Best time to visit Hong Kong
Our pick for sun: October to November.
The best months
- SunOctober to November
- CityJanuary to February, November to December
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The twelve months at a glance
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Fair, 47/100 | Fair, 59/100 | Good, 62/100 | Good, 65/100 | Fair, 53/100, Heavy rain | Fair, 45/100, Heavy rain, Typhoon season | Fair, 50/100, Heavy rain, Typhoon season | Fair, 50/100, Heavy rain, Typhoon season | Good, 60/100, Typhoon season | Ideal, 83/100, Typhoon season | Ideal, 83/100, Typhoon season | Good, 66/100 |
| City | Ideal, 94/100 | Ideal, 85/100 | Good, 74/100 | Good, 65/100 | Fair, 44/100, Heavy rain | Best avoided, 27/100, Heavy rain, Typhoon season | Best avoided, 23/100, Heavy rain, Typhoon season | Best avoided, 23/100, Heavy rain, Typhoon season | Fair, 37/100, Typhoon season | Good, 70/100, Typhoon season | Ideal, 81/100, Typhoon season | Ideal, 94/100 |
- Ideal
- Good
- Fair
- Best avoided
- Risk flagged
Temperatures and rain
See the month-by-month values
| Month | High | Low | Sea | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18°C | 12°C | 20°C | 32 mm |
| February | 20°C | 13°C | 20°C | 44 mm |
| March | 22°C | 16°C | 21°C | 89 mm |
| April | 26°C | 20°C | 23°C | 155 mm |
| May | 29°C | 24°C | 26°C | 279 mm |
| June | 31°C | 26°C | 28°C | 369 mm |
| July | 32°C | 26°C | 29°C | 273 mm |
| August | 31°C | 26°C | 29°C | 338 mm |
| September | 31°C | 25°C | 28°C | 210 mm |
| October | 28°C | 22°C | 27°C | 61 mm |
| November | 25°C | 18°C | 24°C | 38 mm |
| December | 20°C | 13°C | 21°C | 34 mm |
Estimated flight time
- From YUL : about 15 h 20 min
- From YYZ : about 15 h 25 min
- From YVR : about 12 h 45 min
Estimate of a nonstop flight computed from the distance: not a schedule. Connections lengthen the trip.
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Where this data comes from
Temperatures, sunshine and rain: monthly normals we computed over 1991-2020. These are estimates from a climate reanalysis, not station readings.
- ERA5 reanalysis-era5-single-levels-timeseries (C3S, CC-BY)
- NOAA OISST v2.1
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, 2026, CC BY 4.0 licence). Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains. Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 (Huang et al., 2021, J. Climate 34, doi:10.1175/JCLI-D-20-0166.1).