East Asia · City travel

Best time to visit Hong Kong

Early Mar–Mid Mar, Late Oct–Early Dec, Late Dec–Mid Jan is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 23.4°C, with 1.6 rainy days per 10 days.

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Season calendar

Hong Kong season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Best (season score 95.6)Mid Jan: Best (season score 91.4)Late Jan: Great (season score 79.1)Early Feb: Great (season score 83.3)Mid Feb: Great (season score 83.8)Late Feb: Great (season score 82.8)Early Mar: Best (season score 87.3)Mid Mar: Best (season score 88.3)Late Mar: Great (season score 78.5)Early Apr: Great (season score 77.4)Mid Apr: Great (season score 74.5)Late Apr: Good (season score 65.6)Early May: Okay (season score 53.1)Mid May: Okay (season score 52.6)Late May: Okay (season score 43.2)Early Jun: Off-season (season score 26.2)Mid Jun: Off-season (season score 16.0)Late Jun: Off-season (season score 15.9)Early Jul: Off-season (season score 23.2)Mid Jul: Off-season (season score 14.5)Late Jul: Avoid (season score 13.6)Early Aug: Avoid (season score 0.0)Mid Aug: Avoid (season score 0.6)Late Aug: Avoid (season score 2.8)Early Sep: Avoid (season score 5.8)Mid Sep: Off-season (season score 26.1)Late Sep: Okay (season score 50.7)Early Oct: Great (season score 72.1)Mid Oct: Great (season score 84.2)Late Oct: Best (season score 93.9)Early Nov: Best (season score 91.4)Mid Nov: Best (season score 91.4)Late Nov: Best (season score 100.0)Early Dec: Best (season score 99.2)Mid Dec: Great (season score 85.0)Late Dec: Best (season score 93.9)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

Japan MOFA travel advice: Level 1 (Exercise caution)

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Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryBest20.2°C1.460.6%
FebruaryGreat21.4°C2.369.7%
MarchGreat23.9°C3.173.3%
AprilGreat26.5°C4.574.0%
MayOkay28.7°C6.275.8%
JuneOff-season29.8°C7.679.6%
JulyOff-season30.5°C6.971.2%
AugustAvoid30.4°C7.672.2%
SeptemberOff-season30.0°C5.762.6%
OctoberGreat28.3°C2.355.0%
NovemberBest25.4°C1.757.0%
DecemberBest21.3°C1.256.2%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.