Editing Geography of Taiwan (section)

== Climate ==

[[File:Koppen-Geiger_Map_v2_TWN_1991–2020.svg|thumb|Köppen climate classification of Taiwan]]

The island of Taiwan lies across the [[Tropic of Cancer]], and its climate is influenced by the [[East Asian Monsoon]]. Northern Taiwan has a [[humid subtropical climate]], with substantial seasonal variation of temperatures, while parts of central and most of southern Taiwan have a [[tropical monsoon climate]] where seasonal temperature variations are less noticeable, with temperatures typically varying from warm to hot. During the winter (November to March), the northeast experiences steady rain, while the central and southern parts of the island are mostly sunny.  The summer monsoon (from May to October) accounts for 90% of the annual precipitation in the south, but only 60% in the north.{{sfnp|Exec. Yuan|2014|p=45}} The average rainfall is approximately 2,600&nbsp;mm per year.{{sfnp|Exec. Yuan|2014|p=45}}
{|
|{{climate chart|[[Taipei]] (Northern Taiwan)
|13.9|19.1|83.2
|14.2|19.6|170.3
|15.8|22.1|180.4
|19|25.7|177.8
|22.3|29.2|234.5
|24.6|32|325.9
|26.3|34.3|245.1
|26.1|33.8|322.1
|24.8|31.1|360.5
|22.3|27.5|148.9
|19.3|24.2|83.1
|15.6|20.7|73.3
|source = [http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V7e/climate/monthlyMean/meantxmax.htm Central Weather Bureau]
|float = left
|clear=none
}}
{{climate chart|[[Taichung]] (Central Taiwan)
|12.9|22.0|36.3
|13.9|22.4|87.8
|16.0|24.6|94.0
|19.6|27.6|134.5
|22.6|30.2|225.3
|24.4|31.9|342.5
|25.2|33.0|245.8
|25.1|32.6|317.1
|24.1|31.8|98.1
|21.8|30.1|16.2
|18.2|27.0|18.6
|14.2|23.6|25.7
|source = [http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V7e/climate/monthlyMean/meantxmax.htm Central Weather Bureau]
|float = left
|clear = none
}}
{{climate chart|[[Kaohsiung]] (Southern Taiwan)
|15.7|23.9|16.0
|16.7|24.7|20.5
|19.2|26.8|38.8
|22.4|29.1|69.8
|24.8|30.8|197.4
|25.9|31.6|415.3
|26.4|32.4|390.9
|26.1|31.9|416.7
|25.5|31.4|241.9
|24.0|30.0|42.7
|20.9|27.8|18.7
|17.1|25.0|16.2
|source = [http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V7e/climate/monthlyMean/meantxmax.htm Central Weather Bureau]
|float=left
|clear=none
}}
{{climate chart|[[Taitung City|Taitung]] (Eastern Taiwan)
|17|23|43
|17|24|48
|19|25|43
|21|28|74
|23|30|157
|25|31|248
|26|32|281
|26|32|308
|25|31|299
|23|29|236
|21|27|78
|18|24|42
|source = [http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V7e/climate/monthlyMean/meantxmax.htm Central Weather Bureau]
|float=left
|clear=none
}}
|}

[[Typhoon]]s are most likely to strike between July and October, with on average about four direct hits per year. Intensive rain from typhoons often leads to disastrous mudslides.{{sfnp|Exec. Yuan|2014|p=45}}

===Records===

{|class="wikitable"
|-
! width="200" rowspan=2|Area
! width="200" colspan=2|Max. temperature
! width="200" rowspan=2|Date
! width="200" rowspan=2|Earliest recording
|-
!°C
!°F
|-
|[[Taipei City]]
|{{convert|39.3|°C|°F|disp=table}}
|align=right|8 August 2013<ref name="Taipei bakes">{{cite news |last1=Shan |first1=Shelley |last2=Mo |first2=Yan-chih |title=Taipei bakes on hottest day in 117 years |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2013/08/09/2003569264 |access-date=27 February 2015 |date=9 August 2013 |newspaper=Taipei Times |page=1 |archive-date=22 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822023608/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2013/08/09/2003569264 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|align=right|1896
|-
|[[Kaohsiung City]]
|{{convert|37.6|°C|°F|disp=table}}
|align=right|15 September 2014<ref>{{cite news |last1=Huang |first1=Chiao-wen |last2=Liu |first2=Kay |title=Taiwan's electricity supplies hit tightest point of the year |url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aeco/201409150038.aspx |access-date=27 February 2015 |work=Focus Taiwan |agency=Central News Agency |date=15 September 2014 |archive-date=3 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150603134557/http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aeco/201409150038.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|align=right|1932
|-
|[[Taitung County]]
|{{convert|40.2|°C|°F|disp=table}}
|align=right|9 May 2004<ref name="Taipei bakes" />
|align=right|
|-
|[[Taoyuan City]]
|{{convert|37.9|°C|°F|disp=table}}
|align=right|15 September 2014<ref>{{cite news |last1=Shan |first1=Shelley |title=Nation sees record high temperatures |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2014/09/16/2003599834 |access-date=27 February 2015 |date=16 September 2014 |newspaper=Taipei Times |page=3 |archive-date=27 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227135250/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2014/09/16/2003599834 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|align=right|
|}

===Climate change===
{{excerpt|Climate change in Taiwan}}