Weather in Sai Kung

Calculated from weather data of Hong Kong International Airport (VHHH) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	20.2	20.6	19.1	20.3	19.1	21.6
February	21.1	22.0	22.3	17.1	23.3	21.6
March	24.2	24.1	24.3	25.3	25.1	24.5
April	27.0	29.6	26.3	26.8	27.3	24.8
May	30.0		29.6	27.8	32.2	31.0
June	32.0		32.1	31.6	31.8	32.5
July	32.9		33.0	33.7	32.7	33.5
August	32.2		32.2	31.8	32.0	32.1
September	32.2		31.6	33.2	32.7	31.6
October	29.1		28.8	29.6	28.6	28.6
November	26.0		26.8	26.0	25.1	26.6
December	20.9		21.6	18.1	21.1	20.5
Average	26.9	24.0	27.3	27.1	27.6	27.4

1st highest temperature of Hong Kong

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	15.4	16	15	16	14	17
February	16.0	17	17	13	17	17
March	19.5	20	20	19	21	20
April	22.5	25	22	22	23	20
May	25.6		25	24	28	26
June	27.7		28	28	28	28
July	28.2		28	29	28	29
August	27.3		28	27	27	27
September	27.3		27	28	28	27
October	24.2		25	24	24	24
November	21.1		21	22	20	22
December	16.0		17	13	16	15
Average	22.2	19.3	22.7	22.4	22.7	22.6

1st lowest temperature of Hong Kong

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	11	130	125	142	134
25 °C or warmer	50	242	236	238	241
20 °C or warmer	94	323	297	323	323
0 °C or colder	0	0	0	0	0

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	5.3	5	9	3	0	4
February	8.5	9	4	27	5	7
March	10.4	11	10	13	6	13
April	10.2	18	10	5	5	12
May	13.4		17	27	6	11
June	18.6		30	18	13	11
July	16.5		23	15	11	9
August	23.4		22	33	19	19
September	12.6		30	8	8	13
October	8.7		19	3	17	5
November	4.6		3	18	0	0
December	5.2		4	18	5	0
Average	11.5	10.7	15.8	16.0	7.9	8.8

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	15.5	15	17	14	15	18
February	16.3	16	15	15	15	18
March	17.9	17	16	17	18	19
April	17.5	19	18	16	19	16
May	17.4		16	16	19	17
June	18.4		14	19	19	19
July	18.4		17	19	17	20
August	16.1		14	15	16	16
September	15.5		16	16	13	16
October	17.9		17	18	19	19
November	15.4		15	16	15	15
December	16.1		16	21	14	16
Average	16.9	17.0	15.9	16.7	16.6	17.3

1st highest wind speed of Hong Kong

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	N	N	NE	N	NE
February	N	NE	NE	E	NE
March	E	E	E	E	E
April	S	E	SE	E	NE
May		SE	E	SW	S
June		S	SW	S	SW
July		S	S	S	SW
August		SW	SE	SW	SE
September		E	NE	SE	E
October		NE	NE	NE	NE
November		NE	NE	N	NE
December		N	N	N	N

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Sai Kung weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Sai Kung?

The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 33 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Sai Kung?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 20 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Sai Kung?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in August with a probability of around 23.5 %.

Which month is the driest in Sai Kung?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in November. The probability is about 4.7 %.