Weather in Kaohsiung

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 3:46 pm (GMT+8)

Now · clear sky 79 °F

Feels like: 83 °F
Low / high: 78 / 80 °F
Rain: 12%
Wind: 7 mph NW

→ 30.05 inHg · steady UV 6 · high

Today in Kaohsiung: overcast, 78 °F to 80 °F, with a 12% chance of rain and a light breeze from the northwest (7 mph). Tomorrow, light drizzle, 76 °F to 82 °F and a 39% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Monday 2, at 83 °F. No significant rain expected over the next 7 days.

Measured now at the airport

Kaohsiung (RCKH), 3.6 mi away · 16 min ago

Visibility6.2 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature84 °F

Wind12 mph from the west

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

80° 78°
Today
82° 76°
Fri 30
80° 76°
Sat 31
82° 76°
Sun 1
83° 75°
Mon 2
83° 76°
Tue 3
81° 78°
Wed 4
80° 77°
Thu 5
80° 77°
Fri 6
81° 77°
Sat 7
83° 76°
Sun 8
81° 74°
Mon 9
81° 72°
Tue 10
78° 74°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Overcast	78 / 80 °F	12%	9 mph NW	2.3 ft	10:33 am · 9:17 pm	ECMWF
Fri 30	Light drizzle	76 / 82 °F	39% · 0.04 in	7 mph NNW	1.9 ft	10:13 pm	ECMWF
Sat 31	Overcast	76 / 80 °F	0%	7 mph WSW	1.8 ft	11:18 pm	ECMWF
Sun 1	Overcast	76 / 82 °F	0%	7 mph WNW	1.9 ft	—	ECMWF
Mon 2	Partly cloudy	75 / 83 °F	2%	11 mph NNW	1.9 ft	12:37 am	ECMWF
Tue 3	Mainly clear	76 / 83 °F	0%	8 mph NW	1.6 ft	2:03 am · 5:02 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Overcast	78 / 81 °F	2%	6 mph SSW	1.5 ft	3:23 am · 5:14 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Mainly clear	77 / 80 °F	4%	4 mph SSW	0.8 ft	4:31 am · 5:36 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Mainly clear	77 / 80 °F	6%	6 mph S	1.4 ft	5:30 am · 5:59 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Mainly clear	77 / 81 °F	12%	6 mph NNW	3.5 ft	6:24 am · 6:22 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Light drizzle	76 / 83 °F	16% · 0.02 in	11 mph N	3.9 ft	7:14 am · 6:47 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Clear sky	74 / 81 °F	8%	9 mph NNE	3.9 ft	8:00 am · 7:14 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	72 / 81 °F	12%	9 mph N	4.5 ft	8:44 am · 7:44 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Overcast	74 / 78 °F	8%	7 mph NW	4.1 ft	9:27 am · 8:18 pm	ECMWF

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Overcast	Overcast	Partly cloudy	Clear sky	Clear sky	Clear sky	Clear	Clear
Temperature	80°	78°	78°	79°	79°	79°	78°	78°
Chance of rain	8%	6%	10%	1%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	1 W	6 N	4 NNE	3 NW	9 WNW	8 WNW	4 NW	4 SSW
Humidity	70%	71%	71%	70%	72%	70%	74%	74%
UV	0	0	0	3	6	2	0	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on rain today: take it with some caution.

What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	80°	82°	80°	82°	83°	83°	81°
AIFS	84°	84°	85°	86°	86°	84°	84°
GFS	83°	84°	84°	85°	88°	84°	83°
ICON	84°	85°	86°	89°	89°	86°	85°
Confidence	high	high	medium	medium	medium	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0	0.04 in	0	0	0	0	0
AIFS	0.04 in	0	0	0	0	0.02 in	0
GFS	0.06 in	0.06 in	0	0	0	0	0.06 in
ICON	0.00 in	0.02 in	0	0	0	0	0
Confidence	medium	medium	high	high	high	high	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	915	712	711	714	1120	813	612
AIFS	10	9	7	8	10	7	9
GFS	1110	811	97	109	1216	108	118
ICON	614	615	615	514	514	718	616
Confidence	high	high	high	high	medium	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	12%	39%	0%	0%	2%	0%	2%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	24%	55%	0%	0%	6%	35%	20%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit warmer, a bit drier and a slightly warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit above +1.3 °F	Below −52%	A bit above +0.5 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit above +1.1 °F	Below −52%	A bit above +0.9 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +1.4 °F	Normal	A bit above +0.7 °F	79° / 74°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +1.8 °F	Below −54%	A bit above +1.1 °F	79° / 73°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +2.2 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.1 °F	78° / 73°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +1.6 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.1 °F
December	A bit above +1.8 °F	Normal	A bit above +1.4 °F
January	A bit above +2.2 °F	Normal	Above +2.2 °F
February	A bit above +2.3 °F	A bit above +36%	Above +1.8 °F
March	A bit above +2.2 °F	A bit above +30%	A bit above +1.4 °F

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Kaohsiung climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Kaohsiung is from October to March: highs of 74 °F to 85 °F, about 5 rainy days a month and 6 hours of sunshine a day.

Typhoon season: from July to October. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 47 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Kaohsiung, about 2 a year; 30 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Fung-Wong, in November 2025.

74° 60°

JanJ
76° 62°

FebF
80° 66°

MarM
84° 72°

AprA
87° 76°

MayM
89° 78°

JunJ
90° 79°

JulJ
89° 78°

AugA
88° 77°

SepS
85° 74°

OctO
82° 69°

NovN
76° 63°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves	Cyclones
JanuaryJan	74°	60°	0.70 in	4	5.8	75°	2.2 ft	–
FebruaryFeb	76°	62°	0.78 in	4	6.0	75°	2.2 ft	–
MarchMar	80°	66°	1.50 in	4	5.7	76°	2.0 ft	–
AprilApr	84°	72°	3.02 in	7	5.6	79°	1.8 ft	–
MayMay	87°	76°	7.98 in	13	6.2	82°	1.8 ft	–
JuneJun	89°	78°	15.53 in	16	6.1	84°	3.0 ft	3
JulyJul	90°	79°	17.41 in	19	7.0	85°	3.3 ft	13
AugustAug	89°	78°	18.89 in	21	6.4	85°	3.8 ft	13
SeptemberSep	88°	77°	8.46 in	15	6.6	84°	2.6 ft	9
OctoberOct	85°	74°	2.29 in	7	6.6	82°	2.0 ft	5
NovemberNov	82°	69°	0.76 in	4	6.2	79°	1.9 ft	4
DecemberDec	76°	63°	0.57 in	4	5.6	76°	2.2 ft	–

Month	Water	Waves	Cyclones
Jan	75°	2.2 ft	–
Feb	75°	2.2 ft	–
Mar	76°	2.0 ft	–
Apr	79°	1.8 ft	–
May	82°	1.8 ft	–
Jun	84°	3.0 ft	3
Jul	85°	3.3 ft	13
Aug	85°	3.8 ft	13
Sep	84°	2.6 ft	9
Oct	82°	2.0 ft	5
Nov	79°	1.9 ft	4
Dec	76°	2.2 ft	–

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 77.89 in of rain on about 116 days and about 2,250 hours of sunshine.

Cyclones: how many tropical cyclones (tropical storms, hurricanes and typhoons) passed within 93 mi in each month from 1996 to 2025, according to IBTrACS (NOAA).

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now79 °Ffeels like 83 °F

Tomorrow76 / 82 °F

It's 79 °F now (feels like 83 °F). Today, 78 °F to 80 °F; tomorrow, 76 °F to 82 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 12%
Fri 30 39% 0.04 in
Sat 31 0%
Sun 1 0%
Mon 2 2%
Tue 3 0%
Wed 4 2%

Today the chance of rain reaches 12%. No significant rain expected this week.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.00 in; last 7 days, 0.19 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity72%

Dew point69 °F

Humidity is 72% now and the dew point is 69 °F. With a dew point this high, it feels muggy.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now15 migood

Clouds3%

Visibility is good now (15 mi). No fog expected today.

The model gives visibility up to about 15 mi: beyond that, the horizon is clear.

UV index

Now1

Today's peak6high

Fri 30: 6 · Sat 31: 6 · Sun 1: 6

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

30.0030.1030.20 30.10

Steady now (−0.02 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.04 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityModerate · 56

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 28	Overcast	78 / 82 °F	0	9 mph WSW
Tue 27	Mainly clear	75 / 85 °F	0	10 mph NNW
Mon 26	Partly cloudy	76 / 82 °F	0	9 mph NNW
Sun 25	Overcast	75 / 82 °F	0	10 mph N
Sat 24	Light drizzle	75 / 80 °F	0.12 in	25 mph NNW
Fri 23	Light drizzle	76 / 84 °F	0.07 in	34 mph NNW
Thu 22	Overcast	77 / 86 °F	0	16 mph N

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Overcast	79 / 85 °F	0	14 mph NNW
Tue 20	Overcast	78 / 84 °F	0	8 mph NW
Mon 19	Overcast	78 / 84 °F	0	12 mph NW
Sun 18	Mainly clear	79 / 84 °F	0	9 mph WNW
Sat 17	Overcast	79 / 84 °F	0	11 mph NW
Fri 16	Overcast	78 / 85 °F	0	11 mph NW
Thu 15	Partly cloudy	79 / 84 °F	0	9 mph NNW
Wed 14	Overcast	79 / 83 °F	0	9 mph SW
Tue 13	Clear sky	78 / 84 °F	0	7 mph NW
Mon 12	Partly cloudy	79 / 84 °F	0	10 mph NW
Sun 11	Clear sky	77 / 85 °F	0	8 mph WNW
Sat 10	Mainly clear	77 / 85 °F	0	11 mph NNW
Fri 9	Light drizzle	80 / 84 °F	0.01 in	9 mph NW
Thu 8	Light drizzle	80 / 83 °F	0.04 in	7 mph SSW
Wed 7	Mainly clear	78 / 84 °F	0	8 mph WSW
Tue 6	Overcast	76 / 86 °F	0	9 mph N
Mon 5	Mainly clear	79 / 86 °F	0	8 mph NNW
Sun 4	Clear sky	80 / 85 °F	0	9 mph NNW
Sat 3	Showers	79 / 86 °F	0.54 in	9 mph SE
Fri 2	Light drizzle	80 / 86 °F	0.02 in	10 mph NW
Thu 1	Light drizzle	81 / 86 °F	0.06 in	8 mph WNW
Wed 30	Clear sky	80 / 86 °F	0	8 mph W
Tue 29	Clear sky	81 / 85 °F	0	7 mph W

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in KaohsiungQuestions

What's the weather like today in Kaohsiung?

Overcast, from 78 °F to 80 °F, with a light breeze from the northwest (7 mph) and a 12% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Kaohsiung?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 39% (0.04 in): light drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 75 °F and a high of 83 °F; the warmest day, Monday 2.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 6 (high). Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.05 inHg and steady: +0.04 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Kaohsiung?

The best time to visit Kaohsiung is from October to March: highs of 74 °F to 85 °F, about 5 rainy days a month and 6 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Kaohsiung in October?

In October, Kaohsiung normally sees highs of 85 °F and lows of 74 °F, with about 7 rainy days (2.29 in for the month) and 7 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 82 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Kaohsiung?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 90 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 60 °F. The wettest is August (18.89 in) and the driest, December.

When is typhoon season in Kaohsiung?

Typhoon season: from July to October. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 47 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Kaohsiung, about 2 a year; 30 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Fung-Wong, in November 2025.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 10 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 3:46 pm (local time).

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