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Taipei sets record with 19 days in September hitting 35°C: CWA

Focus Taiwan | English | News | Oct. 10, 2025 | Extreme Weather Events

Taiwan experienced its third-hottest September since 1951, with an average temperature of 28.8 degrees Celsius recorded across 11 main low-elevation weather stations, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA). This ranking places the month behind only 2017 and 2014 in terms of temperature records.

Several weather stations, including those at Pengjia Islet, Keelung, Yangmingshan Anbu, Yangmingshan Zhuzihu, Tamsui, and Taipei, recorded their highest-ever average temperatures for September. Nationally, temperatures exceeded 35 degrees Celsius on an average of 2.3 days, surpassing the 30-year average of 1.1 days.

Taipei set a new record with 19 days in September where temperatures rose above 35 degrees Celsius. Precipitation nationwide averaged 272.2 millimeters, which is 22.6 millimeters above the 30-year average, though the number of rainy days, 10.4, was 2.3 days lower than the average. The CWA’s main low-elevation weather stations include Keelung, Yilan, Taipei, Hsinchu, Taichung, Tainan, Hualien, Chenggong, Taitung, Dawu, and Hengchun.

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