Taiwan
Tainan in December
☀️ Dry seasonPleasant, a little humid and mostly dry.
🎒 Pack: sunglasses & hat
Why December scores 9.0What goes into the score
How it works- Weather comfort9.6
- ✓Comfortable temperatures (24°C highs / 16°C lows)
- ✓Slightly humid (dew point 17°C)
- ✓Mostly dry (~16 mm rain)
- Air quality6.4
- !Elevated (PM2.5 ~29 µg/m³)
- Seasonal hazards10.0
- ·No notable seasonal hazards
- Safety baseline9.0
- ·Normal precautions
| Dec | Feb | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 9.0 Excellent | 9.2 Excellent |
| Season | ☀️ Dry season | ☀️ Dry season |
| High / low | 24° / 16° | 24° / 16° |
| Rain | 16 mm | 24 mm |
| Humidity | dew pt 17° | dew pt 16° |
| PM2.5 | 29 µg/m³ | 25 µg/m³ |
Typical-month data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis) 2015–2024 (modelled, not a forecast). Temperatures: Tainan weather-station normals. Rainfall: Tainan weather-station normals (national met service).
Holidays & crowdsDecember 2026
Long weekendThere's at least one long weekend. Domestic travel picks up and popular spots get busier over those days.
- Constitution Day 25–27 Dec · 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 TainanEvents, sights, food & souvenirs
Check event dates locallyTaiwan's oldest city and former capital, full of temples, Dutch-era forts and old streets, and widely regarded as the island's street-food capital.
No major events on our calendar for December.
Coming up later
Yanshui Beehive FireworksDate variesLunar calendar — around the Lantern Festival (15th day of the first lunar month), usually February
Walls of fireworks are fired directly into the crowd as a religious ritual.
Why go: Full protective clothing and a helmet are essential if you join the crowd; many watch from a distance.
Where: Yanshui District, Tainan
Mango seasonDate variesUsually June to August
Tainan is Taiwan's main mango-growing area.
Why go: Peak time for mango shaved ice and fresh fruit.
Where: Yujing District and fruit stalls across Tainan
Anping Old Fort (Fort Zeelandia)
The site of a 17th-century Dutch fort, with remaining brick walls and a lookout tower.
Anping Tree House
A former trading company warehouse overgrown by banyan tree roots.
Chihkan Tower (Fort Provintia)
Chinese-style pavilions built on the site of a Dutch fort in the city centre.
Tainan Confucius Temple
Taiwan's first Confucian temple, set in quiet, tree-shaded grounds.
Shennong Street
A short lane of restored old houses with cafés and craft shops, attractive in the evening.
Hayashi Department Store
A restored 1930s Japanese-era department store with a rooftop shrine.
Danzai noodles
Small bowls of noodles with shrimp and minced pork sauce.
💡 Old street-food shops in the city centre
Beef soup
Raw beef slices cooked by pouring hot broth over them, often eaten for breakfast.
💡 Beef soup shops across the city
Milkfish
Milkfish congee and soup are local staples.
💡 Breakfast shops, especially around Anping
Coffin bread (guancai ban)
Thick fried toast hollowed out and filled with a creamy stew.
💡 Night markets
Shrimp rolls
Deep-fried rolls of shrimp and pork.
💡 Street-food shops and Anping
Shrimp crackers
Crackers made with shrimp, a classic Anping souvenir.
💡 Anping Old Street
Candied and dried fruit
Tainan has long-established candied fruit makers; dried mango is popular.
💡 Old street shops and Anping
Local sweets
Traditional pastries and sweets from older bakeries.
💡 Shops around the city centre