climigo

Hong Kong

When to go?

The best months are November–April. Avoid May–October (hot, at times often rainy and torrential rain).

Climate zones

ChinaKowloonKowloonKowloon

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 19°13°
February 20°14°
March 22°17°
April 26°20°
May 28°23°
June 30°26° torrential rain
July 31°26°
August 31°26° torrential rain
September 30°25°
October 28°22°
November 24°19°
December 20°14°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°35°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12.9 · 18.6 °CJanuary: 12.9 · 18.6 °C14.1 · 19.5 °CFebruary: 14.1 · 19.5 °C16.9 · 22.4 °CMarch: 16.9 · 22.4 °C20.2 · 25.5 °CApril: 20.2 · 25.5 °C23.4 · 28.3 °CMay: 23.4 · 28.3 °C25.5 · 30.1 °CJune: 25.5 · 30.1 °C26.0 · 31.1 °CJuly: 26.0 · 31.1 °C25.6 · 30.8 °CAugust: 25.6 · 30.8 °C24.7 · 29.9 °CSeptember: 24.7 · 29.9 °C22.4 · 27.7 °COctober: 22.4 · 27.7 °C18.9 · 24.3 °CNovember: 18.9 · 24.3 °C14.1 · 19.9 °CDecember: 14.1 · 19.9 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 12.9 – 18.6 °C
Feb 14.1 – 19.5 °C
Mar 16.9 – 22.4 °C
Apr 20.2 – 25.5 °C
May 23.4 – 28.3 °C
Jun 25.5 – 30.1 °C
Jul 26.0 – 31.1 °C
Aug 25.6 – 30.8 °C
Sep 24.7 – 29.9 °C
Oct 22.4 – 27.7 °C
Nov 18.9 – 24.3 °C
Dec 14.1 – 19.9 °C

How much it rains

January 26 mm4 d
February 39 mm6 d
March 72 mm8 d
April 130 mm10 d
May 257 mm15 d
June 359 mm19 d torrential rain
July 293 mm19 d
August 381 mm18 d torrential rain
September 262 mm13 d
October 96 mm6 d
November 41 mm4 d
December 26 mm3 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec26 mm · 4 rain days · 7 mm a dayJanuary: 26 mm · 4 rain days · 7 mm a day39 mm · 6 rain days · 7 mm a dayFebruary: 39 mm · 6 rain days · 7 mm a day72 mm · 8 rain days · 9 mm a dayMarch: 72 mm · 8 rain days · 9 mm a day130 mm · 10 rain days · 13 mm a dayApril: 130 mm · 10 rain days · 13 mm a day257 mm · 15 rain days · 17 mm a dayMay: 257 mm · 15 rain days · 17 mm a day359 mm · 19 rain days · 19 mm a dayJune: 359 mm · 19 rain days · 19 mm a day293 mm · 19 rain days · 15 mm a dayJuly: 293 mm · 19 rain days · 15 mm a day381 mm · 18 rain days · 21 mm a dayAugust: 381 mm · 18 rain days · 21 mm a day262 mm · 13 rain days · 20 mm a daySeptember: 262 mm · 13 rain days · 20 mm a day96 mm · 6 rain days · 16 mm a dayOctober: 96 mm · 6 rain days · 16 mm a day41 mm · 4 rain days · 10 mm a dayNovember: 41 mm · 4 rain days · 10 mm a day26 mm · 3 rain days · 9 mm a dayDecember: 26 mm · 3 rain days · 9 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 26 mm4 d
Feb 39 mm6 d
Mar 72 mm8 d
Apr 130 mm10 d
May 257 mm15 d
Jun 359 mm19 d
Jul 293 mm19 d
Aug 381 mm18 d
Sep 262 mm13 d
Oct 96 mm6 d
Nov 41 mm4 d
Dec 26 mm3 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 10 h 55
February 11 h 26
March 12 h 00
April 12 h 39
May 13 h 12
June 13 h 29
July 13 h 22
August 12 h 54
September 12 h 17
October 11 h 40
November 11 h 05
December 10 h 47

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Main cities

Kowloon

Cities