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Climate and Average Weather Year Round at Mazu Taiwan

At Mazu, the summers are hot, oppressive, and overcast; the winters are cold, windy, and partly cloudy; and it is wet year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 46°F to 87°F and is rarely below 40°F or above 91°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Mazu for warm-weather activities is from late September to early November.

Climate at Mazu

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Mazu weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 3.4 months, from June 12 to September 24, with an average daily high temperature above 81°F. The hottest month of the year at Mazu is August, with an average high of 87°F and low of 78°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.4 months, from December 11 to March 22, with an average daily high temperature below 60°F. The coldest month of the year at Mazu is February, with an average low of 47°F and high of 55°F.

Average High and Low Temperature at Mazu

Average High and Low Temperature at MazuhotcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°F110°F110°FJan 2853°FJan 2853°FAug 1187°FAug 1187°F46°F46°F78°F78°FJun 1281°FJun 1281°FSep 2481°FSep 2481°FDec 1160°FDec 1160°FMar 2260°FMar 2260°F72°F72°F74°F74°F53°F53°F51°F51°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 55°F55°F59°F67°F75°F82°F87°F87°F83°F75°F68°F59°F
Temp. 51°F50°F54°F61°F70°F77°F82°F82°F79°F72°F64°F55°F
Low 47°F47°F51°F58°F66°F73°F78°F78°F75°F69°F61°F52°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature at Mazu

Average Hourly Temperature at MazuJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcoldcoldcoolcoolwarmhotcomfortablecomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Marina di Caronia, Italy (5,898 miles away); Ýdra, Greece (5,481 miles); and Payallar, Turkey (5,073 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Mazu (view comparison).

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At Mazu, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year at Mazu begins around September 11 and lasts for 6.5 months, ending around March 27.

The clearest month of the year at Mazu is October, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 65% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around March 27 and lasts for 5.5 months, ending around September 11.

The cloudiest month of the year at Mazu is June, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 77% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories at Mazu

Cloud Cover Categories at MazuclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Oct 2367%Oct 2367%Jun 2021%Jun 2021%Sep 1144%Sep 1144%Mar 2744%Mar 2744%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 39%45%51%60%67%77%73%67%52%35%39%36%
Clearer 61%55%49%40%33%23%27%33%48%65%61%64%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days at Mazu varies significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 6.9 months, from February 19 to September 15, with a greater than 34% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days at Mazu is June, with an average of 14.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.1 months, from September 15 to February 19. The month with the fewest wet days at Mazu is December, with an average of 5.1 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone at Mazu is June, with an average of 14.2 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 53% on June 9.

Daily Chance of Precipitation at Mazu

Daily Chance of Precipitation at MazuwetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jun 953%Jun 953%Oct 2315%Oct 2315%Feb 1934%Feb 1934%Sep 1534%Sep 1534%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 6.3d9.3d13.2d13.4d14.3d14.2d9.5d12.2d10.1d5.5d5.6d5.1d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Mazu experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year at Mazu. The month with the most rain at Mazu is June, with an average rainfall of 7.1 inches.

The month with the least rain at Mazu is December, with an average rainfall of 1.6 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall at Mazu

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 1.9″3.4″4.8″5.1″6.2″7.1″4.5″6.0″5.2″2.3″2.1″1.6″

The length of the day at Mazu varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 10 hours, 30 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 21, with 13 hours, 47 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight at Mazu

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 10.7h11.3h12.0h12.8h13.4h13.8h13.6h13.0h12.3h11.5h10.9h10.5h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:07 AM on June 9, and the latest sunrise is 1 hour, 42 minutes later at 6:49 AM on January 13. The earliest sunset is at 5:07 PM on November 30, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 49 minutes later at 6:56 PM on July 2.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed at Mazu during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight at Mazu

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight at MazuJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 95:07 AMJun 95:07 AM6:56 PMJul 26:56 PMJul 2Nov 305:07 PMNov 305:07 PM6:49 AMJan 136:49 AMJan 13daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth at Mazu

Solar Elevation and Azimuth at MazuJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM000010101010202020203030303040404040505050606070708000001010101020202020303030304040404050505060606070708040NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases at Mazu

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Mazu experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 6.3 months, from April 27 to November 4, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 25% of the time. The month with the most muggy days at Mazu is July, with 31.0 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days at Mazu is February, with 0.0 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels at Mazu

Humidity Comfort Levels at MazumuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Feb 40%Feb 40%100%Jul 29100%Jul 29Apr 2725%Apr 2725%Nov 425%Nov 425%NowNowmiserablemiserabledrydrymuggymuggyoppressiveoppressive
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.0d0.0d0.4d4.2d16.5d27.6d31.0d31.0d26.8d15.2d4.8d0.4d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Mazu experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.7 months, from September 14 to March 5, with average wind speeds of more than 12.6 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year at Mazu is December, with an average hourly wind speed of 15.3 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.3 months, from March 5 to September 14. The calmest month of the year at Mazu is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 9.9 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed at Mazu

Average Wind Speed at MazuwindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mph18 mph18 mph20 mph20 mphDec 415.6 mphDec 415.6 mphMay 109.7 mphMay 109.7 mphSep 1412.6 mphSep 1412.6 mphMar 512.6 mphMar 512.6 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 14.613.712.110.59.910.710.410.312.814.915.215.3

The predominant average hourly wind direction at Mazu varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the east for 1.6 months, from April 12 to June 1 and for 1.1 months, from August 22 to September 26, with a peak percentage of 52% on September 17. The wind is most often from the south for 2.7 months, from June 1 to August 22, with a peak percentage of 72% on July 4. The wind is most often from the north for 6.5 months, from September 26 to April 12, with a peak percentage of 80% on January 1.

Wind Direction at Mazu

Wind Direction at MazuNESENJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowsouthnortheast
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Mazu is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 3.9 months, from June 13 to October 10, with an average temperature above 76°F. The month of the year at Mazu with the warmest water is August, with an average temperature of 81°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 3.4 months, from December 21 to April 4, with an average temperature below 62°F. The month of the year at Mazu with the coolest water is February, with an average temperature of 57°F.

Average Water Temperature at Mazu

Average Water Temperature at MazuwarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°FAug 2581°FAug 2581°F57°FFeb 457°FFeb 4Jun 1376°FJun 1376°FOct 1076°FOct 1076°FDec 2162°FDec 2162°FApr 462°FApr 462°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 58°F57°F59°F64°F71°F77°F80°F81°F80°F75°F69°F63°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is at Mazu throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Mazu for general outdoor tourist activities is from late September to early November, with a peak score in the third week of October.

Tourism Score at Mazu

Tourism Score at Mazubest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.87.81.41.45.75.73.33.3NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Mazu for hot-weather activities is from early September to mid October, with a peak score in the last week of September.

Beach/Pool Score at Mazu

Beach/Pool Score at MazuJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.66.60.00.05.35.3NowNow cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures at Mazu are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at Mazu

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season at MazuJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 1100%Jul 2100%Jul 2NowNowvery coldcoldcoolwarmhotcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Growing Degree Days at Mazu

Growing Degree Days at MazuJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°F6,000°F6,000°FFeb 485°FFeb 485°FMay 14900°FMay 14900°FJun 211,800°FJun 211,800°FDec 316,178°FDec 316,178°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.0 months, from June 11 to September 10, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.3 kWh. The brightest month of the year at Mazu is July, with an average of 5.7 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 3.2 months, from November 9 to February 14, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.7 kWh. The darkest month of the year at Mazu is December, with an average of 3.2 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at Mazu

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy at MazubrightdarkdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhJul 95.8 kWhJul 95.8 kWhDec 243.2 kWhDec 243.2 kWhSep 105.3 kWhSep 105.3 kWhFeb 143.7 kWhFeb 143.7 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 3.33.84.45.15.35.45.75.45.24.63.63.2

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Mazu are 26.160 deg latitude, 119.958 deg longitude, and 285 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Mazu contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 538 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 35 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (925 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,773 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Mazu is covered by water (84%), within 10 miles by water (98%), and within 50 miles by water (71%) and trees (16%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Mazu, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

Mazu has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

In this case, the only station close and reliable enough to use as a fallback is Fuzhou Changle International Airport.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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