臺東市位於[[臺灣]]東南隅，是一座背山面海地形狹長的城市，公所所在經緯度為東經121.10度，北緯22.45度。西起[[中央山脈]]山麓等高線與[[卑南鄉]]為鄰，西南鄰知本溪與[[太麻里鄉]]相望，北鄰[[海岸山脈]]以黑髮溪與卑南鄉為界，東臨[[太平洋]]，全市地處[[海岸山脈]]南端，[[中央山脈]]東側，南北長19.8公里，主要溪流由北到南有－[[卑南溪]]、[[太平溪]]、[[利嘉溪]]、[[知本溪]]，依次流入太平洋，而形成沖積扇平原的臺東市地形，最高點為標高75公尺的[[鯉魚山 (臺東縣)|鯉魚山]]，可以俯瞰全臺東市景。臺東市位在[[臺東平原]]上，為[[卑南溪]]所沖積而成。在冬季的南下的東北季風受到中央山脈和海岸山脈阻隔，臺東市又位於臺灣東南海岸，氣溫受溫暖的海洋氣流調節，使冬季仍保持暖和，所以臺東市屬[[熱帶季風氣候]]。
|single_line= Yes
|metric_first = Yes
|location= 臺東
|data_range= 1981年至2010年
|Jan_Hi_°C = 23.2
|Feb_Hi_°C = 23.8
|Mar_Hi_°C = 25.4
|Apr_Hi_°C = 27.8
|May_Hi_°C = 30.0
|Jun_Hi_°C = 31.8
|Jul_Hi_°C = 32.6
|Aug_Hi_°C = 32.2
|Sep_Hi_°C = 31.3
|Oct_Hi_°C = 29.4
|Nov_Hi_°C = 27.1
|Dec_Hi_°C = 24.3
|Year_Hi_°C = 28.2
|Jan_Lo_°C = 17.1
|Feb_Lo_°C = 17.5
|Mar_Lo_°C = 19.0
|Apr_Lo_°C = 21.3
|May_Lo_°C = 23.7
|Jun_Lo_°C = 25.2
|Jul_Lo_°C = 26.2
|Aug_Lo_°C = 26.1
|Sep_Lo_°C = 25.0
|Oct_Lo_°C = 23.2
|Nov_Lo_°C = 21.1
|Dec_Lo_°C = 18.3
|Year_Lo_°C = 21.8
|Jan_MEAN_°C = 19.7
|Feb_MEAN_°C = 20.2
|Mar_MEAN_°C = 21.8
|Apr_MEAN_°C = 24.1
|May_MEAN_°C = 26.4
|Jun_MEAN_°C = 28.3
|Jul_MEAN_°C = 29.1
|Aug_MEAN_°C = 28.8
|Sep_MEAN_°C = 27.7
|Oct_MEAN_°C = 25.8
|Nov_MEAN_°C = 23.6
|Dec_MEAN_°C = 20.8
|Year_MEAN_°C = 24.7
|Jan_Precip_mm = 30.5
|Feb_Precip_mm = 40.2
|Mar_Precip_mm = 40.5
|Apr_Precip_mm = 65.6
|May_Precip_mm = 155.9
|Jun_Precip_mm = 227.8
|Jul_Precip_mm = 270.5
|Aug_Precip_mm = 302.0
|Sep_Precip_mm = 344.6
|Oct_Precip_mm = 182.3
|Nov_Precip_mm = 79.2
|Dec_Precip_mm = 40.5
|Year_Precip_mm = 1779.6
|Jan_Sun= 95.8
|Feb_Sun= 83.6
|Mar_Sun= 104.2
|Apr_Sun= 115.0
|May_Sun= 143.4
|Jun_Sun= 188.7
|Jul_Sun= 245.1
|Aug_Sun= 219.4
|Sep_Sun= 160.6
|Oct_Sun= 150.4
|Nov_Sun= 119.1
|Dec_Sun= 102.5
|Year_Sun= 1727.8
|Jan_Hum= 71.4
|Feb_Hum= 73.1
|Mar_Hum= 73.7
|Apr_Hum= 75.2
|May_Hum= 76.7
|Jun_Hum= 77.7
|Jul_Hum= 75.8
|Aug_Hum= 76.0
|Sep_Hum= 76.5
|Oct_Hum= 72.5
|Nov_Hum= 70.8
|Dec_Hum= 69.3
|Year_Hum= 74.1
|source=[http://www.cwb.gov.tw/V5/climate/statistic/avg.htm 中央氣象局]|accessdate=2012-02-27 |language=}}