Taichung
City in Taiwan: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Taichung is a city in Taiwan, in Taiwan. About 2.9 million people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Taiwan in our atlas.
It lies at 24.15° N, 120.68° E, about 91 m (299 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Taipei time zone.
Location
Red dot: Taichung. Green dots: other major cities of Taiwan. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Taichung has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 30°C (86°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 12°C (54°F). Around 1,739 mm (68 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in TaiwanNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Hsinchu · 78 km
- Taoyuan · 113 km
- Banqiao · 125 km
- New Taipei City · 128 km
- Taipei · 132 km
- Tainan · 137 km
- Keelung · 153 km
- Kaohsiung · 174 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1668399 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q49280784 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
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