Taiwan, Taiwan
Yilan
Yilan is a town in Taiwan, Taiwan, close to the sea. It has a population of about 94,304 (2026). The climate is classified as humid subtropical (Köppen Cfa), with rain spread through the year and no real dry season.
Now24°C
Best timeMar–Apr · Oct
Population94,304
Local time22:49
24.76° N, 121.75° EElevation 15 mUTC+8 · Taiwan Standard Time
October: high / low25° / 22°
Rain this month561mm
Sea this month26°
Best timeMar–Apr · Oct
Best: Mar–Apr · Oct. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Yilan at a glance
Sunrise · sunset05:55 · 17:2111 h 27 min of daylightThe moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 15:18Next holiday25 OctoberTaiwan Restoration and Guningtou Victory Memorial DayNext eclipse21 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse
Best time to visitMar–Apr · Oct
The months with the highest weather score
Warmest month30°C
Average high in July
Coolest month14°C
Average low in January
Wettest monthJune
358 mm of rain
Driest monthMarch
191 mm of rain
Warmest sea28°C
August
Monuments nearby10+
within 2.9 km
How Yilan has grown
People living in the built-up area (19 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
-40%126k in 1975 → 76k in 2025Weather in Yilan
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
24°C
Today hour by hourRain · wind 11 km/h · humidity 93%
Today22 Oct25°23°11.9 mm
Fri23 Oct27°25°230.3 mm
Sat24 Oct29°26°30.1 mm
Sun25 Oct30°25°7.9 mm
Mon26 Oct30°26°12.3 mm
Tue27 Oct27°23°2.9 mm
Wed28 Oct24°22°6 mm
Thu29 Oct26°21°3.4 mm
Fri30 Oct28°22°
Sat31 Oct27°22°0.5 mm
When to go to Yilan
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 | 50 | 52 | 55 | 58 | 53 | 41 | 40 | 43 | 49 | 58 | 55 | 54 |
| High | 18° | 18° | 20° | 23° | 26° | 28° | 30° | 30° | 28° | 25° | 22° | 19° |
| Low | 14° | 14° | 16° | 19° | 22° | 25° | 26° | 26° | 24° | 22° | 19° | 16° |
| Rain (mm) | 226 | 250 | 191 | 197 | 301 | 358 | 247 | 324 | 564 | 561 | 450 | 267 |
| Wet days | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
| Sea | 22° | 22° | 23° | 24° | 26° | 27° | 28° | 28° | 28° | 26° | 25° | 23° |
What's on in Yilan
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Monuments and museums in Yilan
0.4 km
Memorial Hall of Founding of Yilan AdministrationBuilt 1900
0.4 km
Former Yilan PrisonBuilt 1898
0.3 km
Monument for Founding of Yilan CountyBuilt 1960
0.5 km
Baiguo Tree Red Brick HouseBuilt 1930
2.9 km
Water Collection Well of Yilan DistilleryBuilt 1938
0.1 km
Chiau-èng Temple
Museum0.3 km
Yilan Museum of ArtBuilt 2014
Museum0.2 km
Yilan Distillery Chia Chi Lan Liquor MuseumBuilt 1998More museums: 中興文化創意園區 服務中心 · 二結穀倉稻農文化館 · 兒美館 · Lize Puppet Art Colony · Nanfangao Cultural Center of Fishery · 台灣戲劇館 · Taiwan Dish Museum · 呂美麗精雕藝術館 · 大陳文物館 · 天送埤文物室 · 宜蘭人故事館 · Yilan County History Museum
Outdoors around Yilan
Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.
JT ClimbingClimbing
0.6 km羅東高爾夫練習場Golf courses
6.7 km礁溪高爾夫球場Golf courses
7.7 km源來如池Hot springs & thermal baths
8.2 km大福海邊觀景平台Viewpoints
8.4 kmBaron's hot-spring hotelHot springs & thermal baths
8.4 kmNature around Yilan
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Taiwan seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
The sky over Yilan
Earthquakes around Yilan
The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.
Last 30 days5magnitude 2.5+ within 300 kmSince 1950739magnitude 5+ within 150 kmSignificant earthquakes on record100within 300 km
Strongest nearby since 1950
7.7Caoling 36 km ↗1999 · 135 km
7.5Yonaguni 38 km ↙1966 · 109 km
7.5Fuli 38 km ↗1951 · 146 km
7.4Hualien City 16 km ↓2024 · 104 km
Tropical storms · Yilan
C4Typhoon Gaemi (2024)36 km · 167 km/hC5Typhoon Chanthu (2021)74 km · 194 km/hC2Typhoon Nesat (2017)18 km · 148 km/hC4Typhoon Megi (2016)75 km · 185 km/hC4Typhoon Dujuan (2015)91 km · 185 km/hTSTropical Storm Fung-Wong (2014)64 km · 93 km/hTSTropical Storm Kong-Rey (2013)84 km · 83 km/hC4Typhoon Soulik (2013)66 km · 148 km/hC2Typhoon Saola (2012)39 km · 83 km/hC5Typhoon Jangmi (2008)46 km · 139 km/hC4Typhoon Sinlaku (2008)8 km · 167 km/hC2Typhoon Kalmaegi (2008)26 km · 139 km/hC4Typhoon Krosa (2007)53 km · 213 km/hTSTropical Storm Bilis (2006)67 km · 83 km/hC5Typhoon Haitang (2005)63 km · 167 km/hC3Typhoon Nock-Ten (2004)72 km · 167 km/hTSTropical Storm Haima (2004)48 km · 65 km/hC4Typhoon Mindulle (2004)56 km · 83 km/hTSTropical Storm Vamco (2003)99 km · 65 km/hTSTropical Storm Nakri (2002)39 km · 65 km/hC3Typhoon Toraji (2001)86 km · 167 km/hC1Typhoon Kai-Tak (2000)33 km · 102 km/hC5Typhoon Zeb (1998)96 km · 148 km/hC1Typhoon Yanni (1998)71 km · 130 km/hC5Typhoon Herb (1996)56 km · 139 km/hC3Typhoon Gladys (1994)78 km · 157 km/hC5Typhoon Doug (1994)46 km · 232 km/hTSTropical Storm Polly (1992)73 km · 74 km/hC2Typhoon Ellie (1991)51 km · 93 km/hC2Typhoon Yancy (1990)56 km · 157 km/hC4Typhoon Sarah (1989)22 km · 111 km/hC1Typhoon Vernon (1987)16 km · 83 km/hC2Typhoon Abby (1986)86 km · 148 km/hC2Typhoon Wayne (1986)8 km · 93 km/hC1Typhoon Nancy (1986)94 km · 120 km/hC2Typhoon Nelson (1985)83 km · 148 km/hTSTropical Storm Freda (1984)46 km · 93 km/hC1Typhoon Alex (1984)78 km · 120 km/hTSTropical Storm Maury (1981)52 km · 74 km/hC1Typhoon June (1981)8 km · 130 km/h
Universities and research institutes
National Ilan UniversityUniversity or college · founded 1926
Fo Guang UniversityUniversity or college · founded 2000
Towns and villages around Yilan
Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.
Zhuangyi1.1 kmXindian1.3 kmSanjiao1.4 kmXiabaili1.6 kmXinzilao1.6 kmSanjie1.7 kmQijie1.7 kmQijiexiang1.8 kmYijie2 kmZhuangsan2 kmWujie2.1 kmZhuangqi2.1 kmBaili2.2 kmBaihedong2.2 kmShuangjie2.3 kmZhuangsi2.3 kmSijiuyi2.5 kmShangqijie2.5 kmPokou2.7 kmQizhang2.7 kmXincheng2.7 kmMeijian2.8 kmAlancheng2.8 kmDongcunli3 kmZhenping3.1 kmLuohan3.1 kmJietoufen3.2 kmWunuanbu3.2 kmShunhecun3.2 kmSijie3.3 kmLongtan3.3 kmZhenzimanli3.3 kmSijiu’er3.3 kmSijiusan3.5 kmYamuliao3.5 kmZhuangwu3.5 kmXiazhuang’er3.6 kmLianhou3.7 kmWujian3.7 kmHuihao3.7 kmSiyuanli3.8 kmJinbaoligu3.8 kmZhentoushan3.8 kmYongguang3.9 kmDasanjiu3.9 kmDimei3.9 kmZhongnanxing3.9 kmZhenliao4 kmGonglao4 kmBai’o4 kmYonghecun4.1 kmGongbu4.2 kmNeiyuanshan4.2 kmTuwei4.3 kmWunuan4.3 kmZhuang’er4.3 kmCizilun4.4 kmQiaotou4.4 kmSanjiu’er4.4 kmFuzhou4.4 kmChaiwei4.4 kmGuoxizi4.5 kmMalin4.5 kmDingnanxing4.7 kmHuishecun4.7 kmXuejincun4.7 kmXihecun4.7 kmJiujiecun4.7 kmErjiecun4.7 kmMeifu4.7 kmJiadonglin4.7 kmShengou4.8 kmQiedonglin4.8 kmHongye4.8 kmPaolun4.8 kmFenjihu4.9 kmQixianli4.9 kmGuting5 kmShisangu5 kmShibajia5.2 km
Yilan from above
Around Yilan37 places to see, do and reach nearby
Lanyang RiverNature9.6 kmYilan RiverNature8.3 kmDongshan RiverNature12 kmWufengqi WaterfallNature8.6 kmAnnong RiverNature6.8 kmShuanglian PondNature12 kmZhongxintouNature21 kmDuomen ShanMountain38 kmDongqiusi ShanMountain40 kmMawanglai ShanMountain29 kmFang ShanMountain34 kmTangsui ShanMountain38 kmTaiping MountainMountain37 kmMemorial Hall of Founding of Yilan AdministrationMonument0.4 kmFormer Yilan PrisonMonument0.4 kmMonument for Founding of Yilan CountyMonument0.3 kmBaiguo Tree Red Brick HouseMonument0.5 kmWater Collection Well of Yilan DistilleryMonument2.9 kmChiau-èng TempleMonumentunder 100 mMonument to Saigō KikujirōMonument0.8 kmYilan Lin Family Ancestral HallMonument0.2 kmYilan Museum of ArtMuseum0.3 kmYilan Distillery Chia Chi Lan Liquor MuseumMuseum0.2 kmYilan Literary MuseumMuseum0.4 kmTaiwan Theater MuseumMuseum1.2 kmBeneficial Microbes Museum and Tourism FactoryMuseum2.8 kmStationStation0.6 kmStationStation3.5 kmStationStation6.1 kmYilan · ferry portFerry port14 kmYilan · ferry portFerry port21 kmWulai DistrictPlace24 kmTaipeiPlace40 kmNew Taipei CityPlace45 kmFuxingPlace41 kmJiufenPlace40 kmKeelungPlace42 km
Getting to Yilan
Taipei Songshan International AirportTSA
40 kmTaiwan Taoyuan International AirportTPE
63 kmHualien Chiashan AirportHUN
83 km宜蘭Railway station
0.6 km四城Railway station
3.5 km二結Railway station
6.1 km冬山河舊河道電動小船乘船處Ferry port
14 km舊碼頭Ferry port
21 kmPlaces near Yilan
Places with a climate like Yilan
Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit Yilan?
Based on 30-year climate normals, March, April and October offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Yilan.
What is the hottest month in Yilan?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30°C and lows of 26°C.
What is the coldest month in Yilan?
January is the coldest month, with average highs of 18°C and lows of 14°C.
What is the rainiest month in Yilan?
June is the wettest month with about 358 mm of precipitation on 25 wet days.
How warm is the sea near Yilan?
The sea is warmest in August at about 28°C and coolest in January at about 22°C.