Climate averages 1991–2020
Douliu weather
in December.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 10th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Douliu: daytime highs average 21.4°C and nights cool to about 14.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 61 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 42 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nantou, Taiwan (26 km away). In December its highs average 20.5°C, 0.9°C cooler than Douliu, with 56 mm of rain.
Among the 28 cities listed in Taiwan, Douliu ranks joint 10th of 28 for the warmest December highs and 15th of 28 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 28 cities is 20.5°C; Douliu is 0.9°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.4°C to 20.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 61 mm to 56 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Douliu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 20.0°C12.4°C | 12.4°C | 56 | 9.8 | 10.811 h |
| February | 21.0°C13.1°C | 13.1°C | 66 | 11.2 | 11.311 h |
| March | 23.4°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 98 | 12.7 | 12.012 h |
| April | 26.0°C18.3°C | 18.3°C | 147 | 14.9 | 12.713 h |
| May | 28.0°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 245 | 19.2 | 13.313 h |
| June | 29.1°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 313 | 21.3 | 13.614 h |
| July | 29.5°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 359 | 21.9 | 13.413 h |
| August | 29.0°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 441 | 23.9 | 13.013 h |
| September | 28.5°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 267 | 17.9 | 12.312 h |
| October | 27.0°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 120 | 11.0 | 11.612 h |
| November | 24.9°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 60 | 8.3 | 11.011 h |
| December, selected | 21.4°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 61 | 8.9 | 10.711 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Nantou, Taiwan in DecemberTaiwan · 26 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 13.5°C · 56 mm rain
- Chiayi City in DecemberTaiwan · 27 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 13.7°C · 60 mm rain
- Yuanlin in DecemberTaiwan · 28 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 15.1°C · 50 mm rain
- Caotun in DecemberTaiwan · 33 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 14.1°C · 56 mm rain
- Chang-hua in DecemberTaiwan · 41 kmHigh 21.7°C · Low 15.5°C · 50 mm rain
- Xinying in DecemberTaiwan · 51 kmHigh 22.5°C · Low 15.5°C · 57 mm rain
- Taichung in DecemberTaiwan · 51 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 14.5°C · 56 mm rain
- Puli in DecemberTaiwan · 52 kmHigh 21.6°C · Low 14.3°C · 65 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Douliu) is explained once on the Douliu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.