Hong Kong
Hong Kong in October
In October, Hong Kong averages a daytime high of 28 °C and a night-time low of 23 °C, with about 88 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Hong Kong's most comfortable months, November to March.
- Average high
- 28 °C
- Average low
- 23 °C
- Rain in the month
- 88 mm
- Daylight on 15 Oct
- 11 h 30 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 124
When to go
How October compares with the rest of the year in Hong Kong
October is the 6th warmest month in Hong Kong by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 19 °C to 31 °C and the lows from 13 °C to 26 °C. By day, October is 2 °C cooler than September, and November is 4 °C cooler than October.
October brings 88 mm of rain, less than the monthly average of 181 mm (2174 mm a year); it is the 7th wettest month.
On 15 October the sun is up for about 11 h 30 min, against 10 h 50 min at the shortest and 13 h 30 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 19 °C | 13 °C | 27 mm | Yes |
| February | 20 °C | 14 °C | 41 mm | Yes |
| March | 22 °C | 17 °C | 79 mm | Yes |
| April | 25 °C | 20 °C | 148 mm | |
| May | 29 °C | 24 °C | 273 mm | |
| June | 30 °C | 26 °C | 427 mm | |
| July | 31 °C | 26 °C | 331 mm | |
| August | 31 °C | 26 °C | 417 mm | |
| September | 30 °C | 25 °C | 274 mm | |
| October | 28 °C | 23 °C | 88 mm | |
| November | 24 °C | 19 °C | 35 mm | Yes |
| December | 20 °C | 15 °C | 34 mm | Yes |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is October a good time to visit Hong Kong?
Not by the measure used here: about 88 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Hong Kong are November to March; the nearest are March, before, and November, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
Public holidays in Hong Kong in October
Nationwide public holidays; shops and offices may close on these dates.
When to go
Destinations near Hong Kong that are comfortable in October
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Hong Kong
This guide lists 124 places to stay in Hong Kong, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 26; 1–3 km, 71; 3–10 km, 18; 10 km or more, 9.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.