Taipei from Chicago
11,980 km, about 15h 32m in the air. Every month scored for the weather at Taipei and for the holidays that crowd it out at both ends.
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Public holidays at Chicago move this destination's year too little to make it a different answer, so the Taipei page is the one of record. This one is kept for the distance and the flight it implies.
No fare history on ORD–TPE yet, so this ranking is climate and crowds only. The price column fills in as the scanner collects.
Month by month from Chicago
| Month | Max °C | Rain days | Crowds | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18° | 9d | 80 | sweet spot | 18C max, 9 rainy days |
| Feb | 19° | 10d | 100 | sweet spot | 19C max, 10 rainy days |
| Mar | 21° | 10d | 85 | sweet spot | 21C max, 10 rainy days |
| Apr | 25° | 13d | 85 | sweet spot | 25C max, 13 rainy days |
| May | 28° | 14d | 85 | sweet spot | 28C max, 14 rainy days |
| Jun | 30° | 15d | 65 | avoid | typhoon (moderate) |
| Jul | 32° | 13d | 65 | avoid | typhoon (moderate) |
| Aug | 32° | 15d | 65 | avoid | monsoon: 15 rainy days, 181mm |
| Sep | 30° | 12d | 85 | avoid | typhoon (moderate) |
| Oct | 27° | 10d | 65 | sweet spot busy | shoulder season |
| Nov | 24° | 9d | 65 | okbusy | shoulder season |
| Dec | 20° | 12d | 80 | ok | 20C max, 12 rainy days |
Crowds is a score out of 100 where higher is quieter. It counts public-holiday clusters in US as well as at Taipei, which is why this table differs from the same one read from another country. A busy month is a crowded one, not a bad one — usually it is crowded because the weather is good. Crowds alone never make a month “avoid”: that is reserved for weather worth skipping.
The year in Taipei
Taipei experiences high humidity levels throughout the year, which can affect comfort levels for visitors. Weather patterns indicate a moderate risk of typhoons during summer months.
| Busiest |
early Jun to late Aug — Summer months attract a high number of tourists due to school vacations.
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|---|---|
| Quieter, still good |
early Mar to late May — Springtime offers pleasant weather and blooming flowers, making it a good time to visit.
early Sep to late Nov — Autumn provides comfortable temperatures and less humidity, which is ideal for outdoor activities.
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| Wet or stormy |
early Jun to late Sep — typhoon, moderate
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| Watch out for | high humidity; typhoons |
This section was written by a language model from the climate figures above, and nobody has checked it. The month-by-month table is measured — ten years of ERA5 readings and published holiday calendars — and where the two disagree, the table is the one to believe. The busiest and quieter periods here also count toward the crowd score, which is 20% of the ranking.
The rest of the trip
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