Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 36°C on 2004-07-01; its coldest fell to 3°C on 2016-01-25.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
27°C2020-01-07
8°C2016-01-24
21°C1998-01-10
3°C2016-01-25
February
28°C1999-02-27
10°C2008-02-02
22°C2010-02-27
4°C1990-02-01
March
30°C1999-03-27
11°C1986-03-01
24°C2021-03-31
5°C1986-03-01
April
32°C2021-04-23
16°C1996-04-03
26°C2024-04-30
12°C2025-04-01
May
35°C2018-05-31
22°C1981-05-04
28°C2021-05-24
15°C1984-05-06
June
34°C2004-06-29
24°C1987-06-08
28°C2019-06-29
20°C1987-06-09
July
36°C2004-07-01
27°C1992-07-07
29°C2004-07-02
23°C1989-07-29
August
34°C2015-08-08
26°C1985-08-29
29°C2019-08-10
24°C1986-08-25
September
34°C2014-09-30
24°C1997-09-28
28°C2020-09-03
19°C1986-09-21
October
32°C2009-10-04
16°C1981-10-23
28°C2021-10-01
13°C1981-10-23
November
31°C2009-11-01
12°C1987-11-30
24°C2008-11-02
7°C1987-11-30
December
28°C2023-12-11
7°C1991-12-28
22°C2002-12-06
4°C2010-12-17

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
28°C1999-02-27
7°C1991-12-28
22°C2002-12-06
3°C2016-01-25
Spring (Mar–May)
35°C2018-05-31
11°C1986-03-01
28°C2021-05-24
5°C1986-03-01
Summer (Jun–Aug)
36°C2004-07-01
24°C1987-06-08
29°C2004-07-02
20°C1987-06-09
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
34°C2014-09-30
12°C1987-11-30
28°C2020-09-03
7°C1987-11-30

All-time records

The most extreme value Hong Kong Island has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 36°C 2004-07-01
Lowest 7°C 1991-12-28

Low

Highest 29°C 2004-07-02
Lowest 3°C 2016-01-25

Feels-like

Highest 56°C 2004-07-01
Lowest -3°C 2016-01-24

Humidity

Highest 27.4 g/m³ 2019-08-10
Lowest 3.7 g/m³ 2005-01-01

Wind

Highest 113 km/h 2018-09-16
Lowest 5 km/h 2024-11-16

Precip

Wettest 153 mm 1999-08-23
Driest 63-day dry spell 1983-10-26

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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