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Porlestone · Joined: 24 Aug 2005 Posts: 95 Location: Asia

I don't mean just one day out of the year, I mean what is the coolest it will get during the "winter", and when and for about how long does it linger in that temp range? This is for mainly Taipei or such urban areas but others are worth mentioning. Taipei is coolest around what, 15C?

A person shouldn't even bring a coat though, right?

markholmes · Joined: 21 Jun 2004 Posts: 661 Location: Wengehua

It can get pretty chilly in Taipei, but not so in the south of Taiwan.

If you intend to ride a scooter in the winter you will need a coat, but they sell them in Taiwan too so I wouldn't bother bringing one with you.

The other difference is most apartments don't have central heating or sufficient heating, so the average inside temperature of an apartment in Taipei in the winter is probably lower than your average snow covered log cabin in Alberta, lower obviously the outisde temperature is higher.

TaoyuanSteve · Joined: 05 Feb 2003 Posts: 1028 Location: Taoyuan

Pop Fly · Joined: 15 Feb 2003 Posts: 429

I am pretty chilly inside my place today. But I've opened up my front and back doors and its warming up. Go figure.

izzyismydog · Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2005 11:48 am Post subject: it's soooo cold...

It was 17 here (in the south) yesterday, inside, and we were freezing. I mean, even my cheap mother (coincidentally we live in northern Alberta) keeps it upto 19 in the house, which is IMHO already too cold. Two degrees colder and you are feeling like a popsicle. Last winter it got even colder here, but this is still early in the south for winter weather. Last year it was cold for most of Jan and Feb, a little before and after, but this year the cold snaps started a few weeks ago already. It probably won't really warm up till March or later in the north.

After a few days of cold, it usually seems colder inside than out since the buildings are built like cement ice boxes lined with cold tile which just keeps it all in. And driving a scooter can be miserably cold.

I bought a thick, bulky hoodie I could fit a sweater under as well as really thick sweat pants to wear around the house and sleep in. You can buy the stuff here though for pretty cheap, especially if you aren't too fashion conscious or too big.

I think the north is absolutely miserable, because besides being colder, it seems to be cloudy and even rainy all the time. At least here we have SUN!

If I had it all to do over, I would have brought my thin but warm ski jacket from home as it would have been easier than doing all the layering I do here to keep the warmth up.