-10
12°C2018-02-05
March
30°C1999-03-19
14°C1986-03-02
26°C2024-03-24
10°C1986-03-01
April
32°C2022-04-29
20°C1991-04-01
28°C2019-04-29
17°C1996-04-22
May
33°C2018-05-30
22°C2022-05-02
29°C2021-05-28
21°C2022-05-02
June
35°C1980-06-23
25°C1988-06-02
29°C2024-06-22
22°C1988-06-02
July
35°C1996-07-21
26°C1997-07-01
30°C2024-07-19
25°C2015-07-27
August
33°C2007-08-04
26°C1985-08-25
29°C2019-08-10
24°C1985-08-29
September
33°C1980-09-05
25°C1995-09-20
29°C2017-09-27
23°C1986-09-30
October
33°C2017-10-09
23°C1980-10-26
28°C2017-10-10
19°C1994-10-31
November
30°C2022-11-28
20°C1989-11-29
26°C2008-11-07
14°C1988-11-29
December
30°C2018-12-04
14°C1999-12-22
25°C2023-12-10
11°C1999-12-22

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
30°C2018-12-04
9°C2016-01-24
25°C2010-02-10
9°C2016-01-24
Spring (Mar–May)
33°C2018-05-30
14°C1986-03-02
29°C2021-05-28
10°C1986-03-01
Summer (Jun–Aug)
35°C1996-07-21
25°C1988-06-02
30°C2024-07-19
22°C1988-06-02
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
33°C2017-10-09
20°C1989-11-29
29°C2017-09-27
14°C1988-11-29

All-time records

The most extreme value Kaohsiung has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 35°C 1996-07-21
Lowest 9°C 2016-01-24

Low

Highest 30°C 2024-07-19
Lowest 9°C 2016-01-24

Feels-like

Highest 50°C 2024-07-21
Lowest 4°C 2016-01-24

Humidity

Highest 25.8 g/m³ 2019-08-10
Lowest 6.3 g/m³ 2005-03-05

Wind

Highest 81 km/h 1991-07-19
Lowest 5 km/h 2020-09-22

Gust

Highest 141 km/h 1991-07-19
Lowest 13 km/h 2019-09-16

Precip

Wettest 332 mm 2009-08-07
Driest 3-day dry spell 1988-03-12

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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