How the score works
One number out of 100, blended from the four factors below: comfort, crowds, prices and weather. Higher means go now. Lower means queues, rain and paying more for the privilege.
Factor breakdown
Crowds
How many other people had the same clever idea. Built from researched monthly visitor patterns, then pushed harder for public holidays, school breaks and big events.
Weather
The weather that cancels plans rather than just dampens them. Built from monthly climate baselines plus researched storm, typhoon, smoke and snow periods.
Prices
How much the dates themselves cost you. Built from researched monthly demand, with the same holiday and event surges that drive the crowds, because airlines can read a calendar too.
Comfort
Whether you will enjoy being outside or merely endure it. Built from average highs and lows, humidity and rain risk.
Climate in May
- Avg low
- 22°C
- Avg high
- 30°C
- Rain risk
- moderate
- Humidity
- humid
Better dates
May 1 - 3
3 day window
Taichung Mazu International Festival overlaps this window, with more comfortable conditions and better weather.
May 1 - 7
7 day window
Taichung Mazu International Festival overlaps this window, with more comfortable conditions and better weather.
What shapes May 2026
Plum-Rain Season
May 10-31
Weather pattern
Taichung Mazu International Festival
May 1-16
Festival
Plum-Rain Season
May 10-31
Weather pattern
Plum-Rain Season
May 10-31
Weather pattern
Dragon Boat Festival Holiday
May 28
Public holiday
Plum-Rain Season
May 10-31
Weather pattern
Months have moods.Now you know this one's.
