# The Taiwan Weather Thread 2022 **URL:** \ **Category:** Living in Taiwan\ **Tags:** weather, 2022\ **Created:** [January 1, 2022, 2:39am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2022/215298 "2022-01-01T02:39:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Membrillo](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/membrillo/32/139669_2.png) [@Membrillo](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Membrillo)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2022, 2:57pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2022/215298/101 "2022-02-14T14:57:02Z")
> [@lostinasia](#): > > I’m waiting for two days of dry weather to get out on my bicycle again, after spraining my knee a few months ago, because I want the roads to be totally dry. I’ve been waiting a month now! > > Sigh, I was hoping to be back up in the hills for the cherry blossom season, but that’s looking less and less likely by the day. > [@PeiHua-Connie](#): > > Come south No need to go too far away. I wanted to ride on Saturday morning because the weather was going to be ok. But it was raining in Hongshulin when I woke up at 6am. Later, I went to the market in Zhuwei and it was completely dry, while in Hongshulin was still raining. ---
**Author:** ![lostinasia](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/lostinasia/32/60703_2.png) [@lostinasia](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/lostinasia)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 2:11pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2022/215298/102 "2022-02-15T14:11:24Z")
“Hey, today wasn’t bad - let’s see what’s coming next … oh FFS!!!” ![Screen Shot 2022-02-15 at 10.08.48 PM](https://forumosauploads-12829.kxcdn.com/original/3X/e/2/e2b542f00a0432c9b52f7709cb760a1103b81607.png) ![Screen Shot 2022-02-15 at 10.08.48 PM copy](https://forumosauploads-12829.kxcdn.com/original/3X/3/f/3f2e33b1c223f39e422ae9c9171bf8f22ad27fe2.png) ---
**Author:** ![afterspivak](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@afterspivak](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/afterspivak)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2022/215298/103 "2022-02-15T14:12:18Z")
That does look . . . relentless. Guy ---
**Author:** ![Incubus](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@Incubus](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Incubus)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2022/215298/104 "2022-02-15T14:31:31Z")
> [@lostinasia](#): > > “Hey, today wasn’t bad - let’s see what’s coming next … oh FFS!!!” The brief sunshine this afternoon fooled me. I took my bike out and went for a ride. No more than an hour into it, I began to feel light raindrops tapping my jacket. Within 10 minutes they were pelting. Got home drenched. One upside: I wiped down my bike and it looks like new now. ---
**Author:** ![Dravanvaru](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/dravanvaru/32/272254_2.png) [@Dravanvaru](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Dravanvaru)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 6:42pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2022/215298/105 "2022-02-15T18:42:05Z")
Déjà vu… > [@lostinasia](#): > > Ugh. > [@afterspivak](#): > > That chart looks . . . relentless. > [@lostinasia](#): > > oh FFS!!! > [@afterspivak](#): > > That does look . . . relentless. ♾ :runaway: 🌧 ---
**Author:** ![PeiHua-Connie](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/a4c791/32.png) [@PeiHua-Connie](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/PeiHua-Connie)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 9:08am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2022/215298/106 "2022-02-17T09:08:58Z")
> [@PeiHua-Connie](#): > > > [@lostinasia](#): > > > > Ok so it is bad this year. Average February, Taipei has 78 hours of sunshine; so far this February we’ve had under four. > > > > [https://twitter.com/foreignersinTW/status/1492819789542486021](https://twitter.com/foreignersinTW/status/1492819789542486021) > > > > [https://twitter.com/foreignersinTW/status/1492821803538202625](https://twitter.com/foreignersinTW/status/1492821803538202625) > > ![cafe](https://forumosauploads-12829.kxcdn.com/original/3X/a/2/a2b549bf1d97f845c7f2a5265daaa29157a6fc50.jpeg) > > Come south, four hours of sunshine most days before lunch time. (Photo from the New Years holiday) Not as much sun today or this week, maybe Friday I hope. ---
**Author:** ![lostinasia](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/lostinasia/32/60703_2.png) [@lostinasia](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/lostinasia)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 9:16am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2022/215298/107 "2022-02-17T09:16:32Z")
> [@PeiHua-Connie](#): > > Not as much sun today or this week, maybe Friday I hope. Friday what month? Below is the current forecast for Danshui. If you look in Taipei itself, [windy.com](http://windy.com) has a brief pause in the rain, I think on Friday. Huh, that’s actually kind of cold too - what’s going on Sunday afternoon?! - but the constant darkness bothers me far more than the temperatures. ![Screen Shot 2022-02-17 at 5.11.03 PM 1](https://forumosauploads-12829.kxcdn.com/original/3X/8/b/8b7a5e69aca6a853e2e7678aadf899187ca3aee7.png) ![Screen Shot 2022-02-17 at 5.11.03 PM 2](https://forumosauploads-12829.kxcdn.com/original/3X/f/8/f88aa66646792d867195614288778b30bd905bdd.png) ---
**Author:** ![PeiHua-Connie](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/a4c791/32.png) [@PeiHua-Connie](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/PeiHua-Connie)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 9:17am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2022/215298/108 "2022-02-17T09:17:51Z")
> [@lostinasia](#): > > > [@PeiHua-Connie](#): > > > > Not as much sun today or this week, maybe Friday I hope. > > Friday what month? > > Below is the current forecast for Danshui. If you look in Taipei itself, [windy.com](http://windy.com) has a brief pause in the rain, I think on Friday. > > Huh, that’s actually kind of cold too - what’s going on Sunday afternoon?! - but the constant darkness bothers me far more than the temperatures. > > ![Screen Shot 2022-02-17 at 5.11.03 PM 1](https://forumosauploads-12829.kxcdn.com/original/3X/8/b/8b7a5e69aca6a853e2e7678aadf899187ca3aee7.png) > ![Screen Shot 2022-02-17 at 5.11.03 PM 2](https://forumosauploads-12829.kxcdn.com/original/3X/f/8/f88aa66646792d867195614288778b30bd905bdd.png) Friday in South haha, the sun likes to hide in the north. ---
**Author:** ![lostinasia](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/lostinasia/32/60703_2.png) [@lostinasia](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/lostinasia)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 10:03am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2022/215298/109 "2022-02-17T10:03:21Z")
I shouldn’t do this to myself … I can’t find any monthly-so-far [data](https://www.cwb.gov.tw/V8/E/C/Statistics/monthlydata.html) for Feb. 2022. But, comparing Januaries for Taipei: - 2022: precipitation 122mm, 13 days of rain, **47.1 hours of sunshine**. - 2021: precipitation 41mm, 10 days of rain, 124.5 hours of sunshine. - 2020: precipitation 38.6mm, 10 days of rain, 113 hours of sunshine. - 2019: precipitation 45mm, 10 days of rain, 78 hours of sunshine. - 2018: precipitation 256mm (!), 13 days of rain, 79 hours of sunshine. - 2017: precipitation 22mm, 11 days of rain, 79.2 hours of sunshine. - 2016: precipitation 256mm, 20 days of rain (!), **27 hours of sunshine** - OK, I’ll stop there, since for January at least that’s significantly worse. But February’s the month that’s felt really bad so far. I think because of vacation - I’ve had time to go outside, I’ve been eager to go outside, but ugh. ---
**Author:** ![Membrillo](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/membrillo/32/139669_2.png) [@Membrillo](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Membrillo)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 11:23am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2022/215298/110 "2022-02-17T11:23:18Z")
> [@lostinasia](#): > > I can’t find any monthly-so-far [data](https://www.cwb.gov.tw/V8/E/C/Statistics/monthlydata.html) for Feb. 2022 There you go: [Daily precipitation](https://www.cwb.gov.tw/V8/E/D/DailyPrecipitation.html) ---
**Author:** ![tempogain](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/tempogain/32/264650_2.png) [@tempogain](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tempogain)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 11:29am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2022/215298/111 "2022-02-17T11:29:07Z")
Wow So, wet, but not unprecedented at all ---
**Author:** ![Membrillo](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/membrillo/32/139669_2.png) [@Membrillo](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Membrillo)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 11:29am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2022/215298/112 "2022-02-17T11:29:39Z")
January 2016 was the year that snowed in Yangmingshan. ---
**Author:** ![lostinasia](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/lostinasia/32/60703_2.png) [@lostinasia](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/lostinasia)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 11:50am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2022/215298/113 "2022-02-17T11:50:15Z")
> [@tempogain](#): > > So, wet, but not unprecedented at all The numbers I’ll be curious to see are hours of sunshine, and days with rain. It’s more the absence of sunshine and dry days that are driving me nuts. ---
**Author:** ![Membrillo](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/membrillo/32/139669_2.png) [@Membrillo](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Membrillo)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 12:35pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2022/215298/114 "2022-02-17T12:35:14Z")
It could be worse. You could live in Keelung. ---
**Author:** ![vibekiller](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/vibekiller/32/273185_2.png) [@vibekiller](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/vibekiller)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 1:21pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2022/215298/115 "2022-02-17T13:21:12Z")
That’s my to-go schadenfreude motto now whenever I see a gloomy day and I start losing motivation and energy. Also, when we have too many rainy days in a row, I just ignore it and go cycling anyway to feel like it is a “normal day”. ---
**Author:** ![Membrillo](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/membrillo/32/139669_2.png) [@Membrillo](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Membrillo)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 1:59pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2022/215298/116 "2022-02-17T13:59:16Z")
I’ve managed to ride 4 days in February after month and a half off the bike and injured. Some wet roads, but not real rain. ---
**Author:** ![nz](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/a9adbd/32.png) [@nz](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/nz)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 2:07pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2022/215298/117 "2022-02-17T14:07:48Z")
My entire apartment is wet. Running the heater to dry things out makes it too hot. Running the A/C will make it too cold. I am legitimately considering running both so that I can have not damp bedding. I blame the dew point now. Plenty of cold, dry, properly winter places have high humidity levels and low dew points and you end up needing to run a humidifier if you don’t want all the moisture sucked from your body. I went out this evening and wanted to both zipper my heavy winter coat and run around to warm my body up while also regretting the decision to have such a giant bulky heat-trapper on my body at all because I was so clammy. Also, why in Satan’s name does Taiwan not believe in insulating buildings?! ---
**Author:** ![Membrillo](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/membrillo/32/139669_2.png) [@Membrillo](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Membrillo)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 2:13pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2022/215298/118 "2022-02-17T14:13:30Z")
> [@nz](#): > > Also, why in Satan’s name does Taiwan not believe in insulating buildings?! Because it will cut their profits. And because if there is a law, nobody knows about it. ---
**Author:** ![afterspivak](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ccd318/32.png) [@afterspivak](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/afterspivak)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 2:23pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2022/215298/119 "2022-02-17T14:23:33Z")
> [@nz](#): > > Running the heater to dry things out makes it too hot. Running the A/C will make it too cold. How about running a dehumidifier? Guy ---
**Author:** ![nz](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/a9adbd/32.png) [@nz](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/nz)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 10:12pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2022/215298/120 "2022-02-17T22:12:49Z")
My dehumidifier makes the room even colder than the AC. I’ve considered getting a stand-alone unit, as those tend to just send out air, but those take up floor space [Previous page](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2022/215298.md?page=5) [Next page](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-taiwan-weather-thread-2022/215298.md?page=7)