Taiwan
Taichung in May
🌷 SpringWarm, humid and very wet. Watch for hazy air.
🎒 Pack: light, breathable clothes & sunscreen · compact umbrella or rain jacket · quick-dry fabrics · N95 mask for hazy days
Why May scores 7.1What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort6.5
- ✓Warm (31°C highs / 23°C lows)
- !Very humid/sticky (dew point 21.4°C)
- !Wet: ~250 mm rain, ~7 heavy-rain days
- Air quality5.0
- !Unhealthy for sensitive groups (PM2.5 ~40 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards9.5
- !Flood: ~7 heavy-rain days in an average May
- Safety baseline9.0
- ·Normal precautions
| May | Dec | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 7.1 Good | 9.2 Excellent |
| Season | 🌷 Spring | 🧥 Winter |
| High / low | 31° / 23° | 24° / 15° |
| Rain | 250 mm | 31 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 21° | dew pt 14° |
| PM2.5 | 40 µg/m³ | 25 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Taichung weather-station normals. Rainfall: Taichung weather-station normals (national met service).
Holidays & crowdsMay 2027
Long weekendThere's at least one long weekend. Domestic travel picks up and popular spots get busier over those days.
- Labor Day 30 Apr – 2 May · 3 days off in a row
National holidays only; regional holidays and school breaks aren't included. Source: holidays (open-source public-holiday calendar).
Explore TaichungEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyTaiwan's second-largest city by population, in the west-central part of the island, known for night markets, bubble tea history and nearby mountains.
No major events on our calendar for May.
Coming up later
Lunar New YearDate variesLunar calendar — late January to mid-February, date moves each year
Taiwan's main family holiday.
Why go: Many businesses close for several days and transport is very busy.
Where: Across the city
Lantern FestivalDate variesLunar calendar — 15th day of the first lunar month, usually February
The end of New Year celebrations, marked with lantern displays.
Why go: Display locations change each year, so check local listings.
Where: Lantern displays across the city
Dajia Mazu PilgrimageDate variesLunar calendar — usually March or April, date announced each year
A nine-day procession carrying the sea goddess Mazu on foot through central Taiwan.
Why go: It draws huge crowds and loud firecrackers; the start and return in Dajia are the busiest moments.
Where: Starting at Jenn Lann Temple, Dajia District
Feng Chia Night Market
One of Taiwan's largest night markets, around Feng Chia University.
💡 It is busiest on weekend evenings.
Rainbow Village
A former military dependants' village covered in colourful paintings.
National Taichung Theater
An opera house designed by Toyo Ito with a curved, cave-like structure.
National Museum of Natural Science
A large science museum with a botanical garden greenhouse.
Gaomei Wetlands
A coastal wetland with a boardwalk and wind turbines, popular at sunset.
💡 Check tide times, as the boardwalk is best at low tide.
Sun Moon Lake
A mountain lake in Nantou County, reachable by bus from Taichung for a day trip.
Bubble tea (pearl milk tea)
Taichung's Chun Shui Tang teahouse is widely credited with popularising pearl milk tea in the 1980s.
💡 Tea shops across the city
Suncake (taiyang bing)
A flaky pastry filled with maltose, a Taichung specialty.
💡 Bakeries on Ziyou Road
Night market snacks
Grilled squid, stinky tofu, sausages and other street snacks.
💡 Feng Chia and Yizhong Street night markets
Beef noodle soup
Taiwan's staple braised beef noodle soup.
💡 Noodle shops
Suncakes
Boxed suncakes, the classic Taichung souvenir.
💡 Ziyou Road bakeries
Taiwanese oolong tea
High-mountain oolong grown in central Taiwan.
💡 Tea shops
Pineapple cakes
Shortbread pastries with pineapple filling, a Taiwanese gift staple.
💡 Bakeries and souvenir shops