 
View the climate information for locations around the world by selecting a region from the map, or from the drop-down list below REGION CLIMATE REGIONS FOR ASIA
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Hong Kong consists of one major island, several smaller inhabited islands, and a portion of the Chinese mainland. It is just within the tropics and has a similar monsoon climate to that of south China. Rainfall is particularly heavy from early May until late September, but some rain occurs in all months. Although occasional cold spells, lasting a few days, occur in winter, snow and frost are virtually unknown and the period from October to March is generally warm and dry. Humidity is high during the hot, wet summer and the weather
is often very sultry and oppressive. Average daytime maximum
temperatures vary from 17 °C in February to 31 °C in
July and August. In June, July and August, the average minimum
temperature is an unpleasant 26 °C. Particularly between
July and September, typhoons, moving northwards from the South
China Sea, bring heavy rain and very violent winds which can
cause damage to property and loss of life. Although mainly dry,
February to April are rather cloudy and sunshine then averages
only three or four hours a day compared to six to eight hours
during July to December. |
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