Capital as recorded by GeoNames; status contested
Taipei
Photo: Heeheemalu · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Local time
- Asia/Taipei
- Country
- Taiwan
- Population
- 7,871,900
- Elevation
- 5 m
- Airports
- TSA
- 3.1 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 6,580 km
- 8 hrs 30 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Taipei, month by month
- Jan17°
- Feb18°
- Mar20°
- Apr24°
- May27°
- Jun29°
- Jul30°
- Aug30°
- Sept28°
- Oct25°
- Nov22°
- Dec18°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Good for going, on these averages: February to April and October to December.
Mean highs run from 17°C in January to 30°C in July, with about 1,915 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for TaipeiModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Taipei
Other airports within 150 km
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBTaipei
6,580 km
8 hrs 30 mins · Estimate
From AUHTaipei
6,680 km
8 hrs 35 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Asia/Taipei
- Country
- Taiwan
- Currency
- New Taiwan Dollar TWDToday's indicative rate: TWD 10 ≈ USD 0.308Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type A and B110 V · 60 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 110general emergency112general emergency119general emergencyAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +886 · On the right
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Places near Taipei
Guides
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Plan a trip to Taipei
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