Hong Kong, Hong Kong climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Hong Kong, Hong Kong, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is July, averaging a high of 30°C, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 14°C.
Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China. Situated on China's southern coast just south of Shenzhen, it consists of Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-09-04. Each reading placed on Hong Kong, Hong Kong's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Notable weather in Hong Kong
Super Typhoon Mangkhut battered Hong Kong in September 2018 with fierce winds and a storm surge, flooding low-lying districts and swaying skyscrapers. Read more →
Hong Kong average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Hong Kong, Hong Kong, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is June (10 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 18°C | 14°C | 0 mm |
| February | 19°C | 16°C | 3 mm |
| March | 21°C | 18°C | 3 mm |
| April | 24°C | 21°C | 5 mm |
| May | 27°C | 25°C | 8 mm |
| June | 29°C | 27°C | 10 mm |
| July | 30°C | 27°C | 8 mm |
| August | 30°C | 27°C | 10 mm |
| September | 29°C | 26°C | 8 mm |
| October | 27°C | 24°C | 3 mm |
| November | 23°C | 20°C | 3 mm |
| December | 19°C | 15°C | 0 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 34°C on 2015-08-08
- Coldest day on record: 5°C on 2016-01-24
Percentiles compare each day to Hong Kong, Hong Kong's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →