Taiwan
Taipei in March
🌷 SpringPleasant and some showers.
🎒 Pack: compact umbrella or rain jacket
Why March scores 8.7What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort9.0
- ✓Comfortable temperatures (23°C highs / 16°C lows)
- ✓Slightly humid (dew point 16.4°C)
- !Wet: ~108 mm rain, ~4 heavy-rain days
- Air quality6.7
- !Elevated (PM2.5 ~27 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline9.0
- ·Normal precautions
| Mar | Dec | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 8.7 Excellent | 9.1 Excellent |
| Season | 🌷 Spring | 🧥 Winter |
| High / low | 23° / 16° | 21° / 16° |
| Rain | 108 mm | 97 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 16° | dew pt 16° |
| PM2.5 | 27 µg/m³ | 17 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Taipei weather-station normals. Rainfall: Taipei weather-station normals (national met service).
Holidays & crowdsMarch 2027
Long weekendThere's at least one long weekend. Domestic travel picks up and popular spots get busier over those days.
- Peace Memorial Day 27 Feb – 1 Mar · 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 TaipeiEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyTaiwan's capital, known for its night markets, temples, museums and quick access to hot springs and mountain hiking.
Pingxi Sky Lantern FestivalDate variesLunar calendar — around the Lantern Festival, usually February
Mass releases of paper sky lanterns.
Why go: Transport is extremely crowded, so expect long queues for trains and shuttle buses.
Where: Pingxi District, New Taipei
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Double Tenth National DayEvery year10 October every year
Taiwan's national day, with official ceremonies.
Why go: It is a public holiday and some roads around the Presidential Office close.
Where: Presidential Office Building area
Taipei 101 New Year's Eve fireworksEvery year31 December every year
Fireworks launched from the tower at midnight.
Why go: Xinyi streets and MRT stations become very crowded.
Where: Taipei 101, Xinyi District
Lunar New YearDate variesLunar calendar — late January to mid-February, date moves each year
Taiwan's main family holiday.
Why go: Many restaurants and shops close for days, but temples are lively.
Where: Across the city; Dihua Street market before the holiday
National Palace Museum
A huge collection of Chinese imperial art, including the Jadeite Cabbage.
💡 Allow at least half a day; it is outside the centre in Shilin.
Taipei 101
A skyscraper with an observatory and a visible tuned mass damper.
Longshan Temple
A historic temple in Wanhua where locals worship multiple deities.
Elephant Mountain (Xiangshan)
A short, steep hike with a classic view of Taipei 101.
💡 Popular at sunset; the stairs are steep.
Beitou Hot Springs
A hot spring area in northern Taipei reachable by MRT, with public and hotel baths.
Jiufen
A hillside former gold-mining town north-east of Taipei with teahouses and narrow lanes.
💡 Go on a weekday to avoid the worst crowds.
Beef noodle soup
Braised beef and noodles in a rich broth, a Taipei staple.
💡 Noodle shops across the city
Xiaolongbao
Soup dumplings; Din Tai Fung, founded in Taipei, made them famous worldwide.
💡 Dumpling restaurants
Lu rou fan
Braised minced pork over rice.
💡 Small local eateries
Night market snacks
Pepper buns, oyster omelettes, stinky tofu and fried chicken.
💡 Raohe, Shilin and Ningxia night markets
Bubble tea
Pearl milk tea and countless variations.
💡 Tea shops everywhere
Pineapple cakes
Buttery pastries with pineapple filling.
💡 Bakeries and souvenir shops
Oolong tea
Taiwanese high-mountain and Tieguanyin oolong, the latter grown in Maokong.
💡 Tea shops and Maokong teahouses
Nougat
Milk nougat with peanuts, often sold alongside pineapple cakes.
💡 Bakeries and Dihua Street
Airport transfer Kiwitaxi
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