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Best time to visit Tainan
Taiwan · East Asia
All twelve months scored on daily temperature, rainfall, humidity and holiday crowding.
The year in Tainan
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- JanJTainan in January: sweet spot
- FebFTainan in February: sweet spot
- MarMTainan in March: sweet spot
- AprATainan in April: sweet spot
- MayMTainan in May: ok
- JunJTainan in June: avoid
- JulJTainan in July: avoid
- AugATainan in August: avoid
- SepSTainan in September: avoid
- OctOTainan in October: ok, busy
- NovNTainan in November: good, busy
- DecDTainan in December: ok, busy
- Sweet spot
- Good
- OK
- Avoid
- Busy
Dry season: Oct–Apr, 6 or fewer rainy days a month.
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Things to do in Tainan
- Anping Fort In the early 17th century, European seafarers came to Asia to trade and develop colonial outposts.
- Chihkan Tower Chihkan Tower is the landmark of Tainan and its most famous historic site.
- Chimei Museum Museum in Tainan, Taiwan
- Anping Tree House Anping Tree House was built as the warehouse of Tait & Co. During the Japanese occupation it was the office and warehouse of the Japan Salt Company.
- Confucius Temple A serene destination surrounded by a small park.
- Eternal Golden Fortress A 19th-century coastal fortress, it was built during the Qing dynasty and armed with cannons to defend against the threat of Japanese invasion.
- Tainan Art Museum The museum is divided into two buildings.
Tours and tickets in Tainan
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Sights and their lines from Wikivoyage (Tainan), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata; in order of how often each one's Wikipedia article was read on phones in the last 12 months.
Month by month
No fare history for this route yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only — the price column will fill in as the scanner collects.
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Humidity | Sun h/day | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23° | 2d | 74% | 9.0h | sweet spot | 23C max, 2 rainy days |
| Feb | 24° | 2d | 74% | 9.8h | sweet spot | 24C max, 2 rainy days |
| Mar | 26° | 3d | 74% | 10.4h | sweet spot | 26C max, 3 rainy days |
| Apr | 29° | 4d | 76% | 10.8h | sweet spot | 29C max, 4 rainy days |
| May | 30° | 9d | 80% | 10.1h | ok | 30C max, 9 rainy days |
| Jun | 31° | 13d | 85% | 9.9h | avoid | 31C max, 13 rainy days |
| Jul | 31° | 13d | 84% | 10.0h | avoid | 31C max, 13 rainy days |
| Aug | 30° | 17d | 87% | 9.0h | avoid | monsoon: 17 rainy days, 445mm |
| Sep | 31° | 9d | 83% | 10.4h | avoid | 31C max, 9 rainy days |
| Oct | 30° | 3d | 78% | 10.0h | okbusy | busier than usual |
| Nov | 28° | 2d | 77% | 9.4h | goodbusy | busier than usual |
| Dec | 25° | 2d | 73% | 8.7h | okbusy | busier than usual |
Rain days are the days with at least 1 mm of rain, as a weather station counts them.
Weather read at the old town: ten years of ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis, through Open-Meteo's open data.
A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. It is flagged rather than scored down, and crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
How busy it gets
Then and now
Tainan's December days now average 24.7°C, 3.0°C warmer than in 1981–1990. 12 of 12 months are clearly warmer.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–90 | 20.8° | 21.6° | 23.9° | 26.5° | 28.2° | 29.2° | 30.1° | 29.6° | 29.0° | 28.0° | 25.2° | 21.7° |
| 2017–26 | 23.2° | 24.2° | 26.3° | 28.6° | 30.2° | 30.6° | 31.3° | 30.5° | 30.9° | 30.0° | 27.9° | 24.7° |
| Change | +2.4° | +2.6° | +2.4° | +2.1° | +2.0° | +1.4° | +1.2° | +0.9° | +1.9° | +2.0° | +2.7° | +3.0° |
The average daily high, month by month, for the nearest ERA5 grid cell. Bold is a clear change; grey is within the ordinary spread between years. Every destination, ranked.
Getting there
How far Tainan is, and what it costs, depends on where you set off from — the months above do not.
- from Taipei
- from Hong Kong
- from Manila
- from Seoul
- from Ho Chi Minh City
- from Bangkok
- from Tokyo
- from Kuala Lumpur
Open in Rome2rio for every way from to Tainan, flying or not.
Before you go
Type A and B plugs at 110 V. Drives on the right. The currency is the New taiwan dollar. No UK Foreign Office advice against travel. Global Affairs Canada: Exercise normal security precautions. US State Department: Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions. Everything for Taiwan: cost of living, languages, emergency numbers and health.
Being there
On arrival
- Paying — Carry cash: many restaurants and most small shops take no cards, and some convenience stores refuse foreign cards. EasyCard also pays in convenience stores; local QR wallets mostly need residency.
- UPI, for visitors from India — Not accepted for paying here; bring a card that works abroad.
- Tipping — Not expected, and taxi drivers return exact change; full-service restaurants usually add a 10% service charge.
Getting around Tainan
- Apps — Rides: 55688 Taiwan Taxi, Bolt, LINE GO, Uber. Maps: Google Maps, Apple Maps. Messages: LINE.
Tainan is problematic for pedestrians. Unlike Taipei, most of the sidewalk is essentially privatised, being an extension of the shops and restaurants behind it. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Tainan, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Help
- Emergency — police 110 · ambulance and fire 119.
TravelCharika is not an emergency service: we cannot call for help or send anyone. Numbers can change; if one fails, ask someone local or your hotel.
Your embassy — : how to reach your embassy or consulate abroad. A guess from your city, : a city is not a passport.
Put together by hand from the sources listed, checked 3 October 2026. Apps, cards and rules change, so check before you rely on one.
Sources (15)
- gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/taiwan/getting-help
- english.metro.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=034BD8E0AB821D47&s=19CEC09373C12170&sms=5B794C46F3CDE718
- english.metro.taipei/cp.aspx?n=BECC2E7AC426F659&s=74E62C405BBE3069
- taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2026/06/30/2003860007
- uber.com/global/en/cities/taipei
- bolt.eu/en/cities/taipei
- apps.apple.com/us/app/55688-taiwan-taxi/id579255069
- zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_GO
- taipeitourism.org/taipei-taxi-guide
- developers.google.com/maps/coverage
- apple.com/ios/feature-availability
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Taiwan
- en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Taipei
- pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2286608
- nipl.com/uploads/NPCI_International_Press_Release_LIQUID_GROUP_TO_POWER_UPI_QR_ACCEPTANCE_IN_10_ASIAN_MARKETS_bcb05ffeee.pdf
Tainan in pictures
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What Tainan is like
Tainan (臺南; Tâi-lâm in Taiwanese, Táinán in Mandarin), in Southern Taiwan, is the oldest city in Taiwan. Tainan is famous for its temples, historic buildings and snack food, and is well worth a visit for a quintessentially Taiwanese experience for both stomach and soul. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth seeing
- At first glimpse, Tainan may seem all gray buildings with an alarming number of scooters, but thankfully it doesn't take long to discover its charms. More on Wikivoyage
- Worth doing
- Tainan Park (台南公園), GongYuan North Rd. Beautiful park in a central part of the city. Great for a relaxing walk or a stay of a few hours. More on Wikivoyage
- Getting in
- For flight options beyond the Taiwan Strait, the closest international airport is in Kaohsiung. From there you can take a train, bus, taxi, or rental car for a 45-minute to one-hour journey to Tainan. More on Wikivoyage
- Staying safe
- Tainan, like the rest of Taiwan, is very safe for tourists with respect to crime. More on Wikivoyage
From the Wikivoyage article on Tainan, written by travellers and licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the full article has far more. The numbers above are measured; this is experience.
Around Tainan
Also in Taiwan
- Kaohsiung best Feb, Mar, Apr
- Kinmen best Feb, Oct, Nov
- Taichung best Jan, Feb, Nov
- Taipei best Apr, Oct, Nov
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Tainan is in Taiwan, East Asia. Distances are great-circle, so a short one can still be a long way round.
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