I am thinking about escaping from Taipei for the winter months to somewhere in Taiwan where the weather is more pleasant. Have decided against Kaohsiung because of the pollution and am now considering Taitung. In this context I got a few questions:
Is the climate in Taitung such that it is pleasant to live there in winter without a heater? Or is just a little better than Taipei, but not really great either?
I would really prefer to live in a short-term rental apartment, but AirBnB basically does not have any apartments there unfortunately. Are there any other sources of short-term apartments in Taitung or does this market just not exist there?
Taitung in the winter is not as cold as the north, but still pretty wet and miserable. Of course, I’ve lived here for 30 years, so take that as your ground.
It’s currently 18 in Taipei, 22 here.
I found winter in Nantou county was very mild. I skipped a few weeks over CNY but apart from that I could count on one hand the days I needed a jumper or blanket; most of the winter I was in t-shirt and shorts. Funny having people come up to visit from Taizhong arriving in heavy winter jackets.
Side note trivia since mentioning long stay, I met a guy (Aussie I think) in Taitung once that said he had overstayed his visa 15 years and that was over 5 years ago.
Taitung is awesome in winter. Unless you hate cold and wind im canadian, and living half my.life in western taiwan has made me a huge fan of taitung. Way way better than the west or north.
If there arent any mosquitos where you are in taiwan, and youre not duirectly on the beach or high elevation, there is a poisonous reason you dont see mosquitos…not a great alternative to be honest.