Hong Kong
Weather
Hong Kong, located off China's southeast coast, has a subtropical marine climate. It is mild in winter, but is rather hot in summer. The yearly average temperature is 22.8oC (73.0oF), with a mean temperature of 15.6oC (60.1oF) in January and a mean temperature 28.6oC (83.5oF) in July. It is humid with plentiful annual rainfall of 2,246 millimeters (inches). Rainless and clear autumn is the best sightseeing time.
In the humid spring, the temperature averages 18-25oC (64-77oF) and it is always misty and drizzly. In summer, it is very hot with an average temperature of 28-32oC (82-90oF); and showers, thunderstorms and typhoons are expected. In the sunny autumn, the temperature averages 20-28oC (68-82oF), but tropical hurricanes may hit the city in September and October. In winter, it is very gentle with a mean temperature undulating between 15oC (59oF) and 18oC (64oF). The temperature can drop below zero, which may bring frost.
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Months
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Lowest Temperature
oC / oF
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Highest Temperature
oC / oF
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Rainfall
(mm)
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Rainy Days
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January
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13.6/56.5
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18.6/65.5
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23.4
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5.6
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February
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13.9/57.0
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18.6/65.5
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48.0
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8.9
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March
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16.5/61.7
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21.3/70.3
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66.9
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10.1
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April
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20.2/68.4
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24.9/76.8
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161.5
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11.1
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May
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23.9/75.0
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28.7/83.7
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316.7
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14.9
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June
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25.9/78.6
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30.3/86.5
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376.0
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19.2
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July
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26.6/79.9
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31.5/88.7
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323.5
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17.5
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August
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26.3/79.3
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31.3/88.3
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391.4
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17.3
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September
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25.5/77.9
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30.3/86.5
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299.7
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14.4
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October
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23.1/73.6
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27.9/82.2
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144.8
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8.6
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November
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19.2/66.6
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24.2/75.6
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35.1
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5.9
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December
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15.4/59.7
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20.5/68.9
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27.3
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3.9
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Comments & Responses
HOW MANY RAINY DAYS BETWEEN MARCH 14 AND AUGUST 18 BASE ON A DAYLY LIST
(ANDREW ROBERT DINELEY , Hong Kong, China , , 11/5/2008 6:36:00 AM)
i plan to take my family on may next year to HK disneyland..is it a good time to take my family there? it is rainy? Thanks!
(nel s. , Philippines , , 10/30/2008 10:35:00 AM)
what season do you usually have during october, my friends are going there on the 23rd of this month, it's their first time to go there that's why they would like to know, thank you...
(beldotymel , Philippines , , 10/10/2008 8:24:00 PM)
can pls advise me whether is cold on december,coz i'm going for holiday with my family and please advise about the clothes type we need to bring. Coz my family member including children and elderly ones. thank you.
(santha , Malaysia , , 10/9/2008 11:43:00 PM)
can u please tell me what the excatly the highest and coolest temperature in hongkong on October and November im having a holiday there .
(gemm , Hong Kong, China , , 9/24/2008 10:53:00 PM)