Taiwan, Taiwan
Pingtung
Pingtung is a city in Taiwan, Taiwan. It has a population of about 190,928 (2026). The climate is classified as tropical monsoon (Köppen Am), with .
Now23°C
Best timeJan–Feb · Dec
Population190,928
Local time22:42
22.67° N, 120.49° EElevation 32 mUTC+8 · Taiwan Standard Time
October: high / low28° / 22°
Rain this month75mm
Best timeJan–Feb · Dec
Best: Jan–Feb · Dec. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Pingtung at a glance
Sunrise · sunset05:58 · 17:2811 h 31 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 15:24Next holiday25 OctoberTaiwan Restoration and Guningtou Victory Memorial DayNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse
Best time to visitJan–Feb · Dec
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month31°C
Average high in July
Coolest month15°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthAugust
521 mm of rain
Driest monthJanuary
19 mm of rain
Monuments nearby10+
within 14 km
How Pingtung has grown
People living in the built-up area (45 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
-45%304k in 1975 → 168k in 2025Weather in Pingtung
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
23°C
Today hour by hourCloudy · wind 15 km/h · humidity 73%
Today22 Oct32°24°
Fri23 Oct29°24°5.2 mm
Sat24 Oct27°25°19.5 mm
Sun25 Oct31°23°
Mon26 Oct31°22°
Tue27 Oct31°23°0.5 mm
Wed28 Oct29°23°0.5 mm
Thu29 Oct30°23°0.5 mm
Fri30 Oct31°24°
Sat31 Oct31°23°1 mm
When to go to Pingtung
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 84 | 85 | 75 | 60 | 41 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 42 | 55 | 75 | 84 |
| High | 23° | 24° | 26° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 31° | 30° | 30° | 28° | 26° | 23° |
| Low | 15° | 16° | 18° | 22° | 24° | 25° | 25° | 25° | 24° | 22° | 20° | 16° |
| Rain (mm) | 19 | 28 | 43 | 74 | 206 | 436 | 450 | 521 | 332 | 75 | 32 | 20 |
| Wet days | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
What's on in Pingtung
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Monuments and museums in Pingtung
0.6 km
Zhong-Sheng-Gong MemorialBuilt 1929
0.5 km
General Sun Li-jen ResidenceBuilt 19372.8 km
Pingtung AirportBuilt 1994
0.4 km
Former Principal's Dormitory of Zhongzheng Elementary School, Pingtung City
0.6 km
Taiwan Retrocession Monument, Pingtung
1.8 km
Chonglan Xiao Family Ancestral TempleMuseum2.1 km
Pingtung 1936 Tobacco Culture BaseBuilt 2022
Museum11 km
Fo Guang Shan Buddha MuseumBuilt 2011More museums: 屏東縣鄉土藝術館 · 屏東美術館 · 屏東藝術館 · 楠仔樹腳聖經博物館
Outdoors around Pingtung
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
LiuDui Hakka Cultural ParkTheme parks
2.6 kmE-da World Theme ParkTheme parks
2.7 km青春嶺Viewpoints
3.2 kmOcean Fantasy MuseumAquariums
3.2 km觀音山球場Golf courses
3.4 km小草嶺Viewpoints
3.9 kmNature around Pingtung
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Taiwan seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Pingtung
Earthquakes around Pingtung
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Last 30 days4magnitude 2.5+ within 300 kmSince 1950315magnitude 5+ within 150 kmSignificant earthquakes on record103within 300 km
Strongest nearby since 1950
7.8Guanshan 7 km ↗1951 · 88 km
7.7Caoling 36 km ↗1999 · 132 km
7.5Fuli 38 km ↗1951 · 130 km
7.4Taitung 65 km ↘1978 · 114 km
Tropical storms · Pingtung
C4Typhoon Fung-Wong (2025)61 km · 72 km/hC2Typhoon Podul (2025)28 km · 137 km/hC2Typhoon Danas (2025)95 km · 165 km/hC4Typhoon Usagi (2024)88 km · 65 km/hC5Typhoon Kong-Rey (2024)96 km · 185 km/hC4Typhoon Krathon (2024)12 km · 83 km/hC4Typhoon Koinu (2023)81 km · 167 km/hC3Typhoon Haikui (2023)33 km · 157 km/hTSTropical Storm Atsani (2020)97 km · 93 km/hTSTropical Storm Bailu (2019)43 km · 111 km/hTSTropical Storm Gaemi (2018)31 km · 65 km/hTSTropical Storm Haitang (2017)37 km · 74 km/hC5Typhoon Meranti (2016)73 km · 232 km/hC5Typhoon Nepartak (2016)14 km · 176 km/hTSTropical Storm Fung-Wong (2014)83 km · 93 km/hC4Typhoon Tembin (2012)54 km · 185 km/hC5Typhoon Nanmadol (2011)14 km · 120 km/hC3Typhoon Fanapi (2010)52 km · 139 km/hC1Typhoon Pabuk (2007)64 km · 120 km/hTSTropical Storm Bopha (2006)62 km · 83 km/hC1Typhoon Kaemi (2006)52 km · 102 km/hC4Typhoon Nanmadol (2004)22 km · 83 km/hC1Typhoon Morakot (2003)38 km · 111 km/hC2Typhoon Lekima (2001)46 km · 120 km/hTSTropical Storm Trami (2001)45 km · 65 km/hC1Typhoon Kai-Tak (2000)94 km · 120 km/hTSTropical Storm Nichole (1998)69 km · 93 km/hC2Typhoon Gloria (1996)92 km · 148 km/hC3Typhoon Nat (1991)50 km · 167 km/hC1Typhoon Dot (1990)94 km · 120 km/hC2Typhoon Marian (1990)52 km · 83 km/hC1Typhoon Susan (1988)74 km · 130 km/hC3Typhoon Gerald (1987)54 km · 148 km/hTSTropical Storm Wynne (1984)87 km · 93 km/hC1Typhoon Dot (1982)84 km · 111 km/hC4Typhoon Andy (1982)52 km · 176 km/hC1Typhoon Ike (1981)79 km · 93 km/hC4Typhoon Percy (1980)96 km · 167 km/h
Universities and research institutes
National Pingtung University of Science and TechnologyUniversity or college · founded 1924
Meiho UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1966
Tajen UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1966
National Pingtung UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2014
Tzu Hui Institute of TechnologyResearch institute
Towns and villages around Pingtung
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Shuiyuandi1.3 kmJui-kuang-li1.3 kmHua-shan-li1.4 kmLiucuozhuang2.2 kmDingzhai2.3 kmAn-chen-li2.3 kmChonglan2.4 kmXiangyangjiao2.4 kmHsin-sheng2.4 kmGuilai2.6 kmKanding2.7 kmChangxing2.8 kmXibucuo2.9 kmGuangxing3 kmBeiji3.1 kmQianjin3.1 kmXinxing3.1 kmQingxi3.1 kmDingliuzilin3.1 kmHexing3.2 kmTouqianxi3.3 kmZhongxin3.4 kmXiangyang3.4 kmTantou3.4 kmTianzhong3.4 kmSanzuowu3.5 kmGongguan3.6 kmLaotantou3.8 kmDapengli3.9 kmSankuaicuo3.9 kmLunziwei4 kmLonghua4 kmHaifeng4.2 kmNiubu4.2 kmKung-kuan-li4.3 kmDazhou4.3 kmYucheng4.4 kmDanzuowu4.5 kmShangzhujia4.6 kmLinding4.6 kmXinzhuang4.6 kmYushui4.8 kmXiacuo4.8 kmXiazhujia4.9 kmLaotianwei5.1 kmXintian5.1 kmJingzi5.1 kmDahu5.2 kmYü-ch'üan-ts'un5.2 kmXialiao5.3 kmSheshangcun5.3 kmTianxin5.3 kmLunshang5.3 kmXialiu5.4 kmYandunjiao5.4 kmShangliao5.6 kmZhuanziyao5.6 kmZhuanliao5.7 kmTukucuo5.8 kmFenzi5.8 kmXinzhuang5.8 kmTe-ho-ts'un5.8 kmXiazhuang6 kmGuangxing6 kmZhuanziyaoliao6.1 kmCailiao6.1 kmZhenliao6.1 kmZhongzhuang6.1 kmDingxinzhuangzi6.2 kmTianliao6.3 kmYuquan6.3 kmCitongjiao6.3 kmShe-chung-ts'un6.5 kmGuogouzi6.6 kmXishizhuang6.6 kmWujiabu6.6 kmGuang’an6.6 kmKanziding6.7 kmXishiwei6.8 kmShekou6.8 km
Pingtung from above
Around Pingtung38 places to see, do and reach nearby
Wuluo RiverNature5.4 kmChengcing LakeNature14 kmGaoping RiverNature23 kmLotus PondNature20 kmQishan RiverNature18 kmAi RiverNature21 kmCijin IslandNature23 kmCijin BeachNature24 kmNorth Dawu MountainMountain28 kmMount TjavuvuMountain32 kmLunyuan ShanMountain35 kmChabu YanMountain31 kmBeiwu ShanMountain39 kmMaliuhe ShanMountain31 kmZhong-Sheng-Gong MemorialMonument0.6 kmGeneral Sun Li-jen ResidenceMonument0.5 kmPingtung AirportMonument2.8 kmFormer Principal's Dormitory of Zhongzheng Elementary School, Pingtung CityMonument0.3 kmTaiwan Retrocession Monument, PingtungMonument0.6 kmChonglan Xiao Family Ancestral TempleMonument1.8 kmPingtung Tobacco Redrying PlantMonument2.1 kmSanhe Tile KilnMonument6.3 kmPingtung 1936 Tobacco Culture BaseMuseum2.1 kmFo Guang Shan Buddha MuseumMuseum11 kmMuseum of Traditional TheaterMuseum15 kmPingtung Hakka Cultural MuseumMuseum6.9 kmTaiwan Pineapple MuseumMuseum7.1 kmStationStation0.3 kmStationStation2.6 kmStationStation2.5 kmPingtung · ferry portFerry port21 kmPingtung · ferry portFerry port21 kmKaohsiungPlace19 kmLigangPlace12 kmHaochacunPlace23 kmZhongzhuangPlace10 kmDaliaoPlace12 kmZhenxiliPlace16 km
Getting to Pingtung
Kaohsiung International AirportKHH
18 kmTainan International Airport / Tainan Air BaseTNN
42 kmTaitung AirportTTT
64 km屏東Railway station
0.3 km歸來Railway station
2.6 km六塊厝Railway station
2.5 km新光碼頭Ferry port
21 km前鎮輪渡站中洲輪渡站
21 kmPlaces near Pingtung
Places with a climate like Pingtung
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Pingtung?
Based on 30-year climate normals, January, February and December offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Pingtung.
What is the hottest month in Pingtung?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 31°C and lows of 25°C.
What is the coldest month in Pingtung?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 23°C and lows of 15°C.
What is the rainiest month in Pingtung?
August is the wettest month with about 521 mm of precipitation on 25 wet days.