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Things to do in Taipei in June 2027
By TripSapien Research · Updated June 3, 2026
Use this Taipei guide to choose June sights, neighborhoods, and seasonal highlights worth putting on your shortlist. June in Taipei averages 32°C / 90°F highs, 25°C / 78°F nights, and about 14 rainy days. Good starting points are Bao'an Temple, National Palace Museum, and Longshan Temple. Check the dated events and public holidays below, then validate your shortlist against your exact trip dates.
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Taipei in June 2027
Weather
TempTemperature
90°F / 78°F
32.3°C / 25.3°C
RainPrecipitation
14d
14in · 355mm
LightDaylight
13.5h
June is very wet and humid, with plum-rain downpours; protect Jiufen and Pingxi day trips with flexible timing.
Public holidays & long weekends
Banks and government offices close; museums, restaurants and shops may have limited hours.
- Jun 9Dragon Boat Festival
Planning checklist
- 1Use the Taipei weather, seasonal timing, and top sights as the spine before assigning fixed sightseeing days.
- 2Hold flexible plans around the 1 public holiday in Taiwan; museums, markets, and government-run sights can switch hours.
- 3Group each Taipei day by nearby neighborhoods, then validate saved places against your dates before exporting the checked route to Google Maps.
About Taipei
City overview
Taipei sits in a mountain-ringed basin where the Tamsui and Keelung rivers, MRT lines, and surrounding hot-spring hills shape daily travel. Xinyi, Wanhua, Daan, Shilin, Beitou, and Wenshan each give a different version of the city: tower skyline, old temples, student food streets, museums, baths, and tea mountains.
Food & drink
Taipei is built for grazing: beef noodle soup, oyster omelet, oyster vermicelli, fried chicken fillet, stinky tofu, xiaolongbao, and aiyu jelly all belong on a first trip. Shilin, Ningxia, and Raohe night markets cover snacks, Yongkang Street is a beef-noodle and shaved-ice anchor, Din Tai Fung began on Xinyi Road, and prices stay lower than Tokyo, Seoul, or Hong Kong unless you choose hotel dining or Michelin tasting rooms.
Top sights
Ranked for June suitability using weather, setting, ratings, and review volume.
- 1Bao'an Temple
- 2National Palace Museum
- 3Longshan Temple
- 4Beitou Hot Springs
- 5Taipei 101
- 6Elephant Mountain (Xiangshan)
- 7Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
- 8National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine
- 9Maokong Gondola & Taipei Zoo
- 10Shilin, Ningxia & Raohe night markets
1Bao'an Temple
4.7★ · 4,560indoorOpen dailyDalongdong Bao'an Temple sits north of the old core and is often paired with the Confucius Temple. Its restored woodwork and festival calendar make it less rushed than Longshan.
2National Palace Museum
4.6★ · 60,955indoorClosed MonThe Shilin museum holds imperial Chinese collections spanning roughly 5,000 years, with only a small share displayed at one time. It is the city's highest-value indoor stop on rainy days.
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3Longshan Temple
4.5★ · 48,972indoorOpen dailyWanhua's Longshan Temple is the best first stop for old Taipei temple life, incense, carved roof detail, and the surrounding herb and night-market lanes. Combine it with Ximending on the same MRT line.
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- 4Beitou Hot Springs
- 5Taipei 101
- 6Elephant Mountain (Xiangshan)
- 7Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
- 8National Revolutionary Martyrs' Shrine
- 9Maokong Gondola & Taipei Zoo
- 10Shilin, Ningxia & Raohe night markets
Neighborhoods
1Xinyi
Xinyi is the skyline district: Taipei 101, department stores, city hall, clubs, and Elephant Mountain access. It is clean, vertical, and pricier than the older west side.
2Wanhua & Ximending
Wanhua is Taipei's old core around Longshan Temple, while Ximending adds youth fashion, cinemas, street snacks, and pedestrian neon. The contrast is the point: temple incense and pop retail sit minutes apart.
3Zhongzheng
Zhongzheng is the political and academic centre, with Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, government buildings, Taipei Main Station, and access to Gongguan and National Taiwan University areas.
4Daan, Yongkang & Shida
Daan is the food-and-cafe base for many visitors, with Yongkang Street, Shida student lanes, Daan Forest Park, and small tea houses. It is central without Xinyi's mall feel.
5Shilin & Tianmu
Shilin puts the National Palace Museum, Shilin Night Market, and riverside access on the northern map. Tianmu adds international schools, quieter residential streets, and easy taxi hops toward Yangmingshan.
6Beitou & Wenshan
Beitou is Taipei's hot-spring edge, while Wenshan is the tea-and-zoo side with Maokong Gondola. Both are MRT-reachable half-day districts rather than quick downtown detours.
Day trips
22km / about 40m by MRT Red Line from Taipei Main Station
Tamsui
Tamsui gives Taipei a river-mouth promenade, Fort San Domingo, sunset snacks, and ferry options. It is the easiest half-day that still feels outside the city.
35km / about 1h by train to Ruifang, then bus or taxi
Jiufen
Jiufen climbs a hillside of teahouses, stair lanes, and old gold-mining views toward the northeast coast. Go weekday or early because the main steps choke with day-tour traffic.
40km / about 75-90m by train via Ruifang to the Pingxi Line
Pingxi
Pingxi and Shifen are the sky-lantern and waterfall day trip on the old branch railway. Around the Lantern Festival, crowd control changes the whole transport plan.
Getting around
Taipei MRT trains run roughly 06:00-midnight, with EasyCard fares usually NT20-65 and a 20% discount on many rides; the same card works on buses, YouBike, and convenience-store payments. Taoyuan Airport MRT Express reaches Taipei Main Station in about 38 minutes for around NT150-160, while Maokong Gondola and river/MRT combinations handle the mountain and Tamsui edges.
Check this shortlist against your dates
TripSapien starts with the sights on this page or places you paste, then checks hours, closures, booking pressure, and neighborhoods for your exact June dates.
Common questions about Taipei in June
- Will the places on my list be open when I'm in Taipei in June?
- TripSapien checks each place against the exact dates you're in Taipei and flags closures before the trip.
- How do I plan Taipei days without crossing the city twice?
- TripSapien groups your places by neighborhood so each day stays in one or two areas instead of zig-zagging. It also flags places that sell out, so timed tickets and reservations don't fall through.
- Best rainy-day things to do in Taipei in June
June averages 14 rainy days in Taipei, so keep these indoor stops as realistic backups.
- Bao'an Temple — Dalongdong Bao'an Temple sits north of the old core and is often paired with the Confucius Temple. Its restored woodwork and festival calendar make it less rushed than Longshan.
- National Palace Museum — The Shilin museum holds imperial Chinese collections spanning roughly 5,000 years, with only a small share displayed at one time. It is the city's highest-value indoor stop on rainy days.
- Longshan Temple — Wanhua's Longshan Temple is the best first stop for old Taipei temple life, incense, carved roof detail, and the surrounding herb and night-market lanes. Combine it with Ximending on the same MRT line.
- Beitou Hot Springs — Beitou turns the northern MRT line into a hot-spring district with public baths, hotels, the Hot Spring Museum, and steaming Thermal Valley. Winter and rainy days make it feel especially useful.
- What to pack for Taipei in June
Pack for June's weather, not a generic Taipei checklist.
- Light, breathable daytime clothes for average highs around 32°C / 90°F.
- Breathable evening clothes because nights stay near 25°C / 78°F.
- Compact rain gear and shoes that handle wet pavement across about 14 rainy days.
- How many days do you need in Taipei
- 4 days covers the main Taipei highlights at a realistic pace. Add 3 extra days if you want the listed day trips.
- Is Taipei worth visiting in June
- Yes. June in Taipei averages 32°C / 90°F highs, 25°C / 78°F nights, and about 14 rainy days.