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Kowloon in August
In August, Kowloon averages a daytime high of 31 °C and a night-time low of 26 °C, with about 417 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Kowloon's most comfortable months, November to March.
- Average high
- 31 °C
- Average low
- 26 °C
- Rain in the month
- 417 mm
- Daylight on 15 Aug
- 12 h 50 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 80
When to go
How August compares with the rest of the year in Kowloon
August is tied for the warmest month in Kowloon 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, August is about the same as July, and September is 1 °C cooler than August.
August brings 417 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 181 mm (2174 mm a year); it is the 2nd wettest month.
On 15 August the sun is up for about 12 h 50 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 August a good time to visit Kowloon?
Not by the measure used here: the average high of 31 °C is above 29 °C and about 417 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Kowloon 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.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Kowloon
This guide lists 80 places to stay in Kowloon, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 3; 1–3 km, 60; 3–10 km, 15; 10 km or more, 2.
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; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.