Kaohsiung — time and weather
Kaohsiung is a city in Taiwan, in the Asia/Taipei time zone. This page shows the current local time in Kaohsiung and the current weather: temperature, precipitation and wind speed.
About the time in Kaohsiung
Local time in Kaohsiung is based on the Asia/Taipei time zone. Daylight saving time, where it applies in this region, is handled automatically. The current offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is shown next to the clock. The time on this page updates every second and is synced with your device clock.
About the country and city
Taiwan is an island state in East Asia off the coast of mainland China, separated by the Taiwan Strait. A mountainous island with dense forests and a tropical south, it is also home to one of the world's most advanced economies, producing a large share of global semiconductors (TSMC and others). Taiwan is known for its night markets, as the birthplace of bubble tea, for its democratic freedoms and for its complex political history with the PRC.
More about the country: Taiwan →What to see in Kaohsiung
Sights and historical places
- Lotus Pond Park is a string of temples and pavilions with photogenic Dragon and Tiger Pagodas, which visitors enter through one mouth and leave through the other.
- Qijin Island is a narrow beach peninsula opposite the city, with a lighthouse, seafood restaurants and old fishing lanes — reached by a short ferry.
- The Pier-2 Art Center is a complex of former port warehouses turned into galleries, studios, cafés and street-art spaces.
- Love River is the city's main waterfront — lit at night, with boat rides and waterside cafés.
Museums
- Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts (KMFA) is southern Taiwan's largest art gallery, set in an extensive sculpture park.
- Kaohsiung Museum of History, in the former city hall, traces the transformation of the town from a fishing village into the country's largest port.
- The Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum, with a giant gilded Buddha statue, is one of Asia's largest Buddhist complexes, about an hour from the city centre.
Where to spend time
- Liuhe Night Market is Kaohsiung's most famous — seafood, tropical fruit, shaved ice with papaya and streets full of aromas.
- The light-rail tram runs along the harbour and the Pier-2 area — an easy way to circle the waterfront with views of old cranes and containers.
- Cheng-Ching Lake Park, with its lake, pagodas and bridges, is the city's quiet «country retreat» for picnics and bike rides.
Local cuisine
Do not miss the fresh seafood of Qijin Island, papaya milk shaved ice and the local tuna noodles — Kaohsiung is famous for the seafood cooking of southern Taiwan.