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Best for Hikers and night-market crawlersThe most stable weather of the year, warm days and cool evenings, and the season the mountain routes are actually enjoyable. Taroko Gorge and Alishan are the reason to come.
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A small island with very big vertical range, wrapped in a rail network that makes it easy. Night markets at sea level, three-thousand-metre peaks two hours inland.
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Autumn is the clear winner: stable weather, comfortable temperatures and the mountains open. Summer is hot, humid and the season storms arrive in.
The most stable weather of the year, warm days and cool evenings, and the season the mountain routes are actually enjoyable. Taroko Gorge and Alishan are the reason to come.
Warmer and greener, with cherry blossom in the highlands and the tea terraces coming back to life. It rains more than autumn, but the crowds are thinner.
Above thirty degrees and humid, and the months typhoons are most likely, mostly hitting the east. It is also when the southern beaches and the east-coast surf are at their best.
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4 chances to get out of the country before the year ends.
Mid-Autumn and Confucius' Birthday
Sep 25 – 28, 2026
Mid-Autumn Festival (Fri 25 Sep) and Confucius' Birthday / Teachers' Day (Mon 28 Sep)
↗ A Friday and a Monday holiday around one weekend. Four days, zero leave. 3 days offNational Day (Double Ten)
Oct 9 – 11, 2026
National Day (Sat 10 Oct), observed Fri 9 Oct
↗ Central Taipei will be closed off and packed. Good time to be elsewhere. 3 days offRetrocession Day weekend
Oct 24 – 26, 2026
Retrocession Day (Sun 25 Oct), observed Mon 26 Oct
↗ Second long weekend in a month. Autumn is the best travel weather of the year. 3 days offConstitution Day weekend
Dec 25 – 27, 2026
Constitution Day (Fri 25 Dec)
↗ Close the year somewhere warm, or somewhere with snow. Both are close.Full calendar
Public holidays, plus the festivals worth planning around.
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