Climate
The Tropic of Cancer roughly bisects the main island of Taiwan, which has a humid subtropical climate influenced by the East Asian Monsoon. The climate varies widely by season in the northern part and the mountain areas, but the south belongs to the tropical belt and is warm and humid all year. From May to June is rainy season, with almost daily showers. Typhoons are most likely to strike between July and October, with on average about four direct hits per year. In the northern part of the island, cloudiness is persistent and extensive during the year, while in the south 90% of the annual precipitation falls in the summertime. The annual rainfall is usually more than 2,500 mm (98.4 in), close to 5,000 mm (196.9 in) in some Eastern regions. Intensive rain from typhoons often leads to disastrous mudslides.
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