Rain Rain go Away!

Today seeing as it is pouring outside, I'll take a little time to explain what the weather is like out here. Depending on the time of year you'll arrive, you will experience different weather. For example, If you come to Taiwan from April all the way to September, it will be extremely hot. Sometimes the temperature has hit 39 degrees with 99% humidity. You will need to wear light clothes, and drink lots of water, try staying out of direct sunlight too. I tend to move from one air conditioning unit to the next. The summer also brings rain and the start of the typhoon season. I feel in Taipei, there are only two seasons. Hot and wet/cold. After September the temperature will start to slowly drop, and it will start to rain more. When the winter finally comes, you will feel the cold more then you would think. Sure the average temperature rarely drops below 12 degrees, but you will not get the warm feeling you would get on returning home. This coming from the fact most homes have no central heating for the winter, single pane windows and tiled floors.  All these are ideal for the scorching temperatures of the summer, but leaves you freezing in the winter. My advice would be to buy a small portable heater you can plug in to warm you up. Also to not just bring shorts and t-shirts when you come, bring a couple of jumpers and trousers too. Now this advice only reflects Taipei weather, if you were to visit the south things might be a little different. I know in summer the temperatures in the south are normally a little higher, also when typhoons hit they normally make landfall in the south first. i hope this information helps you a little, if you have any questions leave a comment and i'll get back to you.