Weather in Kaohsiung in January 2026
- January is usually the coldest month of the year in Kaohsiung;
Average weather
Average temperature in Kaohsiung in January
Going from a maximum of +28°C during the day to a minimum of +11°C during the night, the temperature in January averages around +24°C.
The average maximum temperature goes up 6% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +21°C to +22°C.
Is Kaohsiung warm or cold in January?
Kaohsiung is typically warm in January.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +24°C to +23°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +17°C to +16°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
January is the coldest month in Kaohsiung, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Kaohsiung in January
| December | January | February | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +24°C | +23°C | +24°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +7°C | +7°C | +8°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +32°C | +30°C | +32°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 26 mm | 24 mm | 23 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 78% | 78% | 78% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1017 HPa | 1018 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 20 | 19 | 16 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
January weather is still as good as in December. It’s getting colder in January. From +24°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +23°C. As January arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 26 mm to 24 mm. Humidity levels don’t change as the month goes on, averaging around 78%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during January, staying around 2 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 4 sunny days during the month.
February brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Kaohsiung is gradually increasing during January, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last January in Kaohsiung?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Kaohsiung in January has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 2011 (+27°C) and the highest in 1998 (+30°C). The driest year was 1980 with only 447 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2005 with 3416 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Kaohsiung, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.
