Climate averages 1991–2020
Douliu weather
in January.
A mild, moderately wet month: the coolest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a mild month in Douliu: daytime highs average 20.0°C and nights cool to about 12.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 56 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes January a moderately wet month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 51 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nantou, Taiwan (26 km away). In January its highs average 19.1°C, 0.9°C cooler than Douliu, with 59 mm of rain.
Among the 28 cities listed in Taiwan, Douliu ranks joint 9th of 28 for the warmest January highs and 7th of 28 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 28 cities is 19.0°C; Douliu is 1.0°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 1.0°C to 21.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 56 mm to 66 mm.
The annual picture
January 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, selected | 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 | 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
January in nearby cities
- Nantou, Taiwan in JanuaryTaiwan · 26 kmHigh 19.1°C · Low 12.0°C · 59 mm rain
- Chiayi City in JanuaryTaiwan · 27 kmHigh 20.2°C · Low 11.9°C · 53 mm rain
- Yuanlin in JanuaryTaiwan · 28 kmHigh 20.3°C · Low 13.2°C · 52 mm rain
- Caotun in JanuaryTaiwan · 33 kmHigh 19.9°C · Low 12.3°C · 59 mm rain
- Chang-hua in JanuaryTaiwan · 41 kmHigh 20.0°C · Low 13.6°C · 52 mm rain
- Xinying in JanuaryTaiwan · 51 kmHigh 21.3°C · Low 13.7°C · 63 mm rain
- Taichung in JanuaryTaiwan · 51 kmHigh 19.8°C · Low 12.7°C · 68 mm rain
- Puli in JanuaryTaiwan · 52 kmHigh 20.4°C · Low 13.2°C · 67 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.