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Taipei Weather in May
Rainy seasonFor Taipei, May typically brings warm daytime weather and mild to warm nights: the 10-year average high is about 29°C (84°F), while the average low is 22°C (72°F). The 10-year average shows around 18 rainy days and about 229 mm of monthly precipitation, so rain is fairly common.
Avg high83.9°F 28.8°CAvg low71.7°F 22.0°CRainy days~18.4 daysMonthly rain229.3 mm
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What to wear in Taipei in May
Packing for Taipei in May is easiest with layers: light, breathable clothes work best, with sun protection for long outdoor days. Add a compact umbrella or light rain jacket because wet weather is common enough to affect sightseeing.
Travel takeaway: The month can work well for a trip if you are comfortable building indoor alternatives around wetter periods.
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Lunar New Year holiday
📅 January–February · dates vary each year
Family-holiday travel demand rises, and some smaller restaurants and shops may close or shorten hours. Check the year’s official holiday dates.
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Taipei in May · recent 3 years
Compare the most recent complete year with the two years before it. Daily high / low temperatures are shown in °F.
CalendarNo measurable rain🌧️ Rain⛈️ Thunderstorm❄️ SnowHigh / Low · °F
⭐ May 2025 · latest complete year☔ 17 days · 325.9 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27.7°C/19.4°C
No rain
2
28.8°C/19.2°C
No rain
3
29.4°C/19.7°C
No rain
4
28.6°C/21.8°C
🌧️ 4.8 mm
5
29.4°C/21.7°C
🌧️ 5 mm
6
29°C/23.8°C
🌧️ 18.2 mm
7
23.6°C/19.7°C
🌧️ 79.1 mm
8
31.3°C/21.1°C
No rain
9
32.3°C/21.6°C
🌧️ 6.9 mm
10
27.4°C/22.4°C
🌧️ 15.1 mm
11
22.5°C/19.1°C
🌧️ 45.2 mm
12
26.2°C/19.1°C
No rain
13
30.6°C/19.4°C
No rain
14
32°C/20°C
No rain
15
31.6°C/22.6°C
No rain
16
32.6°C/22.4°C
No rain
17
31.5°C/22.7°C
🌧️ 5 mm
18
31.7°C/23.5°C
🌧️ 3 mm
19
31.3°C/23.2°C
🌧️ 1.5 mm
20
32.4°C/23.9°C
No rain
21
31.6°C/24.1°C
🌧️ 3.8 mm
22
33°C/24.6°C
🌧️ 1.2 mm
23
33.6°C/23.6°C
No rain
24
27.2°C/22.7°C
🌧️ 35.3 mm
25
22.7°C/21°C
🌧️ 9.5 mm
26
22.9°C/19.2°C
🌧️ 8.7 mm
27
29.2°C/19.6°C
No rain
28
27.2°C/21.9°C
🌧️ 21.9 mm
29
24°C/21.2°C
🌧️ 59 mm
30
27°C/20.4°C
No rain
31
32.1°C/21.3°C
No rain
May 2024☔ 19 days · 205 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
25.5°C/20.8°C
🌧️ 13.7 mm
2
24.2°C/20.1°C
🌧️ 5.9 mm
3
26.5°C/20.2°C
No rain
4
30.5°C/21.8°C
🌧️ 8.5 mm
5
29.9°C/22.2°C
🌧️ 1.2 mm
6
28.8°C/22.9°C
🌧️ 2.4 mm
7
28.2°C/23°C
No rain
8
28.1°C/21.6°C
No rain
9
25°C/19.2°C
No rain
10
29.9°C/20.6°C
No rain
11
30.6°C/21.1°C
No rain
12
31.4°C/22.2°C
🌧️ 32.2 mm
13
23.5°C/18.7°C
🌧️ 2.8 mm
14
24.9°C/18.3°C
No rain
15
26.4°C/15.9°C
No rain
16
25.3°C/15.9°C
No rain
17
30°C/19.6°C
No rain
18
29.6°C/20.2°C
🌧️ 3.7 mm
19
30.9°C/23.3°C
🌧️ 5.3 mm
20
29.9°C/23.4°C
No rain
21
26.6°C/23.4°C
🌧️ 15.9 mm
22
28.8°C/23.2°C
🌧️ 6.4 mm
23
27.8°C/22.9°C
🌧️ 1.5 mm
24
29.1°C/22.9°C
🌧️ 2.7 mm
25
30°C/23.3°C
🌧️ 3.1 mm
26
30.5°C/24°C
🌧️ 9.1 mm
27
30.6°C/23.3°C
🌧️ 13.9 mm
28
27°C/22.2°C
🌧️ 44.7 mm
29
26.4°C/21.7°C
No rain
30
31.8°C/22.7°C
🌧️ 15.7 mm
31
32.5°C/25°C
🌧️ 13.5 mm
May 2023☔ 14 days · 194.2 mm
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24°C/18.6°C
No rain
2
29.8°C/20.9°C
No rain
3
31.9°C/22.2°C
No rain
4
31.5°C/21.5°C
No rain
5
33.2°C/22.9°C
🌧️ 2 mm
6
31.6°C/23.6°C
🌧️ 4.7 mm
7
27.9°C/20.3°C
🌧️ 52 mm
8
22.2°C/18.7°C
🌧️ 23 mm
9
22.7°C/17.2°C
No rain
10
25.2°C/15.8°C
No rain
11
27.9°C/19.4°C
No rain
12
27.3°C/20.1°C
No rain
13
24°C/21.5°C
🌧️ 2 mm
14
24.6°C/20.4°C
No rain
15
28°C/20.3°C
No rain
16
29.6°C/19.2°C
No rain
17
31.3°C/22.4°C
No rain
18
33°C/22.4°C
No rain
19
27.2°C/22.2°C
🌧️ 13.8 mm
20
29.6°C/22°C
🌧️ 8 mm
21
29.5°C/22.1°C
🌧️ 18 mm
22
31.8°C/22.6°C
🌧️ 19.7 mm
23
24.2°C/20.1°C
🌧️ 11.5 mm
24
27.6°C/19.8°C
🌧️ 1.3 mm
25
29.5°C/21.5°C
No rain
26
30.8°C/23.9°C
🌧️ 5.4 mm
27
29.2°C/23.7°C
No rain
28
31.3°C/22.6°C
No rain
29
31°C/25.4°C
No rain
30
28.9°C/24.9°C
🌧️ 6.6 mm
31
27.9°C/24.5°C
🌧️ 24.2 mm
Historical calendars use Open-Meteo reanalysis data. A rainy day is counted when daily precipitation is at least 1 mm. Conditions at a specific hotel, beach or station can differ.
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