Taipei

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Weather in Apr

🗓 Season: Warm spring

A comfortable in-between month: decent weather, thinner crowds, better prices.

🟡 Shoulder season

What to wear & pack 🎒

Expect warm, very rainy, humid conditions — days around 26°C, nights near 18°C, ~17 rainy days.

Best time to go

April is one of the best months to visit Taipei.

Best months: October, November, December, March, April — comfortable temps and lower rain outside the sweltering typhoon summer

Visas & entry 🛂

ℹ️ Entry rules for Taiwan

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• Philippines/Thailand/Brunei 14-day visa-free entry is a trial program, currently extended to 31 Jul 2027 — reconfirm before booking.

• Everyone must submit the online Taiwan Arrival Card (TWAC) before landing.

Bureau of Consular Affairs (visas) ↗ · Taiwan Arrival Card (required for ALL visitors) ↗

Guidance checked July 2026. Rules change — always confirm on the official government site before booking. Not legal advice.

Top places to visit

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Taipei 101 & Xinyi district

the icon plus the city’s glossiest food courts

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National Palace Museum

the world’s great Chinese-art collection

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Shilin or Raohe Night Market

pepper buns, stinky tofu, neon appetite

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Beitou hot springs

steaming public baths on the MRT line

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Elephant Mountain sunset

the postcard 101 photo after a 20-minute climb

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Adventures nearby 🥾

Hikes, mountains and outdoor days within reach — tap for details.

Yangmingshan — Qixing main peak

volcanic fumaroles and silvergrass on Taipei’s rooftop

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Teapot Mountain ridge

short scramble to the coast’s best gold-country panorama

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Pingxi Crags (Xiaozi/Cimu)

ladder-and-chain mini-summits above the sky-lantern valley

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Hidden gems 💎

Dihua Street

Qing-era apothecaries turned indie tea and fabric shops

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Treasure Hill Artist Village

hillside veterans’ settlement turned art warren

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Jinguashi & Jiufen early morning

gold-rush mountain lanes before the tour buses

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