Climate averages 1991–2020
Xinying weather
in December.
A warm, moderately wet month: the 10th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Xinying: daytime highs average 22.5°C and nights cool to about 15.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 57 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 44 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Chiayi City (24 km away). In December its highs average 21.5°C, 1.0°C cooler than Xinying, with 60 mm of rain.
Among the 28 cities listed in Taiwan, Xinying ranks 4th of 28 for the warmest December highs and 13th of 28 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 28 cities is 20.5°C; Xinying is 2.0°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.2°C to 21.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 57 mm to 63 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
Xinying climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.3°C13.7°C | 13.7°C | 63 | 7.9 | 10.911 h |
| February | 22.2°C14.4°C | 14.4°C | 66 | 9.2 | 11.411 h |
| March | 24.5°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 91 | 11.5 | 12.012 h |
| April | 26.9°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 164 | 13.3 | 12.713 h |
| May | 28.7°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 337 | 18.0 | 13.213 h |
| June | 29.7°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 415 | 20.4 | 13.514 h |
| July | 30.3°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 306 | 19.8 | 13.413 h |
| August | 29.8°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 407 | 21.0 | 12.913 h |
| September | 29.4°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 190 | 12.8 | 12.312 h |
| October | 28.1°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 50 | 4.7 | 11.612 h |
| November | 26.0°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 43 | 5.4 | 11.011 h |
| December, selected | 22.5°C15.5°C | 15.5°C | 57 | 6.9 | 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
- Chiayi City in DecemberTaiwan · 24 kmHigh 21.5°C · Low 13.7°C · 60 mm rain
- Yongkang in DecemberTaiwan · 32 kmHigh 22.8°C · Low 16.2°C · 47 mm rain
- Tainan in DecemberTaiwan · 37 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 17.3°C · 47 mm rain
- Douliu in DecemberTaiwan · 51 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 14.1°C · 61 mm rain
- Nantou, Taiwan in DecemberTaiwan · 77 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 13.5°C · 56 mm rain
- Kaohsiung in DecemberTaiwan · 77 kmHigh 23.2°C · Low 16.7°C · 40 mm rain
- Yuanlin in DecemberTaiwan · 77 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 15.1°C · 50 mm rain
- Caotun in DecemberTaiwan · 84 kmHigh 21.4°C · Low 14.1°C · 56 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 Xinying) is explained once on the Xinying year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.